Dyer's and Godwin's theory

 Dyer's theory 

Star Theory

The key points to take away are stars are meant to be operate from there public persona and them as a private person, stars need to be relatable to their audience but need to seem out of reach, creating a sense of aspiration. Audiences are meant to admire them for the values and ideologies they portray, they are constructed to be represented throughout the media, leading to brands and labels being able to profit off them 

Godwin's theory

A star should behave in line with their genre for example a girl/boy band may have a choreographed routine compared to the stage performance of another genre. Additionally lyrics, music and visuals need to correspond between each other. A music video also needs to include close ups and visuals of the band as well as intertextuality.

Music Video Analysis

Music Video Analysis

 Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own

This msuic video uses long continuous shots that Amy Winehouse lip syncs to. The music video features her icon hairstyle and eyeliner that defined her character, she is rarely out of frame emphasising how personal and meaningful this song is to her. Additionaly in the background of the video there is a diverse range of extras with different genders, ages and races which highlights how anyone can relate to this song.

 

There are also moments like this where the lyrics link to the actions in the video as Amy sings about waiting in a hotel room she appears to be sitting acting bored in a hotel bedroom, suggesting she is waiting for him in the music video.

The repetition of these lyric 'he walks away, the sun goes down' that matches with the jump shots of her in the hotel room could suggest that the waiting for him seems repetitive and endless. This is emphasised by the slow cuts between her shots.

The angles she uses throughout the msuic video and mid shots whne she is walking often taken front facing or profile, in the hotel room there are close up shots of her face.

The zeitgeist is also refelcted by the diverse 2000's fashion sense and t5he scnery behind her. It also links through the consideration of mental health. 

Music Video Analysis

 Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a01QQZyl-_I&list=RDa01QQZyl-_I&start_radio=1

The use of intertextuality within the first section of the video, allows the demographic to feel like they further understand and relate to the video as they understand social contexts.There are jump cut from the chaos of working life to the surreal and mystical aspects of the supernatural. for example  the clip of Nosferatu; a symphony of horror, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Throughout the video the camera angles jump around from mid shots, to low and high angles which could further emphasise the chaos within society. The rapid splicing of clips mirrors societal pressures and anxiety through the clips of buildings and structures collapsing people rushing around and explosions, additionally the use of the zeitgeist, and social context is focused on by the images of the Wall Street collapse, shown I'm clips of unemployment and poverty, but this is contrasted with positive moments within community struggle, concerts and romantic moments between couples. 

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