What are the characteristics of the genre in the music video?
-Counting Stars is pop rock
-Video uses a choppy cuts and variety of shot type to create appropriate visuals to add to audiences understanding and also to increase tempo.
What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
There are lots of links between lyrics and visuals throughout this music video for example:
-"seek it out and ye shall find"- Wide shot of room with Christian revival service referring to a bible verse
-"Everything that kills me makes me feel alive"- close up panning shot of alligator-killer
-"But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard"-close up two shot of people in the service preaching to God
-"Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly"- close up high angle showing Tedder, sat down quickly cuts to juxtaposing low angle-emphasising the low points make him want to succeed
-"Take that money, Watch it burn, Sing in the river, The lessons are learned"-choppy cuts of the main focus of all other shots-brings together everything that has been said
-"Take that money, Watch it Burn, Sing in the river, The lessons are learned"- choppy cuts showing the floors and ceiling collapsing-symbolises everyone's realisation about what has been said
What is the relationship between music and visuals?
-There is a strong relationship between both music and visuals continuously in this music video for example. when there is a wide shot of people clapping in the meeting this is at the same time as the beat and helps to pick up the beat towards the end of the song
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Are there close ups of the artist and image motifs?
-There is use of close up of One Republic through out this music video, but most the close ups focus on Ryan Tedder, the lead singer throughout. There is also close ups used of the people in the meeting and alligator continuously as they emphasise the lyrics for example. "Everything that kills me makes me feel alive"- close up panning shot of alligator
Is the music video performance, narrative or concept?
- Performance- band is constantly singing through out
-Narrative- Someday hopes that people will stop focusing on material objects and start living life
Conclusion
Overall,I like this music video because it uses both editing and shot type to emphasise the lyrics being sung by the band.
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