Catfish

TASK 3

TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF MUSIC VIDEOS

NAME OF TRACK: COCOON

ARTIST: CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN

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FEATURES OBSERVATIONS EXAMPLES

GENRE

CHARACTERISTICS

THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VIDEO IS EVERYONE IN THE VIDEO SHOWS NO EMOTION, THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS SET IN A MENTAL HOME, YOU CAN TELL DUE TO THE PATIENTS AND NURSES.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LYRICS AND VISUALS?

IN THIS CLIP WE SEE THE YOUNG GIRL LEANING ON THE BOY, THE LYRICS TO THIS CLIP IS ‘REST ON ME’

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSIC AND VISUALS?

WHEN THE BOY OPENS HIS EYES IT IS IN TIME WITH THE HEAVY GUITAR BEAT.

ARE THERE CLOSE-UPS OF THE ARTIST AND STAR IMAGE MOTIFS?

THERE ARENT ANY CLOSE UPS OF THE ARTIST AS THEY ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO AS IT IS A STORY BEING TOLD ABOUT TWO PEOPLE.

IS THERE REFERENCE TO THE NOTION OF LOOKING?

THE GIRL IS THE ONLY CHARACTER IN THE THAT ALWAYS LOOK AT THE CAMERA EVERYONE ELSE LOOKS SLIGHTLY OFF CAMERA.

ARE THERE INTERTEXTUAL REFERENCES?

THERE ARE NO INTERTEXTUAL REFERENCES IN THE MUSIC VIDEO AS THEY ARE A NEW AND UPCOMING BAD THEY WANT TO BE AS ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE.

IS THE VIDEO CATEGORY ILLUSTRATION, DISJUNCTURE OR AMPLIFICATION? HOW MUCH OF EACH?

THE CATEGORY THIS MUSIC VIDEO WOULD FIT UNDER IS ILLUSTRATIONAL, IT IS A SIMPLE VIDEO THAT IS TELLING A STORY ABOUT A GIRL IN A MENTAL HOME AND A BOY THAT VISITS HER AND COMFORTS HER, HENCE THE NAME ‘COCOON’. AS SHE FEELS SAFE WHEN AROUND HIM.