Question: Explain one way in which music videos use media language to differ from each other. Refer to one example of contrasting media language in two music videos you have studied to support your answer.
Music videos use media language to differ themselves by
using symbolic features like lighting and colour these make a big impact on
deciding if the music video is effective to watcher or not. Lighting and colour
is important because it sets the scene and mood of the music video and by using
lighting and colour, clothing, hair and location come under the same subject.
All of these features are used to better someone’s music video. Using all these
different features would help your video stand out another feature that is
under the same subject is camera work using different shots would help show the
clothing and setting to help get those distinctive notes. A great example of
using different features to differ your music video from others are teenage dirtbag and Sk8ter boi. These both show different interpretations of a great music
video but by using different lighting, colour and clothing. These two music
videos have a different setting with teenage dirtbag being set in a normal high
school in America this location is easily noticed because you see the prom and
all the class in the hallways and eating lunch, after watching the start of
the video you feel sympathy for the main boy. Sk8ter boi is set on the streets in Los
Angeles, you can identify were the video is set by seeing spray cans lying on
the floor you can almost feel as if their part of the music video. Both having
love inside the lyrics but come across differently, they also leave an effect
on you and almost leaving you to watch more. Overall I think that both of these music videos have used the media language to differentiate themselves from each other by using the different features to make their music video unique and special.
