Our class playlist analysis

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San Holo: Hold Fast
This song uses the genre conventions of Alternative Dance; and personally I found it quite boring. It was a very depressive and insane mood that was created but used a fast pace, with quick cuts as it matched the beat- showing the conventions to work. It is in black and white throughout, but the white is very bright, perhaps suggesting the mood that the singer has been blind.




The 1975: Robbers
There is a clear story throughout this indie bands music video, which I thought was very clever. The story is set in America and promotes some of the key stereotypes; drugs and guns. This is glamourised throughout and a clever gap in the narrative is created when the music stops, which adds effect and makes the video interesting.




The Smiths: Charming Man
This is another genre of Indie, but with a serious mood created throughout, the actor within the video is shown to be reckless, promoting the stereotypical man as they are not caring. Personally I found the video the most boring out of the whole playlist.




Matin Garrix: Don't look down
This song is clearly a pop song, even if the video was shown without sound. This is because of the happy mood and humour within the video, along with the dancing and bright colours. There is no real storyline to it, enhancing what pop songs really mean these days; not a lot, they are just good for entertainment purposes. Personally, I found the video very entertaining as it is fast paced and funny.




Vance Joy- Riptide
Throughout the video the movement and acting constantly matches the sounds. There is also a clear link from the name of the song to what is the video; Riptide is sung when pictures of the sea and beach are shown- showing a narrative link; adding an extra element to the video.