The Vamps - Somebody to You (feat. Demi Lovato)
TASK 1: Watch the music video for The Vamps - Somebody to You and then answer the first set of questions in your books below. Make sure you are answering in full sentences.
QUESTIONS:
1. Is this music video a performance or a linear narrative? Or a hybrid of both?
2. Where is the music video set?
3. What two social groups are represented in the music video?
4. Describe the tone of the music video whilst making reference to specific scenes.
5. Describe the costumes that the band are wearing.
6. Describe the costumes that the females in the video are wearing.
TASK 2: Take FIVE screenshots from different sections of the music video and begin to analyse these shots for meaning.
- Refer to Media Language terminology.
- Comment on how the band are representing themselves.
For each screenshot you must:
1. Comment on the Camera Shot / Angle.
2. Comment on the clothes they are wearing and explain what this could represent.
3. Comment on the action and explain why you think this has been included.
4. Comment on the sound and explain how the sound relates to the image.
5. Comment on the editing; what cuts are being made and why?
TASK 3: Answer the following exam style question in your books. Copy out the question.
Explain three ways in which music videos use media language to differ from each other. Refer to three examples of contrasting media language in two music videos you have studied to support your answer.
- Use a What? How? Why? answer format.
- Refer to examples from each music video.
For each screenshot you must:
1. Comment on the Camera Shot / Angle.
2. Comment on the clothes they are wearing and explain what this could represent.
3. Comment on the action and explain why you think this has been included.
4. Comment on the sound and explain how the sound relates to the image.
5. Comment on the editing; what cuts are being made and why?
TASK 3: Answer the following exam style question in your books. Copy out the question.
Explain three ways in which music videos use media language to differ from each other. Refer to three examples of contrasting media language in two music videos you have studied to support your answer.
- Use a What? How? Why? answer format.
- Refer to examples from each music video.
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