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Monday, October 19, 2009

Synaesthesia Research No. 2

I now needed to achieve an idea of how to create my music video. In order to do this, I would have to start a psychological process called "Synaesthesia", where you picture many things like inspirational ideas, but mainly sounds, within your mind. This is paramount in the circumstances of understanding music videos, as they assemble on the soundtracks visual aspects and associations to establish a connection with the audience and to exercise the providence of any possible, additional pleasure.

Within this approach you would need to begin with the actual music/symphony and to establish an understanding of how the song works by taking into account the way it has been stacked and piled on with sound. To begin, lyrics do not need to be analysed and compared word for word throughout, but considered for the what they show the mood and general feeling to be. The lyrics are vital as they create the subject matter and storyline. Key Phrases, the Chorus and Key Lines will have a meaning and a part to play in the visuals associated within the song.

Roland Barthes created his theory about the "Grain of Voice". It means that the singing voice is more of an expressive instrument, personal and unique to the singer, therefore being able to create and develop associations in itself. Barthes believes that this should result in a lot more close-up camera shots on the singer, as they should be identified as the most important person in the band.




Voices of the songs may contain trademarks that work with the start image, for example, Micheal Jackson's yelp, which defines him apart from other singers. Having the singer as the story teller makes the music video stand out to others on TV, as they have " a first person mode of address" instead of the hidden "fourth wall" of TV narration.

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