Monthly Archives: June 2013

From this secondary resource I have gained an insight into a variety of critical perspectives on music videos, these will help to impact upon my creative ideas towards planning a music video, through taking these different views into account. Aufderheide (1986) describes … Continue reading →

Other comments on important themes and issues regarding my prior post, ‘How to study music videos’ by Pete Fraser also include: Star Image – as within the resource it states that “The music business relies on the relatively few big names to … Continue reading →

For another piece of my secondary research I have analysed a magazine article from Media Magazine: ‘How to Study Music Videos’ by Pete Fraser, which gives an insight into music videos, giving views and opinions from himself as well as comments … Continue reading →

This interview of Suzy Davis shows her transition from an A-level media student to “the editor of a number of the most acclaimed and inventive music videos of recent years” Suzie Davis is most commonly know for her creative editing work on Benny Benassi’s, … Continue reading →

From analysing ‘Sound and Vision: A Music Video Reader’ (Sound and Vision) Edited by Simon Frith, I have found initially that social critics believe that “music videos are the ultimate expression of a modern media text”. This insight into the … Continue reading →

Another piece of my secondary research included the evaluation of Andrew Goodwin’s, ‘Dancing in the Distraction Factory’ this textbook analyses critics opinions on music videos and shows how diverse and conflicting some cultural critics opinions are of ‘what a music … Continue reading →

To begin my secondary research I have looked into Andy Beckets 1996 news paper article from the Daily Telegraph entitled ‘Videos Go To The Wall’. Giving a historical perspective on music videos in the 1990’s, depicting the dismission of music videos … Continue reading →