COURSEWORK SUMMER PROJECT
1) Research: music videos Music Video 1: Narrative In Michael Jackson’s music video “Thriller” there is a narrative being played out in the first 4 minutes of the video. We can apply this narrative to Todorov’s narrative theory. At the beginning, there is a state of equilibrium with Michael and his girlfriend in the car. Then there is disequilibrium when they run out of gas and Michael transforms into a werewolf and the girlfriend is being chased. In the end there is new equilibrium when the camera switches to the cinema showing Michael and his girlfriend in the audience letting us know none of it was real. Strauss’s theory of binary opposition is shown in the music video where we view the girlfriend as good and the werewolf and zombies as evil. It also can represent life versus death. Music Video 2: Camerawork (shots, angles, movement) In Childish Gambino’s music video “This is America” there isn’t a lot of camera movement as the video is mostly based in one location. T