Inspirational Music Videos

1. Concept Based Music Video: This is a video that has no real storyline so may not be linked at all with the song or the artist or band. The images used in the images may also not reflect the lyrics of the song. The first out of my three choices was OK GO- "Here It Goes Again." The reason for my choice was because i absolutely loved how unique this was using the running machines in a totally new way by creating a dance routine on the running machines. Even though i was not familiar with the band and their songs this video drew me in and made me take a liking to the song even more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTAAsCNK7RA&feature=player_detailpage


2. Narrative Based Music Video: This is a video that has a storyline and will follow a certain narrative throughout the video. For my second choice of three was Britney Spears- "I Wanna Go." The reason i chose this music video is because this was one of a few of Britneys come back video's from her meltdown so i was excited to see what she had to offer. I loved how cheeky and care free she was but also showing how much of  a strong figure she was when standing up for herself against the press and then also fighting the robots. But the ultimate part of the video that i loved was that the whole thing seemed as if it were a dream and then in the end are left with a cliff hanger as her security guard is still a robot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=T-sxSd1uwoU

3. Performance Based Music Video: This is a video that shows a band or solo artist performing their song either at a gig, or at a club etc. Usually certain bands use guitars and other instruments to make the performance even more realistic. There is also another element of performance based video's whereby the artist or band perform a dance to the camera. For the third choice i have two videos. The first is Arctic Monkeys- "I Bet That You Look Good On The Dance Floor." The Arctic Monkeys don't actually have a designated music video for this song but that they performe at different places, gigs etc and use these as their video, i like the fact its a live performance that they record because it makes me feel as if im their watching them.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK7egZaT3hs&feature=player_detailpage

And the second is Beyonce- "Ego." I chose this particular video because i love the simpliacity of the video. The set is kept exactly the same through out the video and likewise to the costumes. Beyonce has done lots of dance videos before but based on performance i felt this was the best to represent as the focus is just on beyonce and her two dances performing the dance to the camera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbnPkK76Ask&feature=player_detailpage