Artist: Miguel
Song: Candles in the Sun
Album: Kaleidoscope Dream
Release: September 25th 2012
Label: RCA
Genre: R&B, Soul, Pop
This video is completely in black and white. At first I didn't really realise which was strange. This video is very powerful and pretty emotional. It's a kind of protest song about needing to stand up and do something. It was nominated for the MTV award of Best Video with a Message. I'm considering doing a video with a message.
I'm not sure how this video fits with Goodwin's seven. In the genre of the artist there should have been some scantily dressed women, a focus on muscles and bling etc. There was a focus on the mix of races - and black people dominate the R&B/Soul scene.
There was definitely a relationship between the lyrics and visuals. In fact the visuals emphasise the song a great deal. There was also many shots of the artist, which could be pushed by the label. They are interesting shots because he is ignoring the camera very obviously. He stands to the side in some shots, whereas in others he may stand facing the camera. He makes interesting hand gestures too. They make sense when he is looking into the camera, but look strange when he's stood to the side.
I like that parts of the soldiers and the use of America as an example of what he's singing about.
In this video Miguel is not represented as black men stereotypically are in the R&B genre. He's well dressed and is singing a song about caring for others and 'taking a look around' and wanting to change what he sees. He appears to be anti-drugs from this song, or at least anti-children-taking-drugs.
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Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Goodwin
These are my initial notes on Goodwin. There will be more specific posts which follow up on each specific element.
Thursday, 4 July 2013
Stevie Wonder - Part Time Lover
Artist: Stevie Wonder
Song: Part Time Lover
Album: In Square Circle
Release: 1985
Label: Tamla
Genre: R&B, Soul, Pop
The video begins with live performance, which Goodwin suggests of the hard rock/metal genre. However Stevie obviously doesn't fit into either of these. Perhaps the area where the fusion between Goodwin's suggestion and Stevie Wonder takes place is to do with the location. Stevie is in a club, whereas the majority of hard rock or metal bands would be shot on stage. This also emphasises the synth-pop part of the song, which fits another of Goodwin's suggestions, the idea that the music fits the visuals. For Goodwin, this video may break the mold and go against some of his theories. In terms of representation this could suggest that black people enjoy breaking the mold and introducing new or controversial (50 Cent..) factors in both their music and the videos. It could also show how black people are usually in the minority (in this case in genre).
The club is full of both white and black people. By this time racism in American had died down but there were certainly still remnants left over. Perhaps this video is making a political statement about racial equality. There could even be an aspect of black supremacy, as the best dancers are all black. However this is probably because black people are generally better dancers than white.
Slightly low tilted angles are often used on Stevie. This helps to reinforce the ideas of equality and also show Stevie as the most important person in the video. Stevie's disability has zero effect in this video, and rightly so. Stevie is an icon and inspiration of how disability doesn't alter talent. Stevie also is the most lit person, and is in front of neon coloured lights. This is a reflection of his personality both on and off stage.
Song: Part Time Lover
Album: In Square Circle
Release: 1985
Label: Tamla
Genre: R&B, Soul, Pop
The video begins with live performance, which Goodwin suggests of the hard rock/metal genre. However Stevie obviously doesn't fit into either of these. Perhaps the area where the fusion between Goodwin's suggestion and Stevie Wonder takes place is to do with the location. Stevie is in a club, whereas the majority of hard rock or metal bands would be shot on stage. This also emphasises the synth-pop part of the song, which fits another of Goodwin's suggestions, the idea that the music fits the visuals. For Goodwin, this video may break the mold and go against some of his theories. In terms of representation this could suggest that black people enjoy breaking the mold and introducing new or controversial (50 Cent..) factors in both their music and the videos. It could also show how black people are usually in the minority (in this case in genre).
The club is full of both white and black people. By this time racism in American had died down but there were certainly still remnants left over. Perhaps this video is making a political statement about racial equality. There could even be an aspect of black supremacy, as the best dancers are all black. However this is probably because black people are generally better dancers than white.
Slightly low tilted angles are often used on Stevie. This helps to reinforce the ideas of equality and also show Stevie as the most important person in the video. Stevie's disability has zero effect in this video, and rightly so. Stevie is an icon and inspiration of how disability doesn't alter talent. Stevie also is the most lit person, and is in front of neon coloured lights. This is a reflection of his personality both on and off stage.
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