Comparing Contrasting Examples

Choice of Music Videos

Consider two distinct music videos. They should vary in terms of genre, artist, period, and potential themes to be contrasted.
To create contrast, you can pick a video from a solitary act vs a group act, a more recent video vs an older one, or a video with a narrative vs one mostly focused on performative aspects.

Identify key themes in both music videos. They can range from social issues and politics, relationships and personal dilemmas, to empowerment and rebellion.
Compare and contrast how these themes have been represented visually in the videos. Analyse the elements such as characterisation, set design, costume, colour scheme, and props.
Contemplate on how the themes might reflect society at the time of their release or the artist’s personal experience or perspective.

Make a point to contrast the technical aspects. Pay special attention to techniques related to cinematography and editing.
Discuss how different types of shots, angles, cut types, special effects, and other camera techniques are employed. Consider their effectiveness and contribution to the overall narrative or theme.
Reflect on how the pace of editing might create distinct moods or intensities in the songs.

Examine the audience impact and reactions to the two videos. This can be accomplished by looking at views, likes-dislikes ratio, comments, and awards received.
Consider the social and cultural context of the audience at the time of the release of the videos.
Reflect on how viewers’ interpretations might be influenced by factors such as the artist’s past work, public image, or even the socio-cultural issues prevalent at the time.

Take the intention of the artist into consideration. The views and motivations of the artists while creating these videos could shed light on the asserted messages.
Attention should be given to differences in visual styles of the artist depending on the song content, collabs, or timelines.
Further reflection on how these intentions are conveyed and whether or not they are successful will be beneficial.

By following these guidelines, a comprehensive and contrastive analysis can be presented that covers various aspects of the two music videos.