John Stuart quoted his description of the music video as 'incorporating, raiding and reconstructing'. Some music videos are made as re-constructions or re-creations of exisiting forms of media, this is called intertextuality.
Music Videos and TV
REM - 'Bad Day'- The video is set out like the news, where the lead singer is the head news reporter and says the lyrics instead of news.
Music Videos and TV
REM - 'Bad Day'- The video is set out like the news, where the lead singer is the head news reporter and says the lyrics instead of news.
Beastie Boys - 'Sabotage'
- The video is a spoof cop show.
Music Videos and Film
- The video is a spoof cop show.
Music Videos and Film
Madonna - 'Material Girl'
- The video for this song is set out like the film 'Diamonds Are A Girls' Best Friend' starring Marilyn Monroe. One particular part is almost identical to the film, as both Madonna and Marilyn are in pink dresses, with blonde curls and being lifted by men in suits.
- The video for this song is set out like the film 'Diamonds Are A Girls' Best Friend' starring Marilyn Monroe. One particular part is almost identical to the film, as both Madonna and Marilyn are in pink dresses, with blonde curls and being lifted by men in suits.
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Music Videos and Video Games
Robbie Williams - 'Let Love Be Your Energy' (Directed by Olly Reed, 2001)
- The video consists of a cartoon type character, that looks like robbie williams running through a virtual world. There are also a couple of sexual parts to the video, which are not censored as the video is in cartoon type graphics.
Robbie Williams - 'Let Love Be Your Energy' (Directed by Olly Reed, 2001)
- The video consists of a cartoon type character, that looks like robbie williams running through a virtual world. There are also a couple of sexual parts to the video, which are not censored as the video is in cartoon type graphics.
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - 'Californication' (Directed by Jonathon Dayton & Valerie Faris, 2000)
- The video for this song is set out like an actual video game, with scenes from skiing to skateboarding. Each of the four band members has a character that is supposedly them.
Gorillaz - 'Clint Eastwood'
- As a whole, Gorillaz are probably the most well known cartooned band, as it is very rare for the band to show themselves as people. Their videos are all in cartoon form, in the style of cartoons such as Pokemon.
Music Videos and Fashion/Photography
George Michael - 'Father Figure'
- Supermodels are used in this video to promote fashion as the models are in fasionable clothing and outfits that were on the catwak at the time.
Robert Palmer - 'Addicted To Love'
Shania Twain - 'Man I Feel Like A Women'
Bill Knigh - 'Christmas Is All Around' (Love Actually)
- The video for this song is set out like an actual video game, with scenes from skiing to skateboarding. Each of the four band members has a character that is supposedly them.
Gorillaz - 'Clint Eastwood'
- As a whole, Gorillaz are probably the most well known cartooned band, as it is very rare for the band to show themselves as people. Their videos are all in cartoon form, in the style of cartoons such as Pokemon.
Music Videos and Fashion/Photography
George Michael - 'Father Figure'
- Supermodels are used in this video to promote fashion as the models are in fasionable clothing and outfits that were on the catwak at the time.
Robert Palmer - 'Addicted To Love'
Shania Twain - 'Man I Feel Like A Women'
Bill Knigh - 'Christmas Is All Around' (Love Actually)
-The three songs above have used the exact same idea in their music videos, which is the singer in the foreground with good looking style icons wearing black clothing, in the background playing instruments.
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