Goodwin's Principles

Andrew Goodwin has identified a number of features which are seen in music videos, these are:

-A Relationship Between Lyrics and Visuals

-A Relationship Between Music And Visuals
-Close Ups Of The Artist and Star Motifs
-Reference Of The Notion Of Looking

-Voyeurism

-Genre Characteristics

An example would be, Music videos under the genre pop would most likely feature a dance routine or music videos under the rock genre would most likely feature a the band playing their instruments.

-Intertextual References

1.Other music videos

2.Television

3.Film

4.Video games

-Video is based on:

1.Performance Based

2.Narrative Based

3.Concept Based

Analyses of a music video using Goodwins principles

Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country

Avenged sevenfold – bat country

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