Andrew Goodwin and Music Videos 2.Relationship Between Lyrics and Visuals

2. Relationship Between Lyrics and Visuals.
The Lyrics are represented with images is either Illustrative, Amplifying or Disjunctive

• Illustrative: there is a direct link between the words of the song and the actions in the video

• Amplifying: introduces new meanings/images/actions that do not conflict with the lyrics but that add/reinforce layers of meaning

• Disjunctive: there is no direct relationship between the lyrics of the song and the events of the video

Examples:

Example of Illustrative:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBZ1HTkGF4s

Example of Amplifying:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLliF15wjQ

Examples of Disjunctive:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc5HnZP5v6s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma9I9VBKPiw