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Narrative, intertextuality and postmodernism in music video

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Overview

Andrew Goodwin's three possible relationships between image and lyric, what Goodwin meant by amplification in music video and disjuncture between sound and image.

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Summarise Todorov's model of narrative structure.

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Why do many music videos resist Todorov's model?

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What did Todorov claim about the way a narrative is resolved?

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  1. 1

    Summarise Todorov's model of narrative structure.

    Model answer

    Todorov argues that narratives move from one state of equilibrium to another. A period of disequilibrium separates the two states.

  2. 2

    Why do many music videos resist Todorov's model?

    Model answer

    A music video often runs too short to establish and then restore equilibrium. Some videos abandon plot altogether in favour of mood or spectacle.

  3. 3

    What did Todorov claim about the way a narrative is resolved?

    Model answer

    Todorov claims that the manner of a resolution carries ideological significance. A restored order endorses the values that order represents.

  4. 4

    State Andrew Goodwin's three possible relationships between image and lyric.

    Model answer

    Goodwin identifies illustration, amplification and disjuncture. Illustration shows the lyric, amplification adds meaning and disjuncture contradicts it.

  5. 5

    Explain what Goodwin meant by amplification in music video.

    Model answer

    Amplification occurs where the visuals add layers of meaning beyond the words. The image enlarges the song rather than simply repeating it.

  6. 6

    Give an example of disjuncture between sound and image.

    Model answer

    Disjuncture appears where gentle acoustic music is set against violent or unsettling pictures. The clash forces an audience to question the surface of the song.

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