Thursday, October 30, 2008

Lyrics and visuals link

There are three types of relationship that can exist between a music video's lyrics and visuals-

1) Illustration - not always literal, can be symbolic. Nevertheless, the lyrics and visuals will be linked directly.
2) Amplification - add/develop meaning to the song. Adds new layers.
3) Disjuncture - contradiction between the lyrics and image, generally unrelated.

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