Interview with 20yr old male

I asked the interviewee what he thought makes a good music video and this was his response with some examples: *apologies I've tried to keep it as true to the responses that were given however for censorship reasons I have toned down the excitement that I was given*

There is a good build up, where it gradually gets faster and faster until the break down which makes a bigger impact on the audience or viewer.

When band and everyone else (everyone within the video) 'goes crazy'; when they're absorbed by the music, you can see that they are not caring about anything else, when they're in the moment, there and then just with the music.

Example of a good build up:

This slipknot video is really good because they say a few lyrics from the actual song (" if you're five five five then I'm six six six), and because its such a famous song everyone knows the lyrics which then leaves everyone to thinking "OMG ITS THIS SONG WE KNOWS WHAT'S COMING NEXT" so everyone has hearts pumping and fists at the ready to ROCK OUT.
00.43 ( getting ready/build up) - 00.46 (explosion, flashing lights & fire BOOM) From this I gather that the pyrotechnics and the visual aspect of the live performance enhances the experience of listening to the song making it more powerful and almost to the point where it is a firework show to make everyone hypnotised and in awe of the band.

With this video you can tell the depth of field by the focus on the lead singer and the blurry audience in the background.
From a personal point of view I think this video is really good because it has loads of lights flashing to insinuate a massive party

Clearly all female audience, shows sex divide in this genre of music from a personal point of view I do not like the depiction of the females within this video as it shows that the male is better. However works very well with codes and conventions and the amplification of  binary opposition theorist Jacques Derrida theory - the male is always more dominant.

Extreme close up at the end of the music video works really well to create a connection between the audience and the lead singer.

The Lyrics at the beginning of the video : "this radio station was named audioslave in honor of the last American heroes to whom speed means freedom of the soul the question is not is when its gonna' stop but who is gonna' stop 'em" comes across as  very powerful and it relates to how music is and always has been interpreted within this genre.
This extract and entire style of this music film is taken from and inspired by the film Vanishing point and the lead singer of the band acts as the main protagonist of the film - Kowalski.

Up until 2.56 the band themselves sing nothing at all which is odd once you notice it but you can appreciate the music video itself more without the distraction of them miming along to the song, however it works well once they do start to mime on the stage at 3.55 as it incorporated the classic convention of music videos where you can see the band 'act' as they are performing. 

During the entire music video there are masses of wide shots and mid shots along with insane bright colour pallet which works well as it the video is set in the desert which is iconic of the USA.

When the chorus is sang ('show me how to live') always happens when the car in the music video accelerates this is clearly an action code which gives audience feeling of adrenaline, as when the car goes faster as song gets faster insinuating that there is a big commotion about to start.

Very vintage in voice and being able to do alter the voice naturally rather than using auto tune is a really good attribute of the band themselves not just the music video.

Set on beach - reminds of summer time when you always have a beer as they do in the video, chilling out to the music on the beach and living in the moment, partying it up which is why is it such an appealing music video.

Shadow shots at the beginning give a sense of time during the day.

There is a sense of vibration through the use of props and showing their movement showing that the music they're creating is at am amplitude that can cause destruction.

The music video has classic mise-en-scene which amplifies the feeling of deserted-ness within the 'past relationship (which is what the lyrics are talking about) and using abandoned / breaking down house can reflect the feelings and emotions being experienced.

(mise-en-scene relates to lyrics = amplification = Andrew Goodwin - his relationship is breaking down/apart and so is 'his flat' as the audience presumes.)

Within this video there is good use of visual binary opposition through the flashes within the strobe lighting, the white and black kit of the football players and the white and black outfits of the different cheerleaders. The lead singer Marilyn Manson personally is crazy and because he's a very eccentric person along with the angry song enables the aggression and anger to be shown within body language and physical acts upon the stage such as kicking over pieces of technical equipment.
From a personal point of view I really like it when it starts to rain as it adds another element of a natural form or release from pressure and that's when the band members themselves starts to 'power head bang' despite the weather and makes the scene more powerful as it makes it slightly and angry / romantic feeling to it.

really powerful and angry song and shows his true mentality as its one of his heaviest songs and shows his true metal power by throwing himself (mind body & soul) into the song

"I'm not a slave to a god that doesn't exist" = video shows him rebelling therefore illustrating the lyrics being sang. = A.Goodwin