Friday, 27 September 2013

Carol Vernallis


Carol Vernallis Experiencing Music Video: Aesthetics and Cultural Context 

Carol Vernallis studied editing and camerawork closely in music videos. This was her outcome from her observations-




  • Edits in music videos are increasingly frequent than in films therefore many stand out as disjuncture 
  • Editing seems to have a rhythmic basis closely connected to the song
  • Rules of 'continuity' editing are broken in order to draw attention to what is in the music video
  • Music videos draw attention to themselves by embedding special effects such as wipes,fade in and out , black and white filter
  • Jump cuts are often used
  • Base tracks are used frequently to give the music video a structure 
  • Camera may move in time with the music 

 Marina and the diamonds - primadonna 
This music video conveys the conventions of Carol Vernallis observations 


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