Wednesday 10 November 2010

Titles in music videos

Titles are used in many music videos, they are typically used in music videos help with the narrative and keep the video clear. It almost having a narrator in a film, the titles in a music video can show time moving fast, or highlight key characters in a video. They sometime just correspond with the lyrics of a music video allowing the artist to use another way to express their creativity.
Here is a few examples of titles used in a music video:

(http://tbohiphop.net/kanye-west-good-life-dvd/21/)
Above is a image from Kanye West's music video, 'Goodlife'. This is an example of titles corresponding to the lyrics. Throughout this video he uses titles to enhance his lyrics, not many people have done this but it works extremely well and it has an impact on you which means you'll never forget the video.


(http://www.antiquiet.com/news/2010/09/cee-lo-fuck-you-video/attachment/ceelo/)

(http://www.brusday.com/2010/09/fuck-you-by-cee-lo-green/)    

(http://www.promonews.tv/2010/09/03/cee-lo-green%E2%80%99s-fuck-you-by-matthew-stawski/)

Above is three examples from Cee Lo Greens song, 'Forget You' which shows how titles can show you the key characters of a music video, and help with the narrative of it.

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