Music Video Quiz

Which of these is a narrative convention of a music video?

• Mise-en-scene

• Jump cuts

• Performance

• Props

Which of these is not a mise-en-scene feature?

• Jump cuts

• Props

• Location

• Costume

Which of these is the purpose of a music video? Tick all that apply.

• To encourage fans to buy tickets to their shows.

• To construct the artists' persona/image.

• To make money.

• To build a fan base.

"In 'Dream', the hoodie is a signifier that is associated as a popular piece of clothing for the urban youth, who often engage in anti-social behavior."

Which theorist does this idea come from?

• Stuart Hall

• Roland Barthes

• Claude Levi Strauss

• bell hooks

Beyonce makes frequent intertextual references to Hurricane __________.

The child-centric backdrop contrasted with the contemporary representations of urban youth in Dream is a key example of...

• Surrealism

• The Male Gaze

• Disruption

• Binary Opposition

Which of these definitions best describes the avant-garde.

• Art that pushes the potential creativity of the conscious mind and is completely original.

• Weird images.

• Unusual features in a product.

• Ideas that don't make sense.

Tick all those that are parts of Todorov's narrative formula.

• Disruption

• New Equilibrium

• New story

• Intertwining plotlines.

Which of our 3 set texts (Music Video) feature surrealist elements?

Which of our 3 set texts (Music Video) received strong criticism?