Video worksheet 2
- 1. Music Video Analysis Gender Roles Song Title: _______________A Girl In A Country Song_______________________ Artist: Maddie and Tae Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as much detail as possible. 1. What are the men/women doing? (Dancing, sitting, swimming, etc.) • Roles reversed • Men - Working hard • Women - Sitting around doing nothing 2. How are the men/women dressed? How much skin is revealed? • Men - dressed in some male flannel shirts and jeans, then booty shorts and high tied crop tops • Women - proper country attire, booty shorts and high tied crop tops 3. Are there more, fewer, or the same number of men as women? • 3 men, 2 women 4. Describe the body language of the men/women: are they sitting, standing, gyrating, mugging, etc.? • Women - powerful, objectified 5. Do the men/women have power? How do you know? • Women - they are bossing the men around 6. What³s the message of the song? • Girls have the same power the guys do 7. What type of music is the song? • Country Music Video Analysis Race Song Title: My Nigga Artist: YG Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as much detail as possible. 1. What races do you see represented? • African American
- 2. 2. Are there any dark skinned women shown? How many? • None 3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video? • African American 4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander people doing? • Driving around and singing 5. What³s the message of the song? • If you aren't one of his friends (nigga) he doesn't care about you. 6. What type of music is the song? • Hip-Hop/Rap Music Video Analysis Sexuality Song Title: Birthday Sex Artist: Jeremih Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as much detail as possible. 1. Describe any sexually explicit body language: • They are both rubbing up on each other 2. Who is more sexualized • men or women? Both? • Both 3. Are there sexually explicit lyrics or messages? • The whole song, but he mainly says birthday sex 4. How are subjects of the music video dressed? • Form fitting clothes 5. Describe the relationships between the men and women: Are they long or short term? Casual or serious? • long term and serious 6. What³s the message of the song? • The want to have sex for her birthday 7. What type of music is the song? • Hip-Hop/Rap Music Video Analysis Materialism Song Title: Thrift Shop
- 3. Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as much detail as possible. 1. Describe the products that are highlighted in the video: (cars, jewelry, clothes, etc.) • things that you find in a thrift shop, old, not expensive stuff 2. Are any brand names shown? • no 3. How is wealth defined in the video? • they don't have much money 4. Are products mentioned in the song lyrics? • yes, velcro shoes, keyboard, kneeboard, house slippers 5. What³s the message of the song? • different things, different amount of money, and different quality mean different things to different people 6. What type of music is the song? • Hip-Hop/Rap Music Video Analysis Violence Song Title: My Life Artist: Game Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as much detail as possible. 1. Describe any violent lyrics in the song: • kill me in my sleep, suicide 2. Describe any violent body language: • suicide 3. Describe any violent actions or weapons that are shown: • guns 4. Describe any self-mutilation or violence: • overdose on cocciane 5. What³s the message of the song? • its more violent where he lives compared to other people around him 6. What type of music is the song? • Hip-Hop/Rap