narrative structure

•     Illustration:  this is where the video tells the story of the lyric.  Dance is often used to express the feelings/moods in the song. Madonna, Like A Prayer is an example 
•     Amplification: The images amplify the lyrics as a narrative may be used to convey a deeper meaning that would not be picked up from the lyrics alone. The artist(s) may take on fictional roles within the narrative. Lady Gaga Judas is a example
• Disjuncture: this is where there is little connection between the lyric and video or where the video contradicts the lyric.  Michael Jackson’s Man in the Mirror is an example of this.  The song is about individual self-realisation but the video is full of people acting together to bring about world change. 

The videos we will analyse all contain aspects of an illustrative narrative

The first video, is:

Rudimental - Not Giving In ft. John Newman & Alex Clare

We chose to use this video as we feel that with the use of the lyrics, coinciding with the video, gives a very strong narrative.

The video is basically about two boys living in poverty, and have tough family backgrounds are trying to find ways to get out of them. Both of them start of stealing, for monetary gain, however through the course of the video their paths change. One of the boys uses illegitimate means to feel self worth/ gain financially and turns to crime and joins a gang. Where as the other boy turns to dance and learns how to dance, and from what it seem enters a competition. The result is that the gang boy gets shot and evidently "gives in", but the other boy gets back up from his fall, thus "doesn's give in"
This video is also good as it highlights problems that we do experience in todays society, in places such as where this was filmed- Shanty towns in Manilla- The Phillipines
The lyrics have heavy support with the video:

Well, it's time to start the show,
Lost my heart and lost my soul.
Now it's the time that you won't know,
Lost my mind and lost my goal.

Mm, not giving in.
I'm not giving in,
Not giving in,
Ooh I'm not giving in, yeah.

This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in,
This time, I'm gonna be stronger, no, I'm not giving in.

Waste my time which makes things worse,
Lost in mine, my love is cursed.
Mm, time to make these things feel right,
Mmm, let's start this show for one last time.

Oh, I'm not giving in,
(Not giving in)
Not giving in,
(Not giving in)
Let me tell you no, not giving in,
Not this time,
(Not giving in)
Not gonna give it in.

This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in,
This time, I'm gonna be stronger, no, I'm not giving in.

Nooo, not giving in.
Not giving in
(This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in)
I'm gonna be stronger
(This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in)
I'm gonna be stronger

This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in,
This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in.
This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in,
This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in.
This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in,
This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in.
Wooh
This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in.
This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in.
Not giving in
Not giving in.

Then you can then compare it to-

Sam Smith - Lay Me Down

This video uses the images to amplify the lyrics, and due to this we get a much deeper meaning into what the video actually means.

They've chosen to make a statement and showcase something that the director and artist would passionately believe in. We are shown through the video, Sams dreams, being that one day gay men and lesbian and woman all over the world will be able to be accepted in todays society. The video starts of depressing, with what looks like a funeral in the church, then changes scene to him moving to the back on the church, and all costume changes from black to white and the lighting changes from dark to bright, highlighting a change in mood, turns from a negative scene to one of joy.

The lyrics, support the emotions and feeling throughout the video, and help the audience to pick out the deeper meanings from the images:


Yes, I do, I believe
That one day I will be
Where I was right there
Right next to you

And it's hard
The days just seem so dark
The moon, the stars
Are nothing without you

Your touch, your skin
Where do I begin?
No words can explain
The way I'm missing you

Deny this emptiness
This hole that I'm inside
These tears
They tell their own story

Told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong

Can I lay by your side?
Next to you, you
And make sure you're alright
I'll take care of you
I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight

I'm reaching out to you
Can you hear my call?
This hurt that I've been through
I'm missing you, missing you like crazy

[This verse only at album version:]
You told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong

Can I lay by your side?
Next to you, you
And make sure you're alright
I'll take care of you
I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight

Lay me down tonight
Lay me by your side
Lay me down tonight
Lay me by your side
Can I lay by your side?
Next to you
You

I have chosen Radioactive to represent disjuncture.This is because the lyrics are about someone waking up from an apocalypse and how the world has changed from this apocalypse. Therefore you would imagine the narrative of the music video to be somewhere along the lines of someone waking up in a city with scratches and scars on their face and buildings and infrastructure to be destroyed and for their to be images of dying people.This is not what we get though. The narrative of the music video involves toys fighting each other and people gambling over them, the people appear to be enjoying themselves and having a good time even though there is suppose to be an apocalypse 

Whoa, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh
Whoa
I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
I'm breathing in the chemicals
(inhale) (exhale)

I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Whoa

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive

I raise my flags, don my clothes
It's a revolution, I suppose
We're painted red to fit right in
Whoa

I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Whoa

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive

All systems go, the sun hasn't died
Deep in my bones, straight from inside

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive