Narrative task.

Establishing shot 0.01

The enigma code- the question of where the band are and what they are doing at this moment in time of this shot?

The action code- the audience will know that this shot is at the start of the video and will be expecting more to happen and appear of the band and instruments.

The cultural code- this shot would attract the audience members who follow the indie/alternative trend because they would be aware of instruments presented in this shot. 

The symbolic code- this shot symbolizes the musical talent within the band due to presentation of the instruments being used in the video.  

The semantic code- in this shot the showing of the drum kit represents that the sound of a drum will be heard in this song, also the drum kit its self is a representation of indie/alternative music.

Random shot 0.41

The enigma code- when the lead singing will be singing the lyrics?

The action code- because of the lyrics in the song being sung at this point of the shot here there must be a shot next or within the next couple of seconds of the lead singing singing that line within the song.

The cultural code- an indie/alternative person with musical style would understand that the band member is playing the guitar in time with the sound of the music.

The symbolic code- the fact that you can hear the sound of the as base guitar being played and you can see from this shot that the base is being played by a band member.

The semantic code- 

Chorus shot 0.46

(Star image, lead member, show style of band)

The enigma code- no question to be answered.

The action code- because this member is seen in the chorus singing the chorus you expected him to been seen again for the chorus singing the same line again later in the video within the song.

The cultural code- 

The symbolic code- this shot symbolizes that because he is singing into a mic the bond hold lyrical talent in that they can sing in time with a song. 

The semantic code-

Final shot 3:18

The enigma code- no question to be answered.

The action code- because the band in their movements have slowed down and so has the music you believe that the song and video will finish now. 

The cultural code-

The symbolic code- 

The semantic code-

Narrative task, theory definitions.

All texts have a 'narrative', as media producers you construct these narratives using certain tools. Here are some of the tools which you will have used to construct and which your audience will have used to decode.

Task 1

Print screen FIVE  shots from your music video

Shot 1 MUST be the establishing shot for your video

Shot 5 MUST be the final shot of your video

The other 3 shots MUST contain at least one shot from your songs chorus.

Task 2

Annotate each image identifying as many of the following as possible

Roland Barthes narrative codes.

The Enigma code is a question within the narrative which must be answered

The Action code is an event in the narrative which means a further action will occur.

These first codes are reliant on ‘time’, they only work if you read a book or view a filmtemporally, i.e. from beginning to end.

The next three codes tend to work "outside the constraints of time" and are, therefore, more properly reversible, which is to say that there is no necessary reason to read the instances of these codes in chronological order to make sense of them in the narrative.

The cultural code is an element within a narrative which can only be decoded if you are a member of the culture responsible for creating the text

The symbolic code is an element within a narrative which represents a political, moral or symbolic point

The semantic code is an element of a text which has both a literal meaning and a series of associated meanings (e.g. a drum kit is a drum kit, however it has connotations of rock music)

Task 3

Apply music video theory

Now annotate your images to indicate as many of the following as possible

Star Image

Amplification

Illustration

Disjunture.