Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
For your exam you will be asked to compare two music videos, one from a mainstream artist (Massive Attack) and one from an alternative artist with the focus on representation.
Click on the image and watch the following video.
Create a blogpost called 'Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack: Research'
Task 1
Research the band Massive Attack
- Who are they?
- The album 'Blue Lines.'
- The song and video 'Unfinished Symphony.'
- Baillie Walsh (Music Video Director)
- 'Street culture'
- What is 'post-punk'?
Create a blogpost called Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack: Analysis.
Task 2
Write an analysis of the music video focusing on how 'street life' is represented.
- How is representation constructed?
- How does it appeal to a particular audience?
- Consider the social, historical, and cultural contexts at work.
Consider the following media language elements in your analysis.
- Camera shots / angles
- Lighting
- Settings
- Locations
- Costume
- Props
- Makeup
- Editing
- Sound
[Verse 1: Shara Nelson]
I know that I've been mad in love before
And how it could be with you
Really hurt me baby, really cut me baby
How can you have a day without a night
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more
[Verse 2: Shara Nelson]
The curiousness of your potential kiss
Has got my mind and body aching
Really hurt me baby, really cut me baby
How can you have a day without a night
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more
[Bridge: Shara Nelson]
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part