As a viewer I have found that a text that includes ideas from other texts can be very fun and exiting for the viewers who notice them. This is why I have decided to include several intertextual references inside my music video.
Rizzle Kicks- Skip To The Good Bit
Whilst watching this song, I realised I could intertextually reference one of their own songs through the use of Kia and Henry. As Kia is the ex of Henry in my video, I thought that I also would use a mid shot very similar to this. This is the exact representation I wanted to create for my video and therefore I thought it most appropriate to represent this moment similarly. I will also use a mid shot to show this racy moment as it is appropriate for a younger audience but implies something sexual.
Friends
As the lyrics indicate that he watches the TV show 'Friends', it would more than make sense to include this in my video. The camera focuses on the TV screen where Henry is watching 'Friends.' This is not only intertextual but also includes two forms of media - Television inside a music video. I purposely include the TV outline so that we can distinguish that he is watching TV, and the viewers are aware that we are purposely showing them a TV show, not just a clip. This is later repeated when Henry sees himself on the TV. I chose to do this because it references a Rizzle Kicks theme seen in a few of their songs, such as 'Lost Generation' - where he watches himself on TV - and 'Down With The Trumpets' where the action is taking place inside the radio, with the outside of the radio showing.
The Sims
Inside of my video, I will intertextually reference the game 'The Sims.' The lyrics state 'I don't play no games, sitting here sipping on some pino gregio.' My admittedly strange mind came up with the interpretation of having a fat Sims character drinking for this bit. This is not only to reference the games line, but also since I am not including alcohol, I am almost creating a PG rated interpretation of this line. I also reference this later in the song where he says about himself being jobless, fat and dumb; I chose to show this through the Sims character. I make it clear that this is on the computer by including the laptop in the mid shot where we return to Henry's lip-sync.
Inside of my video, I will intertextually reference the game 'The Sims.' The lyrics state 'I don't play no games, sitting here sipping on some pino gregio.' My admittedly strange mind came up with the interpretation of having a fat Sims character drinking for this bit. This is not only to reference the games line, but also since I am not including alcohol, I am almost creating a PG rated interpretation of this line. I also reference this later in the song where he says about himself being jobless, fat and dumb; I chose to show this through the Sims character. I make it clear that this is on the computer by including the laptop in the mid shot where we return to Henry's lip-sync.
Napoleon Dynamite- Opening Credits
Last year I had studied film openings for media, and this particular film opening has always remained in my memory. When trying to come up with ideas for each line, this seemed like an ingenious solution that I could use. I will produce this in a very similar way with the writing of the lyrics on top of the sandwich, being shot by a birds eye view shot.
Last year I had studied film openings for media, and this particular film opening has always remained in my memory. When trying to come up with ideas for each line, this seemed like an ingenious solution that I could use. I will produce this in a very similar way with the writing of the lyrics on top of the sandwich, being shot by a birds eye view shot.
