Riptide Flashcards
Who is the song by and what country is he from?
Vance Joy, Australia
What record company produced this song?
Atlantic records (subsidiary of major label, Warner)
What genre is this song?
Indie folk-pop genre
What did the song ‘Riptide’ become in the USA?
A platinum selling single
Who was the video directed by?
Dimitri Basil and Laura Gorun
How many views did the video get on YouTube?
Nearly 100 million
Did the music video have a low or high budget?
Low
What editing technique is used in this video?
Montage editing
What is montage editing?
Where a wide range of contrasting shots are juxtaposed (through hard jump cuts) to convey a lot of information
When was the musics video released?
2013
Give an example of where the editing of images matches the lyrics
“All my friends are turning green” and the image of a pile of dollar bills
What does the video reject?
A clearly defined narrative
What is surrealism?
A 20th century movement that explored the workings of the mind, the irrational, the poetic and the revolutionary
What does the word surrealist actually mean?
Beyond reality
What does the surrealism movement contain?
Ideas and images from unconscious minds
Dream worlds
Rejection of conventional artistic and moral values
Who, where and when was the surrealist movement founded?
Poet André Breton in Paris in 1924
What is the goal of the surrealist movement?
Liberate thought, language and human experience from the harsh/ oppressive boundaries of rationalism
What is rationalism?
Basing opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious beliefs or emotions
What is Avant-Garde in terms of art?
Art that is innovative (original); that introduces/explores new forms or subject matters
When did the Avant-Garde movement begin?
1850s
What is Avant-Garde applicable to?
Art that pushes the boundaries of ideas and creativity or does things that haven’t been done before
Is Riptide a performance, narrative or concept music video?
Concept as it is based around a single idea/ concept that is unusual and obscure ( how to photograph women for example)
What is the term for when the images match the lyrics?
Overt graphical representation
What is the significance of the first shot including what looks like a ‘billing block’, which are used on film posters?
The fact that the video is like a short film