Bat for Lashes - Music Video

Bat for Lashes - What's a Girl To Do

Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes) is an English Singer/songwriter, whose music video 'Whats a Girl to do'  has features which link well with Goodwin's theory, making it a perfect peace to analyse.
The first important feature of all is the use of intertextual references to media texts, in this case the masks link to both 'Donnie Darko' and 'The Wicker Man'. In 'Donnie Darko' a large bunny symbolises the protagonist's madness and represents his separation from reality as well as true human contact. In 'What's a Girl To Do' the only other characters on stage apart from Natasha are supernatural beings, this  links to her own distancing from reality. The fact that there are many masked creatures on either side of her shows that she is torn between emotions and that each creature symbolises one of her faults, emotions or issues. The reference to 'The Wicker Man' is once again based around the masks. In 'The Wicker Man' the members of a remote island village believe that sacrificing a policeman from the main land will cause their crops to grow once more. The villagers wear animal masks near the end of the film in order to hide their identities and become closer to their religion and beliefs. This link could be made in the sense that she is hiding her true self from others and that the animals could symbolise her beliefs and aspirations concerning her love.

The next reference to Goodwin's theory is the idea that Lyrics and Visuals must be linked in a successful music video. Although our music video is without lyrics, the links between the genre and the video are still important and must be considered if our own music video is to appeal to our audience. The lyrics reference 'Dreams' throughout the track whilst linking to imagery of the supernatural, this creates the link between the video and the track giving it purpose and allowing the audience to understand the relevance of the scenes.

The video also demonstrated characteristics of the Genre which is key to Goodwin's theory. In 'Whats a Girl To Do' the genre is primarily electronica which is known best for linking to bright lights, in this music video the bikes each have a light attached, this links to the discos and clubs that electronica is played. Another reason is that the bike lights bring the attention to the masked creatures and create the sense that they can clearly see what others can't.

Bat for Lashes - Music Video

Bat for Lashes - What's a Girl To Do

Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes) is an English Singer/songwriter, whose music video 'Whats a Girl to do'  has features which link well with Goodwin's theory, making it a perfect peace to analyse.
The first important feature of all is the use of intertextual references to media texts, in this case the masks link to both 'Donnie Darko' and 'The Wicker Man'. In 'Donnie Darko' a large bunny symbolises the protagonist's madness and represents his separation from reality as well as true human contact. In 'What's a Girl To Do' the only other characters on stage apart from Natasha are supernatural beings, this  links to her own distancing from reality. The fact that there are many masked creatures on either side of her shows that she is torn between emotions and that each creature symbolises one of her faults, emotions or issues. The reference to 'The Wicker Man' is once again based around the masks. In 'The Wicker Man' the members of a remote island village believe that sacrificing a policeman from the main land will cause their crops to grow once more. The villagers wear animal masks near the end of the film in order to hide their identities and become closer to their religion and beliefs. This link could be made in the sense that she is hiding her true self from others and that the animals could symbolise her beliefs and aspirations concerning her love.

The next reference to Goodwin's theory is the idea that Lyrics and Visuals must be linked in a successful music video. Although our music video is without lyrics, the links between the genre and the video are still important and must be considered if our own music video is to appeal to our audience. The lyrics reference 'Dreams' throughout the track whilst linking to imagery of the supernatural, this creates the link between the video and the track giving it purpose and allowing the audience to understand the relevance of the scenes.

The video also demonstrated characteristics of the Genre which is key to Goodwin's theory. In 'Whats a Girl To Do' the genre is primarily electronica which is known best for linking to bright lights, in this music video the bikes each have a light attached, this links to the discos and clubs that electronica is played. Another reason is that the bike lights bring the attention to the masked creatures and create the sense that they can clearly see what others can't.