Making Media: Textual Analysis of a Dance Music Video

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Making Media: Textual Analysis of a Dance Music Video

How does Dance Music appear to represent its fan base in its videos?
What key ideas/ideologies are present within both? Symbolism?
What tone is created in both music videos and how?
What Media Language has been deployed to create meaning in both videos?





In Tiesto's red lights music video

 editing: jump cuts

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