Godwins Theories

Godwin came up with three theories to do with lyrics in a song. There are three main theories:

Illustration: The visual narrative tells the story of the lyrics in the literal meaning/in a literal way.

Amplification: The visual narrative does not contradict the lyrics, but creates new levels of meaning (in a metaphorical way). In amplification, the theme of the lyrics is present in the visuals.

Disjuncture: The visual narrative goes against or does not match the lyrics in the song.

For my music video i have chosen to use the theory illustration, so the visual narrative tells the story of the lyrics. I have also chose to use the theory amplification in the way that the tarantuala can be represented in different ways.