Riptide

• In what year was the "Riptide" music video released?

  2013
• What genre does Vance Joy's music belong to?

  Indie folk-pop
• What was Vance Joy's first single released in the USA?

  Riptide
• How many views has the "Riptide" music video received on YouTube?

  Nearly 100 million
• Who directed the "Riptide" music video?

  Dimitri Basil and Laura Gorun
• What are the economic contexts surrounding the "Riptide" music video?

  • Low budget, unique style
  • Artistic vs. economic decision
  • Larger budgets in later videos
  • Impact of budget on artistic decisions
  • Music videos as advertisements for bands
• How does montage editing influence the meaning of the "Riptide" music video?

  It juxtaposes contrasting shots for interpretation
• What concept does Eisenstein's "intellectual montage" refer to?

  New ideas emerge from image collisions
• What does the sequence of characters turning their heads signify in the video?

  Audience interpretation of juxtaposed images
• How does the "Riptide" music video handle narrative coherence?

  It largely rejects a defined narrative
• Which cinematic styles does the "Riptide" music video reference?

  Surrealist and avant-garde cinema
• How does the music video subvert conventional lyrical interpretation?

  It explicitly represents lyrics visually
• What is the opening line of the song "Riptide"?

  I was scared of dentists and the dark
• What visual representation accompanies the opening line of "Riptide"?

  A woman looking scared in a dentist's chair
• How does the music video present itself in relation to feature films?

  It uses cinematic style credits and titles
• What genres does the "Riptide" music video reference?

  Western, Thriller, and Horror
• How does "Riptide" challenge indie folk genre conventions?

  It rejects narrative and lacks spectacle
• What is the purpose of music videos like "Riptide"?

  To market the band to audiences
• What does Roland Barthes' semiotics theory focus on?

  Signifier/signified and constructed meanings
• How does the pile of dollar bills relate to the song's lyrics?

  It connects to themes of envy and money
• What does Steve Neale's genre theory suggest about genres?

  Genres are marked by repetition and variation
• How does "Riptide" fit into the economic context of the music industry?

  It offers variation for artistic reasons or profit
• What are the representation issues in the "Riptide" music video?

  • Representation of women
  • Objectification vs. subversion
  • Images of violence
  • Dream-like logic and subconscious themes
• How are women represented in the "Riptide" music video?

  As objects to be watched or sexualized
• What is scopophilia in the context of media representation?

  Pleasure derived from watching others
• How does the lip-synching woman change throughout the video?

  She becomes disheveled and vacant
• What violent imagery is present in the "Riptide" music video?

  A female hand being stabbed and gun imagery
• How does David Gauntlett's theory apply to the "Riptide" music video?

  • Complex and diverse representations
  • Rejects straightforward messages
  • Invites varied audience interpretations
• What does bell hooks' feminist theory suggest about the "Riptide" music video?

  • Contradictory messages about gender
  • Objectification vs. irony
  • Part of feminist struggle or oppression