Song lyrics tell a story (there are words and they say something). Music supports the story.
Then the viddder comes along - he/she has something to say (even if you are saying nothing, that is something).
Since we lack rules of grammar for vids, we (viewers and vidders) have to make them up on our own. Ex. Clip of Mulder on I = vid is from Mulder's POV. Without these rules - or conventions or shared concepts -- the viewers will only see an MTV style jumble of clips.
You as the vidder have to choose what the someone/something is.
If you look at vids from a literary perspective then think on this: one of those conventions is that the vid (aka the song) is being told from someone's perspective. Jack, the sword, God, the little green man etc. It can even be the vidder him/herself (this is what I think/feel about the show). But songs are sung by a singer about something or someone. There is a story being told to the listeners.
If you think of vids as painting , then perhaps POV is not what drives the vid. Still, you need some perspective, balance, shape in the vid/painting. There may even be a story buried in the painting. But you need to have some tools/technique or approach that helps the viewer to understand what you (aka the vid aka the painting) is saying or the mood you are trying to create, otherwise, you're doing Pollack or Picasso style painting -- and that style is much harder for someone to absorb in an only 3-5 minute space of time. ("Quick open your eyes, stare at a Picasso painting, close your eyes and then tell me what it means. And no peeking.").
I would argue that keeping a narrative structure or POV (in vids with lyrics) helps the viewer absorb your meaning/goal/intent better. So yes, the delivery mech should have some POV - unless you are aiming for an impressionistic painting shown at light speed. In which case, dude, pass me bong.
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Music supports the story.
Then the viddder comes along - he/she has something to say (even if you are saying nothing, that is something).
Since we lack rules of grammar for vids, we (viewers and vidders) have to make them up on our own. Ex. Clip of Mulder on I = vid is from Mulder's POV. Without these rules - or conventions or shared concepts -- the viewers will only see an MTV style jumble of clips.
You as the vidder have to choose what the someone/something is.
If you look at vids from a literary perspective then think on this: one of those conventions is that the vid (aka the song) is being told from someone's perspective. Jack, the sword, God, the little green man etc. It can even be the vidder him/herself (this is what I think/feel about the show). But songs are sung by a singer about something or someone. There is a story being told to the listeners.
If you think of vids as painting , then perhaps POV is not what drives the vid. Still, you need some perspective, balance, shape in the vid/painting. There may even be a story buried in the painting. But you need to have some tools/technique or approach that helps the viewer to understand what you (aka the vid aka the painting) is saying or the mood you are trying to create, otherwise, you're doing Pollack or Picasso style painting -- and that style is much harder for someone to absorb in an only 3-5 minute space of time. ("Quick open your eyes, stare at a Picasso painting, close your eyes and then tell me what it means. And no peeking.").
I would argue that keeping a narrative structure or POV (in vids with lyrics) helps the viewer absorb your meaning/goal/intent better. So yes, the delivery mech should have some POV - unless you are aiming for an impressionistic painting shown at light speed. In which case, dude, pass me bong.