{"product_id":"experiencing-music-video-carol-vernallis-9780231117999","title":"Experiencing Music Video: Aesthetics and Cultural Context","description":"\u003cp\u003eMusic videos have ranged from simple tableaux of a band playing its instruments to multimillion dollar, high-concept extravaganzas. Born of a sudden expansion in new broadcast channels, music videos continue to exert an enormous influence on popular music. They help to create an artist's identity, to affect a song's mood, to determine chart success: the music video has changed our idea of the popular song. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere at last is a study that treats music video as a distinct multimedia artistic genre, different from film, television, and indeed from the songs they illuminate--and sell. Carol Vernallis describes how verbal, musical, and visual codes combine in music video to create defining representations of race, class, gender, sexuality, and performance. The book explores the complex interactions of narrative, settings, props, costumes, lyrics, and much more. Three chapters contain close analyses of important videos: Madonna's \"Cherish,\" Prince's \"Gett Off,\" and Peter Gabriel's \"Mercy St.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Vernallis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 023111799X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231117999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.92h x 7.02w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 672","brand":"Carol Vernallis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913478897919,"sku":"9780231117999","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_02864e93-e1fd-436a-8981-169abc5dd178.jpg?v=1680620595","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/experiencing-music-video-carol-vernallis-9780231117999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}