My first analysis is of Kanye West's song 'All of the Lights'. The music video is shown below:
Genre: Hip Hop
Sub-genre: Narrative, Performance (hybrid)
Barthes Code: Enigma, Semic, Action
Explanation: An example of Barthes Code 'enigma' is shown when the little girl at the beginning is shown walking while the audience does not know the purpose of this but later find out it is to represent Kanye West's daughter. Barthes Code of 'action' shown through-out the music video, while the lyrics of the chorus are shown on the screen in time with the music, as well as various visuals linking with the lyrics. For example it says "she call the feds" while showing a clip of a woman on the phone and "i'm heading home, i'm almost there" showing the camera approaching a front door of a house.
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