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Analysis of Gothic Music Videos and their Codes and Conventions
with Screen Shots
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The video starts with the tattoo of a bat showing the genre of the music video i.e. horror.
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The video starts with the picture of a full moon which shows that it has something to do with ware wolves or vampires.
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Black nail colour is common in goths.
Black eye shades to look scary.
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Scary eyes, deep cuts and a mysterious look on the face express true goths.
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Black clothing, tattoos, black eyes, strange facial expressions depict the gothic nature.
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Night time scene. Black clothing, black cap and the girl walking alone.
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The vampire in the video. A typical picture of a scary gothic girl. Egyptian tattoos on her arms, sexy black clothing and red lipstick with open blonde hair. It gives the picture of a true vampire.
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Dirty language is used in the video. One thing to note is that even the people in the background are wearing black coloured clothing.
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Vampire teeth and facial expressions are codes of vampire videos. Usually red lips and black clothing is the main code of vampire videos.
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The picture of a skeleton. A typical horror video tattoo without which a horror video seems incomplete.
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The main vocalist is also dressed up in black with scary eyes and horrifying facial expressions. The background is dark and scary. A key to successful horror videos in this case the gothic video.
Piercings are also common in the goths. Lip piercings in this video.
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Blood and killing- a main point of gothic horror videos. Scary faces that make people feel horrified are common in gothic videos.
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The spider necklace gives a sense of horror and uneasiness, but it makes the horror more terrifying and fun to watch.