Video Research

Critically analyze, interpret, evaluate, compare and contrast three different video performances by a selected
artist or band of your choice, based on the historical and critical scholarship of rock music as presented in the
class and text.
In your paper, emphasize messages found in the lyrics, including any social, political or diversity messages.
Write about the basic music characteristics and entertainment qualities exhibited in the videos. Give examples
of how the performances differ and explain what similarities you find in the different performances. The paper
will also include brief biographical information about the artist or band. You may compare and contrast the
audience, venue, video and recording quality, performance quality and content of the three sources. The paper
is to be approximately two pages long (double spaced).
The paper is worth 100 points and will be graded on content, quality of research, organization and structure,
spelling, grammar, vocabulary and writing style.
You may find the videos using online sources such as Youtube, Netflix or Hulu, to name a few. You may also
use television programs and other broadcast sources, DVD, VHS or even live performances.
The three outside sources mentioned above represent the information literacy portion of the UCORE
requirements. Therefore they must be cited as sources using footnotes and a bibliography.
Each video research paper must have a minimum of three outside sources (videos) and those sources must be
cited in your document.
Citations give credit to your sources and assure the accuracy of your facts. Citations should be used in the
following situations: when you quote exact words, when you paraphrase ideas associated with a specific
source, and when you use any idea, data or method attributable to any source.
Research papers must include footnotes and a bibliography. We recommend using Turabian or Chicago style
for your citations since disciplines in the fine arts use these citation styles. However, you may use the citation
style you are accustomed to including APA, MLA and Chicago/Turabian.