Research and Planning: Analysis of Redundant and Entropic Features

Redundant Features:

Redundant features are things that we expect to see- normal everyday things. Examples of some redundant features in Coldplay “Paradise” are:

·         Elephant behind bars- this is redundant as it looks like it is in a zoo. This is a typical elephant’s habitat.

·         Link between lyrics and video- Goodwin’s theory- the lyrics on cardboard. Makes a connection between the song and music video. This is redundant as this link is seen in many music videos.

 

·         Elephant eating peanuts- this is redundant as elephants are known to like peanuts.

·         Elephant walking in the wild- this is redundant as it is a natural habitat for an elephant.

·         Instruments in video- typical of this genre of music and therfore makes it redundant.
 

·         Band performing together- this is redundant as it sells the band.

 

Entopic Features:

Entropic features are things that we don’t expect to see- things that aren’t normal and seem weird. Examples of some entropic features in Coldplay “Paradise” are:

 

·         Band is dressed up as elephants- this is entropic as we don’t expect to see the band dressed up as elephants in their video.
 

·         Elephant drawing- this is not expected as elephants aren’t able to draw.
 

·         Elephant using the underground- this is entropic as this isn’t an elephant’s natural habitat.

 

·         Elephant on a plane- this is entropic as this isn’t an elephant’s natural habitat either.
 

·         Elephant riding a bike and a unicycle- this is very entropic as you would not expect to see an elephant riding a bike and/ or a unicycle.