Research: Censorship - Ms Begum

Censorship

Introduction:

Censorship in the music industry/music videos, is an act where they would censor words or alter it, also visuals in the video in order to abide by the laws in society and wouldn't harm some of the audiences. 

There is lyric censorship within the industry, this is because of the music that would be made that has strong adult language in it, where this would be unsuitable for the younger audience. With censorship with the music is necessary due to the music could be harmful to the audience in what they hear and see. With the music video if there is harmful or inappropriate images which is not safe for the audience to see. Also some images could be influencing the audience in bad way which could be a negative effect on the audience.  

Parental Advisory Explicit Content:

This is a warning to the parents of the child who would buy the album and see that the music video would have explicit content. And to watch it the parent should aprove it and watch when they do so when something unsuitable for them is shown the parent can stop it or allow the child to see it if they have permission to watch it. 

Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics:

This is another type of warning to the audience/parents of the child who would buy an album with this sign. This is a warning to the audience where there is strong language within the lyrics of the song, this could be bad because it could influence the child to copy the bad language that is said in the songs. 

What Things Get Censored?

Their is 14 things that get censored.

1. Violence 

2. Graphic Representation and Realism

3. Corrupt the Young

4. Politics

5. Sex & Nudity

6. Religion

7. Class

8. Sexual Violence

9. Language

10. Shock

11. Culture

12. Drug Abuse (Solvent)

13. Race 

14. True Events

Some Examples: 

George Michael - Outside

This video would be censored/banned as explicit content as this video has some true event to it, as this is something that has happened to the artist George Michael. The story was where he got arrested for having homosexual actions in public with a police officer. Later on after this event this is where George Michael has made this video and nearing the end we see two police officers kissing to show of homosexuality within the video. 

Miley Cyrus - Wreaking Ball

This video had been given the explicit content due to what is seen in Miley Cyrus's video, this is because we see that see is shown as naked in the video but yet still covered up her private parts, this is still class to be warned to the audience due to the content within. 

Lyrics and Radio Censorship: 

This is where the artist would have made a clean version of the song or a radio edit would have been made so that it is approved to been listened to on the radio, as it would be more appropriate for the audience to listen to. 

Repeating - Having the last word said twice instead of the censored word.

Blanking - The entire word is not heard but the music is still heard.

Disc Scratching - Using a scratching sound of a dj to cover the word.

Bleeping - Putting a "Bleep" sound over the word.

Replace - Replacing the word with a cleaner or more appropriate word.

Difference Between Cut and Banned: 

Cut - When lyrics in the song/music video is editing it out so that it is more appropriate for viewing and listening. 

Banned - When a music video or lyrics is taken away from viewing completely due to indecent, harmful or offensive material. 

Advantages: 

- Not seeing graphic content for the younger audience's.

- Saving the generation.

- Protecting the audience. 

- Prevents of public display of discrimination.

- Promotes politicly correctness 

- Shields children from being able to learn things that could harm themselves or others.

- Protects our morals in society. 

- Restrain  from seeing vulgar videos.

- The abundance of violence. 

Disadvantages:

- Creating the young to have curiosity to actually see the video. 

- Restricting the artist to have the freedom to creatively make a video.

- Freedom of speech of the artist.

- Prevent someones ideas to be able to free flow.

- Compromise entertainment. 

- We should know the different between right and wrong.
- Another form of the bourgeoisie. 
- Different standerds of morals to the different people.
- Censoring the video. (Deal with the issues). 

- Individuals have different taste. 
- People have the right to see and listen to what they want. 
- Government should not control people, there should be a way around it.

Conclusion: 

From all the information above i have learnt the censorship of the music video being edited or banned due to the harm it can cause to the audience, also the lyrics being censored as well. Within my music video i do not thing i would include any harmful things in the video as i would like my audience to be able to enjoy the appropriate video for the entertainment reasons.