A parody is seen as a way of taking something and mocking its original form in a comedic and humorous way. Parodies are generally exaggerated imitations of an artist or genre and they can be seen in various media platforms. One example would be the 'Scary Movie' films that take scenes and conventions of horror movies such as, Scream, Saw and The Ring, and they are then portrayed in a humorous and sarcastic way to mock the genres never changing style.
A successful example of a parody used in a music video is Red Hot Chili Pepper's, 'Dani California'. It takes on a different eras of music and the style of this era, then exaggerates and stereotypes the fashion, making symbolic references to The Beatles, Sex Pistols, Nirvana. The video is chronological and show the history of rock music going from era to era and imitating the great and most successful artists of the genre. This is all before they act as themselves, symbolising that they are the next great rock band. The video emphasises the style, fashion, colours and representation of different bands and different eras of rock
Pastiche is similar to parodies in the way that it is about imitating the style of another work, artist, or era. However, it does this in a less emphasied way, which is not so comedic. Pastiche is often intended as a compliment to the original writer though it may just be a collection of borrowed words and ideas. Pastiche is evident in the music video 'The Kill (Bury Me)' by 30 Second To Mars as they use iconography from the popular film the shining, as the scenery is immensely similar to that of the film in that it is in a hotel and the main protagonist sits on a typewriter throughout the video just as the main character did in The Shining.
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