Through this blog I hope to present music videos which may or may not be popular and to analyze them, sparking interesting conversation and adding new perspectives to viewers and myself.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
Serving as the first of two music video choices for last week is "Clint Eastwood" by Gorillaz.
Gorillaz
This is the first animated video I have chosen, and it is one of the first of this genre that made an impact on me. In the video, each band member is portrayed by a character which one could assume represents their individual personalities. Each movement is coordinated with the music with precision, as the images perform the song before a backdrop of light blue and white.
Eye focus
The song itself has a dark and eery sound which seems to flow through each of the characters. The angles used to film the scenes also ensure an extra creepy factor as focus seems to constantly shift to the lead singers seemingly bottomless black eyes.
Fantasy vs. reality
As the verses are rapped, the scenery changes to encompass the alter-reality that has been created. This is represented by the clouds in the background of the opaque rapper. The use of shadows seems to bring us back to reality as they are only visible on the band members. Shadows also create a darker effect when needed for emphasis.
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