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Video Analysis Worksheet
Band/Artist___Metallica_______________________________ Song_St.Anger______________
Date Released: June 23, 2003
Why did you select this particular music video?
I am a very big fan of Metallica and enjoy the video and song.
List three concepts or ideas in the music video that have inspired you in an artistic fashion and through the images presented
1. Having the band perform in multiple locations. These locations will include open spaces such as fields and closed up spaces such as industrial areas. The diverse locations will link to the theme of the song which focuses on fear and anger bringing people down, and keeping them trapped in fear.
2. Telling multiple stories in one song. This will be incorporated into my music video by showing the a story going on and the band. The story will follow someone getting chased. The band or members from the band will be playing their instruments.
3. Big changes in lighting featuring colour correction to alter the sky and environment. The changes will suggest how keeping the anger and fear alters how you view the world.
Type of Music Video
__________ Social concerns x
__________ Biography
__________ Career Profile
__________ Community based
__________ Factual
__________ Political
__________ Skits & Spoofs
__________ Cultural x
__________ Nature
__________ Other
The social concerns and the culture are all shown in the video. This social concerns are shown by having lyrics that cover the topic of anger and fear and how it affects people however there aren't any shots of people showing this suggesting in a prison environment there is a stereotype where the inmates have to be tough. The cultural aspect is shown by having a diverse mix of people in the prison however no one in the video has clear superiority showing they are equal.
Physical qualities of the Music Video: How would you design the Music video based on the chosen song? Consider:
Music
The music changes dramatically from verse to chorus. The pacing of the video changes in time with the music, for example with every snare hit right before a verse begins it will cut in time to.
Live action elements
The whole video is live action. It features scenes of the band playing inside a prison corridor, outside the prison, and in a studio which has lots of prison imagery in it. It also has scripted footage of actors pretending to be prisoners where it shows flashbacks of the crime they committed to end up in prison.
Narration/voice Over: The video features dialog which cuts between voice over and narration at the very beginning where the prison guard tells them the no hostage policy.
Background noise/Special effects. The only audio in the video is the song being played.
Animation - No animation
Color/Black and white
The video cuts between colour and black and white for some of the flashback sequences, however the majority of the music video is in colour. The lighting changes depending on the location of the band, however it is often natural lighting, apart from the scene in the studio with prison imagery, where the colour is a greyish blue.
Other
Note how camera angles, lighting, music, and/or editing contribute to creating a specific image for the Band/Artist.
The music video being located in a San Quentin prison relates heavily to the ideas of anger and hate as this is the prison which still uses capital punishment in california. There is a lot of fear about prisons which also makes the viewer feel unsafe and creates a sense of fear as a lot of the people in the video are scary-looking inmates.
What is the mood or tone of the Music Video? What emotions does it evoke in its viewers?
The music video has a very angry and aggressive tone to it. We know this due to the number of shots which feature the lead singer screaming at the camera or snarling, the shots of the tattooed up inmates with angry facial expressions, and the general setting of the video being shot in a prison. The fast paced cuts and scenery makes the viewer feel energetic and at the same time can trigger angry emotions due to the footage used.
What is the central message(s) of the Music Video? Be specific.
The central message of the video is that whatever evil things you do it will always stay with you and eventually drag you down.
What audience response do you think the Band/Artist/Director wants from the Music Video?
I think the band and director wanted to show that the band still kept their roots of angry and aggressive music and by putting them in a location for the video which is associated with anger and fear it shows they maintain their image.
Band/Artist___Metallica_______________________________ Song_St.Anger______________
Date Released: June 23, 2003
Why did you select this particular music video?
I am a very big fan of Metallica and enjoy the video and song.
List three concepts or ideas in the music video that have inspired you in an artistic fashion and through the images presented
1. Having the band perform in multiple locations. These locations will include open spaces such as fields and closed up spaces such as industrial areas. The diverse locations will link to the theme of the song which focuses on fear and anger bringing people down, and keeping them trapped in fear.
2. Telling multiple stories in one song. This will be incorporated into my music video by showing the a story going on and the band. The story will follow someone getting chased. The band or members from the band will be playing their instruments.
3. Big changes in lighting featuring colour correction to alter the sky and environment. The changes will suggest how keeping the anger and fear alters how you view the world.
Type of Music Video
__________ Social concerns x
__________ Biography
__________ Career Profile
__________ Community based
__________ Factual
__________ Political
__________ Skits & Spoofs
__________ Cultural x
__________ Nature
__________ Other
The social concerns and the culture are all shown in the video. This social concerns are shown by having lyrics that cover the topic of anger and fear and how it affects people however there aren't any shots of people showing this suggesting in a prison environment there is a stereotype where the inmates have to be tough. The cultural aspect is shown by having a diverse mix of people in the prison however no one in the video has clear superiority showing they are equal.
Physical qualities of the Music Video: How would you design the Music video based on the chosen song? Consider:
Music
The music changes dramatically from verse to chorus. The pacing of the video changes in time with the music, for example with every snare hit right before a verse begins it will cut in time to.
Live action elements
The whole video is live action. It features scenes of the band playing inside a prison corridor, outside the prison, and in a studio which has lots of prison imagery in it. It also has scripted footage of actors pretending to be prisoners where it shows flashbacks of the crime they committed to end up in prison.
Narration/voice Over: The video features dialog which cuts between voice over and narration at the very beginning where the prison guard tells them the no hostage policy.
Background noise/Special effects. The only audio in the video is the song being played.
Animation - No animation
Color/Black and white
The video cuts between colour and black and white for some of the flashback sequences, however the majority of the music video is in colour. The lighting changes depending on the location of the band, however it is often natural lighting, apart from the scene in the studio with prison imagery, where the colour is a greyish blue.
Other
Note how camera angles, lighting, music, and/or editing contribute to creating a specific image for the Band/Artist.
The music video being located in a San Quentin prison relates heavily to the ideas of anger and hate as this is the prison which still uses capital punishment in california. There is a lot of fear about prisons which also makes the viewer feel unsafe and creates a sense of fear as a lot of the people in the video are scary-looking inmates.
What is the mood or tone of the Music Video? What emotions does it evoke in its viewers?
The music video has a very angry and aggressive tone to it. We know this due to the number of shots which feature the lead singer screaming at the camera or snarling, the shots of the tattooed up inmates with angry facial expressions, and the general setting of the video being shot in a prison. The fast paced cuts and scenery makes the viewer feel energetic and at the same time can trigger angry emotions due to the footage used.
What is the central message(s) of the Music Video? Be specific.
The central message of the video is that whatever evil things you do it will always stay with you and eventually drag you down.
What audience response do you think the Band/Artist/Director wants from the Music Video?
I think the band and director wanted to show that the band still kept their roots of angry and aggressive music and by putting them in a location for the video which is associated with anger and fear it shows they maintain their image.
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