Joe Stark
Music Video Analysis
Knives Out by Radiohead
What did you enjoy? What I enjoyed most about this video is its abstract nature. The video follows a surreal storyboard with very abstract events occurring. The video has a game of operation happening to a real person, a skeleton with a heart playing a guitar and the singer having roast chicken for feet and people trying to eat them. Another fact that I like about this video is that it is all filmed in one unedited shot, which means all actors and props would have to have been put in place and removed as the camera moves around.
What could be improved? The only problem with the video is that it is impossible to follow the narrative. The viewer can pick up on certain things the video is trying to represent, but the video is that abstract it is hard to see what message is trying to be portrayed. Although this may be viewed as a flaw, it could be the message that the artist and director is trying to project.
What narrative is being constructed? The video has two running narratives, what is happening in the room and what is happening on the TV screen. The TV screen is an easier narrative to follow as it shows a couple on a train, at first they seem happy, but then they start fight, but then they make up when the male character gives the female character a huge wedding ring. The narrative in the room seems to be a series of random occurrences in a hospital room with very surreal happenings.
What do you think about choice of talent, mise-en-scene, props, costumes and location? The video actors include the bands singer, a woman and various extras as hospital staff. The choice of the singer as the main character works well as the quirky events suit is famous quirky nature. The props in the video are very good, such as the life-size operation board, this gives the video a well produced feel. The use of on location, a small room, also helps to give the video a claustrophobic feel.
How technically adept is the video? The video has a high level of technical adeptness, it use CGI and as uses a consistent one shot feel with the video flowing smoothly. The use of the TV screen as well and the way it layers over the top of each other also show a high level of technical skill.
Does the video illustrate, amplify or contradict the lyrics and music? Is it Appropriate? The video does not follow the lyrics, but it does seem appropriate as the lyrics themselves are abstract and somewhat weird. The only thing in the lyrics that resonates in the video is constant reference to a mouse in the lyrics, and the singer head at the end is digitally put on to a mouse’s body.
What do you think is the intended target audience? The band and its videos have always been intellectually challenging, so the target audience would be someone who would question the moral and ethic values of the video and ask questions.
What TV channel would you expect to see this video on? This video might be shown on a mainstream video channel such as MTV because the band are so popular, however the bands more challenging music such as this song does not get as much airplay as there older more commercially viable material.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vgMYcMROcc
Music Video Analysis
Knives Out by Radiohead
What did you enjoy? What I enjoyed most about this video is its abstract nature. The video follows a surreal storyboard with very abstract events occurring. The video has a game of operation happening to a real person, a skeleton with a heart playing a guitar and the singer having roast chicken for feet and people trying to eat them. Another fact that I like about this video is that it is all filmed in one unedited shot, which means all actors and props would have to have been put in place and removed as the camera moves around.
What could be improved? The only problem with the video is that it is impossible to follow the narrative. The viewer can pick up on certain things the video is trying to represent, but the video is that abstract it is hard to see what message is trying to be portrayed. Although this may be viewed as a flaw, it could be the message that the artist and director is trying to project.
What narrative is being constructed? The video has two running narratives, what is happening in the room and what is happening on the TV screen. The TV screen is an easier narrative to follow as it shows a couple on a train, at first they seem happy, but then they start fight, but then they make up when the male character gives the female character a huge wedding ring. The narrative in the room seems to be a series of random occurrences in a hospital room with very surreal happenings.
What do you think about choice of talent, mise-en-scene, props, costumes and location? The video actors include the bands singer, a woman and various extras as hospital staff. The choice of the singer as the main character works well as the quirky events suit is famous quirky nature. The props in the video are very good, such as the life-size operation board, this gives the video a well produced feel. The use of on location, a small room, also helps to give the video a claustrophobic feel.
How technically adept is the video? The video has a high level of technical adeptness, it use CGI and as uses a consistent one shot feel with the video flowing smoothly. The use of the TV screen as well and the way it layers over the top of each other also show a high level of technical skill.
Does the video illustrate, amplify or contradict the lyrics and music? Is it Appropriate? The video does not follow the lyrics, but it does seem appropriate as the lyrics themselves are abstract and somewhat weird. The only thing in the lyrics that resonates in the video is constant reference to a mouse in the lyrics, and the singer head at the end is digitally put on to a mouse’s body.
What do you think is the intended target audience? The band and its videos have always been intellectually challenging, so the target audience would be someone who would question the moral and ethic values of the video and ask questions.
What TV channel would you expect to see this video on? This video might be shown on a mainstream video channel such as MTV because the band are so popular, however the bands more challenging music such as this song does not get as much airplay as there older more commercially viable material.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vgMYcMROcc
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