Anna Calvi: Desire- 1 minute explanation

Anna Calvi's Desire was directed by Aoife McArdle in 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKVy0EVu2ZI

 

1.13- 1.41.

The video the mise en scene seems to be an almost run down stately home, with paintings, statues and darkness.
In this frame there is a statue with a cracked face. This could symbolise the breaking up of someone. It could also symbolise that someone has two sides of their personalities.
The red lighting could relate to the lyrics, because around here she sings, ''God knows its just the Devil in me'', the symbolic colour for the Devil is red. Also the whole video is based on desire for fire. This could also be represented this way.

 

 

 

 

In this shot it looks like a small statue of a religious symbol. This backs up the religious idea of God and the Devil.

This also has a red lighting and it is on red carpet. This could signify the walk to hell.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This frame shows the artist singing the song. But it looks like a mirror image or a dusty unclear look at her. This could represent someone looking through to a different person. This could be part of the 'looking glass' affect.

 

Throughout the music video the artist is being shown. This makes the video a performing one, so that the artist can be associated with the song. Also the artist is wearing red. This further supports the idea of hell and the devil because of the colour. It could suggest that she is the devil or is portraying danger and sacrifice to something.

 

 

 

In this frame there is an image of a snake moving. This could be because of the poison included with the snakes. 

Also this could represent the fear of snakes.

Detailed analysis of a music video

Paloma Faith 'Picking up the pieces'.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijel4Vcqd9g

 

The first shot in this music video is of a dark house on a hill. This could be because of the songs content of a girl who is not recognised to be a good thing but  is being portrayed as someone who is with someone who is thinking about a former ex. Throughout the music video it is like a progression through the short break that the couple is on. The clothing with in this music video is vintage. That is Paloma Faith's style f clothing that is known to b her signature. There is a lot of symmetry of the camera shots through out the video. The tracking shot of one of the twins shows the progression or the build to the climax of the song. The significance of the wax falling on the floor could be a sign of the near ending of the music video. As the wax falls off of Paloma and then continues to fall. This could signify the light fading or the end of the light. The way that all the extras dance is peculiar and different. Their movements are a lot like the movements which she makes when she performs live. At the end of the video it is like there is a sudden realisation of what is right. But this is her imagination and it ends with the car driving off in the distance. This video reminds me a lot of an old movie. There are a lot of close ups of parts of Paloma's face and hands as they are being taken over by the wax.

My Favourite Music Video

My favourite music video is Up in the air by Thirty Seconds To Mars because it is so abstract and imaginative.

 

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