Looking at the works of three contemporary directors 9th June

Readers,

We researched some specific directors to get a feel for their style.

Firstly we looked at Chris Cunningham's videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF7VwQNv9Kk&list=PL9EB279FC2939E94B

Chris Cunningham's videos maybe alternative but they lack plot which is a key point in music videos in my opinion. 

Then we went on to research Samuel Bayer whose early works include Nirvana, Rolling Stones and Green Day. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=samuel+bayer+music+videos

We realised that Bayer's video tended to reflect the star's music as opposed to his style of work.

I think that the video for Blink- 182's 'Stay Together for the Kids' was really interesting because the story behind the song was about divorce and the video featured a destructive wrecking ball which mirrored how devastating divorce can be on children.

Lastly we found Michel Gondry: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5F67175A34FF9DD9

I looked at Gondry's video for Daft Punk's 'Around The World', I found that it was interesting to start off with, involving synchronised dancers and strobe lights but it lacked any difference and quickly became boring. However, the the video for 'Mad World' by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews showed creativity through it's use of people making shapes with their bodies on the pavement.

Beth