2. Fatboy slim weapon of choice: Featuring the actorChristopher
Walken. The opening scene is a man sitting in a chair in an empty
hotel looking quite ordinary, listening to music. Then he starts to
dance which you would not expect. He then dances around the hotel
and up and down the escalators, on top of tables. The dance routine
uses all aspects of the hotel. Then he is seen flying over a
balcony and around the foyer of the hotel, and suspended in front
of a large boat scene picture. The end of the video he calmly sits
back down in his original chair as if he
3. Camera shots Most of the camera angles are mainly long shots
of the actor dancing to emphasize the emptiness of the hotel. The
beginning of the video features medium and close up shots taken in
the actors slightly bored expression, a quick shot to a discarded
laundry trolley. Then the actor stands up and everything becomes
more animated where the actor starts to dance to the music. The
camera then follows this actor and his dance routine using all
aspects of the empty hotel with the music in line with his every
movement. The dance routine includes an escalator and the use of a
low angle shot which looks up the escalator with the ceiling above
giving a sense of height which finishes with a close up shot as the
actor runs down the escalator towards the
4. There is a section of the video where special effects are
introduced, the actor flys over a balcony and a high angle shot is
used for this. The audience is looking down on the actor flying
around the hotel which is known as a birds eye shot. The camera
pans from left to right as the character is flying with some close
up shots to show his facial expressions. The actor is suspended in
front of a large picture. The long shot emphasizes the largeness of
the picture. The actor fits him self into the picture so it looks
like he is flying out of the picture. The ending of the video is
the same as the beginning with him sitting in the chair looking
bored. The lighting through out this video is quite subdued which
gives the audience the impression of night time. The ceilings with
spot lights which reflect off the hotel floor with some rooms being
quite dark with the only lighting being the odd table lamp. There
is one scene where there is more light used and the actor is
dancing on the table where he is illuminated by chandeliers and a
lit ceiling. This video one best Choreography and was filmed live
in LA.
5. Warriors dance- the prodigy The video begins with three
empty cigarette packets coming to life in the form of a person.
This automatically gives the audience the idea that the video is
weird, unexpected and unusual. This is known as electronic shaman.
The band prodigy branded the three cigarette packets with a name on
each one making them branded, the words say take me to the hospital
which is another one of prodigys songs making the audience aware of
some of their other albums. This also puts across the effects of
smoking and why it is bad for your health. This is also a good
example of advertisement. The packets are red in the image of evil.
The silhouettes made from the packets are shown breaking an ash
tray; this shows the hatred of smoking and destructive
6. Three figures start setting up a party and then music kicks
in. A quick shot of a juke box, lighting and a figure dancing by a
bottle of spirits (all components for a party). A long shot of
shelves containing boxes of cigarettes with the brand tarmac, which
is again a negative point of smoking. The boxes then transform into
people and they start dancing with the use of an over head shot
showing all the figures dancing on the table, glamour versus
destruction. Then there is a pause and then the figures look
confused and one lone figure trails gasoline and lights a line of
fire through out the figures. Then every thing erupts and music is
at a pitch and the fire takes over silhouetting the figures dancing
in the fire. This is quite symbolic cigarette packets burning as in
burning money. The final part of the video is of the three figures
looking back onto the table/bar and the destruction they have
caused. The three left leave the bar from under the door and then
moments later the owner of the bar walks
7. Movement 1.Camera pans from right to left in each shot.
2.Zoom in and out for dramatic effect. Angle 1.Domination of the
three characters over the rest. 2.Fast rapid pace. 3.Fixated on the
main three characters. 4.Quick camera shots to emphasise the points
being made. Sounds 1.The beginning of the video is off street
sounds such as cars going past so you wouldnt expect the discarded
cigarette packets to come to life.
8. Earth by Michael Jackson The theme of this music video is
mans mismanagement of the Earth highlighting environmental issues
such as the deforestation of the rainforest and the effect this has
on the local population. Animal welfare centered in Africa, the
poaching problems showing a graphic image of a mutilated Elephant.
Another topic is war and destruction of the landscape and innocent
people dying. This video shows destruction and rebirth and how man
could put all these problems right.
9. Camera shots The opening scene starts with the camera
panning through a tropical forest with a worms eye shot to
emphasize the sunlight coming through the trees and the different
creatures. The next scene is a dark landscape with a red sky
showing destruction and a long shot is used to show the landscape
this way. Then a close up shot of an Elephant mutilated for ivory
(a shock tactic). Then close up shots are used on peoples faces to
show the horror of whats happening in their country. All through
the music video it is going back and forth to scenes of destruction
to scenes of rebirth, comparing and contrasting. There is a section
which brings are attention to war and a symbolic shot of a bicycle
destroyed and then it flips back to a happier time in the past. The
final section of this music video is all about rebirth. The final
section of this video is all about rebirth. The characters all
looking upwards full of hope while everything is going back to the
happier
