Summer Work - Week Six

Kanye West - Gorgeous

This track wasn't released as a single with a music video, being an album track where the lyrics feature Kanye West rapping about social injustice and society's attitude towards him and sexual exploitation.

My idea of a music video for this song would be mostly performance based in a very old fashioned way, with the final verse by hip-hop veteran Raekwon being performed at a piano with a cigar. The narrative would follow the daunting life of a female model and how they are exploited and the life they lead.

Summer Work - Week Five

The White Stripes - Fell In Love With a Girl



This video is of the 2002 single from the album White Blood Cells, and was directed by decorated music video director Michel Gondry. It is iconic, being completely filmed with Lego pieces and only featuring a few seconds of computer animation, the rest being entirely manual. The narrative behind it closely follows the story of the song detailing a love relationship between a man and woman. It also features shots of Lego versions of Jack and Meg White performing complete with Lego instruments. The band couldn't strike a deal with the company so had to buy large amounts of the toy brick themselves. It won three awards in the MTV Video Music Awards: Breakthrough Video, Best Special Effects and Best Editing.

Summer Work - Week Four

Outkast - Ms. Jackson



This song is a 2001 single by Outkast, with the music video directed by F. Gary Gary. It features a narrative of the two members Andre 3000 and Big Boi residing in an old house with many pets, as a storm hits. The roof starts leaking and the lights go out, with the duo trying to fix and repair all the problems. The storm eventually clears and the lights return, as Outkast look through a hole in the ceiling at the sun.
The video ties in with the song, with the story of the stormy weather possibly being a metaphor for the strained relationship that mother's have with their kids and kid's partners. The main narrative of the song itself follows this concept.

Summer Work - Week Three

Metallica - Turn the Page



This is a 1998 song by Metallica, and a cover of a Bob Seger 1973 hit. The video, directed by Jonas Akerlund, follows the story of a single mother who supports her child by dancing at a gentleman's club in the day and through prostitution of night. It is very dark natured and was banned from airplay by MTV due to the abusive sex scene, unlike the song which talks about the life of a musician on tour. It uses fast editing as it gets more intense and the scenes of the narrative also include an interview of the character, who justifies her profession.

One basic idea for a video of this song would be more fitted to the lyrics and nature of the song discussing the life of touring in a band and a possible short mockumentary around a fictional band.

Summer Work - Week Two

Kanye West - Heartless



Heartless is a 2008 song by Kanye West, from the album 808s & Heartbreak. The animated video is directed by Hype Williams, and is styled around the 1981 American Pop. The narrative features the animated version of West wandering through the city streets while shots of various women appear round him. This video again fits in with the song, which tells a story of a man post break-up.

One basic idea for a music video of this song would be a band dressed in 80s costumes performing it in a dark empty hall while a woman dressed more modern would walk around each of the members and tease them while they pay no interest as if she isn't there.