Wednesday, February 18, 2009
video analysis
Yahkeira Readon
February 18, 2009
Blog #3 Video Analysis
Lions, Tigers, and Bears
Jasmine Sullivan’s music video Lions, Tigers, and Bears, is a digital video with dignified equivocal use of cinematography. The video is a direct parallel to Victor Fleming’s film, “The Wizard of Oz” (1939). The yellow brick road, the lion, the tiger, the heart, the brain, and courage are what tie the video to the film. The lyrics to the song correspond magnificently with the majestic use of framing, color balance, and props used throughout the video.
There is a renowned use of framing throughout the video. Canted framing illustrated the unbalance of emotions within the couples. The video opens with a canted frame of Jasmine Sullivan and in the back ground are antique shades of gray. As Jasmine sang “Why do we love love when love seems to hate us” a close-up on the face of the couple in orange demonstrates the emotion hate. The close-up techniques throughout the film make evident the emotion Jasmine sings about. Medium close-ups demonstrate the individuals battling with each other; it is used with the blue couple to show their emotions as Jasmine is singing “Sorry if I sound so filled with blues.” Framing was a very essential tool in the video because it gives direction and insight on where the focus should be at a given point in the video.
Throughout the video a great use of color palettes are displayed. Colors are used within the video as symbols to define the different states of emotions. The video opens with antique color patterns in shades of grey. Jasmine begins singing “I’m not scared of Lions and tigers and bears” as a black heart appears behind her. She continues to sing about “being scared of love” with the color of the heart, black which is used to symbolize fear. The color blue used in the video represents the feelings of one couple, sad and depressed. While orange symbolizes the feeling of the second couple, confused. The color purple is used as a representation of rage. The commanding color balance throughout the video really highlights the colors and brings life to the video.
There are many different types of props used throughout this video. The prop on which the color is placed is also very demanding in the video. Contextual, people, and graphical props are used. One contextual prop was the yellow brick road which also parallels the video to “The Wizard of Oz” film. The individuals used in this video were the most important props. There were two couples, the orange couple who emotion was confusion represented the bear, and the purple couple who emotion was rage represented the bear. The props used throughout the video were imperative in connecting the lyrics to the video, as well as the video to the film.
The lyrics to the song that are being sung correspond prominently to the actions of the characters, the color palette used throughout, and the props. The framing, color palette, and the props used throughout the video paralleled the video to the lyrics and the film. Numerous framing techniques were used to show the emotion of the props. The acute use of the color palette defines the different states of emotion that Jasmine sings and the props display. The props, the colors, and the framing used in the video were very successful in connecting the video and the lyrics. “Lions, Tigers, and Bears” was a great digital music video, sung by Jasmine Sullivan and produced by Jive Records.
February 18, 2009
Blog #3 Video Analysis
Lions, Tigers, and Bears
Jasmine Sullivan’s music video Lions, Tigers, and Bears, is a digital video with dignified equivocal use of cinematography. The video is a direct parallel to Victor Fleming’s film, “The Wizard of Oz” (1939). The yellow brick road, the lion, the tiger, the heart, the brain, and courage are what tie the video to the film. The lyrics to the song correspond magnificently with the majestic use of framing, color balance, and props used throughout the video.
There is a renowned use of framing throughout the video. Canted framing illustrated the unbalance of emotions within the couples. The video opens with a canted frame of Jasmine Sullivan and in the back ground are antique shades of gray. As Jasmine sang “Why do we love love when love seems to hate us” a close-up on the face of the couple in orange demonstrates the emotion hate. The close-up techniques throughout the film make evident the emotion Jasmine sings about. Medium close-ups demonstrate the individuals battling with each other; it is used with the blue couple to show their emotions as Jasmine is singing “Sorry if I sound so filled with blues.” Framing was a very essential tool in the video because it gives direction and insight on where the focus should be at a given point in the video.
Throughout the video a great use of color palettes are displayed. Colors are used within the video as symbols to define the different states of emotions. The video opens with antique color patterns in shades of grey. Jasmine begins singing “I’m not scared of Lions and tigers and bears” as a black heart appears behind her. She continues to sing about “being scared of love” with the color of the heart, black which is used to symbolize fear. The color blue used in the video represents the feelings of one couple, sad and depressed. While orange symbolizes the feeling of the second couple, confused. The color purple is used as a representation of rage. The commanding color balance throughout the video really highlights the colors and brings life to the video.
There are many different types of props used throughout this video. The prop on which the color is placed is also very demanding in the video. Contextual, people, and graphical props are used. One contextual prop was the yellow brick road which also parallels the video to “The Wizard of Oz” film. The individuals used in this video were the most important props. There were two couples, the orange couple who emotion was confusion represented the bear, and the purple couple who emotion was rage represented the bear. The props used throughout the video were imperative in connecting the lyrics to the video, as well as the video to the film.
The lyrics to the song that are being sung correspond prominently to the actions of the characters, the color palette used throughout, and the props. The framing, color palette, and the props used throughout the video paralleled the video to the lyrics and the film. Numerous framing techniques were used to show the emotion of the props. The acute use of the color palette defines the different states of emotion that Jasmine sings and the props display. The props, the colors, and the framing used in the video were very successful in connecting the video and the lyrics. “Lions, Tigers, and Bears” was a great digital music video, sung by Jasmine Sullivan and produced by Jive Records.
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