100 Greatest Videos.

The last couple of lessons we have been watching the countdown on the top 100 greatest videos made. Here are a few examples of some of the videos we have watched:-

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes

-About the Cold War (Historical content)

-Controversial fight between 'Ronald Ragan' and Russian President 'Chinyenko'

Madonna

-Use of time warps

-Good use of cinematography

Bob Dylan

-Simple, basic idea shot in one take

-Made from documentary

-Lyrics written on cardboard and casually thrown on the floor

-Bad timing

-Later used for parodies

Aphex Twin

-Extremely weird and confusing

-Creepy

-Unique, different

Smack My Bitch Up

-Extremely controversial

The Cure - Close To Me

-Claustrophobic feel

-Dark

-Confusing

Meatloaf - I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That!)

-Unusual

-Based on similar story line to beauty and the beast

-Dark, monstrous, good make-up and mise-en-scene

-Tells a kind of story

-Cliffhanger; leaves audience thinking 'what won't he do?'

Fatboy Slim - Praise Me

-Candid camera format

-Bad dancing in front of a real-life cinema (not a set)

-Music is stopped by the cinema manager half way through the song, great comical impact

Johnny Cash - Hurt

-Video based around an old man (Johnny Cash) looking back on his life, career and younger years.

-Extremely moving

-Dying man reminiscing on his life, including his wife