Ghetto Gospel by Tupac explores the troubles of the black society in modern America. The beginning of the video itself starts with a black youth presumably dead on the floor with his mother grieving, foreshadowing perhaps the future of black society if people don't change for the better.
The video then cuts to a scene where both the mother and son are eating breakfast at the table, this could be a way of saying to appreciate the little things in life, how people should be reminded of what they have is dear and should not let go of it. the video then cuts to a transaction between the main guy and another, the main man exchanges in conversation and amusement with his friends before have a cathartic realisation. The video really emphasises on the aspects of the seemingly "mundane" features of life, spending time with family, friends etc. The video then shows a snapshot of a statue of an angel from a worms eye shot angle. This gives the effect that you are constantly being judged from above about your actions and repentance for it
Throughout the video there are constant time reminders foreshadowing something happening to the protagonist, it seres as a reminder that we do not know when our end will come and how our life is being recorded. The music video itself takes a very ecclecisatical stance. The video shows the protagonist goes through a cathartic experience, from narcotic sale to refusing to associate with it toward the end of the video, he appreciates life and what he has more and more as the video progresses. The video follows a cyclical nature of the man spending time with his mother at breakfast and him looking toward a church, to him being with his mother again at his death and then looking across the church at his own funeral. The music video certainly explores the troubles of black society and the trouble of society in total, it touches upon how people should be grateful with what they have as they do not know which moment will be their last
Love Letter by J Pop/Rock singer Gackt, goes into depth of the experiences of love and life. The video reflects on Gackts past concerts as well as showing him having fun with his friends and fans. The video gives an insight as to what fans mean to an artist, how the only way an artist can truly be successful is by giving back to the fans, because without a fundamental factor such as fans and artist is nothing.
It emphasizes on the fact that to live life to the fullest one must be happy and content with themselves, each scene of the video shows how one should cherish the good and happy elements of life, how each and every second of ones life should be lived to the fullest. The video itself varies in shots from worms eye, birds eye and eye level shots, this could perhaps represent the varying points of emotion through gackts musical career.
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Bed of Roses by Bon jovi delves into the life of a man without the love of his life, The video starts with a scene in the middle of a dessert, with Richi sambora playing guitar on top of some rocks. This signifies the emptiness of a man without his love. Throughout the video there are scene of Jon Bon jovi "having fun" without his love, he contemplates on the things he could have done with his love and how he would go through great struggle to make her happy. The video then cuts to a scene of the whole band playing in a candle lit room, this gives a romantic effect to the scene and it also signifies that the song is meant for one person, Jons love.
Empyreal by Sylosis begins with a flickering candle in darkness, the shot is focused on this candle which could represent hope and life in the darkened world. the shot transitions to a man with the candle beneath him lighting up his face perhaps signifying some form of redemption from the dark world. The miss en scene of the band as they play is typical of a metal core music video, as per usual the band are dressed in black with the camera particularly focused on them rather than the whole room. There is a glaring light which shines upon the camera as each member of the band are filmed, this could also relate back to the hope and salvation light has over dark. The camera angles present in the video pay particular attention to the guitar when Riffs are being played, or attention to the vocalist as he sings, there is no overall attention payed to the whole body rather separate body parts. The video can be defined as a man seeking salvation with what little hope he has left (candle) to rid himself of the damnation he has succumb to.
Tears don't fall by Bullet for my Valentine is a typical metal core video which focuses primarily upon the struggles of a person or people. the troubles are shown throughout the miss en scene as well as the shot angles. Through the most part of the video there is a particular focus on the man. this is shown through the varying camera angles such as point of view as the focus on him. The camera shots of the band also perpetuates the struggles of the people. the dark lighting, rain, black props and shaking camera angels show the fragile and explosive state of the human mind when in an emotional state. The entirety of the video is filmed in a darkened blue filter, this could perhaps represent the sad and lonely mind of the woman, perhaps foreshadowing later events.
gackt - love letter
Bon jovi - bed of roses
Metalcore:
sylosis- empyreal
Bullet for my valentine - tears do not fall
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