The Prodigy- Invaders must die
I am going to
analyse the music video by the prodigy the song is called invaders must die and
the genre of the song firstly is drum and bass again it is an interesting music
video however which contains a well-known British actor called Noel Clarke the
music video I would say is almost apocalyptic so a drama but has mystery as
well. The genre is expressed through many ways such as the mis en scene
which I will go into later, I think they make it apocalyptic mystery because
they want it to be a link to the name which is invaders must die so it wants to
make a video to do with that title so it makes something apocalyptic as when u
think of invaders you think of aliens or army so u think of war which
leads you to think apocalypse. The way the title says invaders must die is
basically saying that he wants to protect his land so any invaders will die.
The mis en scene in this music video firstly
the main one is the colour which is all grey there’s no colour thorough out the
whole video which firstly I think creates a cool effect but I think also
suggests maybe of a nuclear strike or aliens as they have destroyed the planet
they almost killed the colour so its grey and gloomy. The clothes he is wearing
in the music video also suggest a kind of apocalypse because the stereotypical
apocalyptic person wear exactly what he is wearing in the music video which is
ragged clothes and a hat . The props in the music video are also very
apocalyptic type again securing the fact that we have been invaded things such
as barbed wire and barrels which are lit for fire and warmth. The feeling I get
when I watch this video is that it kind of makes you want to experience it and
protect your land from any invaders it also gives me the sense of loneliness
because he has no one in the video that looks like a friend at all so maybe its
him against the world maybe even suggesting that its just in his brain and
that’s how he feels anyone trying to get in his head needs to ‘die’. In the
video there’s is a lot to do with ants a symbol of an ant is involved heavily he
puts an ant symbol in many places I think this is to do with the stereotype of
ants being a pain and almost invading when they make a nest near someone or even
in someone’s home we kill them if they ‘invade’ our homes or paths, it may even
link to ants as being soilders so suggesting an army invasion. The lighting is
very dark because of the grey again showing the worlds colour has gone or
something has destroyed it.
The editing in it
is because its a drum and bass song very quick obviously to create a fast paced
mood and make the listener excited but also when you watch the video it keeps
you intrigued because of the excitement. At points in the editing it slows him
down which i think makes it look cooler but also shows his movement well which
is very stood up straight so as if he’s ready for a fight. It also shows many
angles of him walking to highlight the fact he’s alone at one point he is
rewinded slightly backwards which works with the drum and bass fast pace .
lastly for editing there’s a moment where he pops backwards and forward so think
trying to show he does it everyday by showing him walking indifferent positions
every day.
The camera work in this music video
is mainly a mix of close ups and long shots the long shots so you can experience
all the mis en scene in the shot and to give u a sense of alone which comes with
an apocalypse, the close ups are to make you sometimes a bit awkward because
when your close to his face it feels a bit awkward but the close up also allows
you to see things in the scene which are important like the ant symbol, this
comes up a lot and lets the watcher workout what I said earlier about invaders
the camera work at the begging is also very wobbly as if someone is filming him
but it also make it seem rough and raw which helps to create the mood of an
apocalyptic world. The representation in the music video is through all
the props, location and clothes it represents a man on his own in a apocalyptic
world examples of things that indicate this could be the house it starts in
which you can clearly see is tatty and not a place that you would live unless it
is like it is and apocalyptic world. At the beginning it also outlines the
soldiers idea with little soldier’s toy things which could hint at the invading
army idea.
I am going to
analyse the music video by the prodigy the song is called invaders must die and
the genre of the song firstly is drum and bass again it is an interesting music
video however which contains a well-known British actor called Noel Clarke the
music video I would say is almost apocalyptic so a drama but has mystery as
well. The genre is expressed through many ways such as the mis en scene
which I will go into later, I think they make it apocalyptic mystery because
they want it to be a link to the name which is invaders must die so it wants to
make a video to do with that title so it makes something apocalyptic as when u
think of invaders you think of aliens or army so u think of war which
leads you to think apocalypse. The way the title says invaders must die is
basically saying that he wants to protect his land so any invaders will die.
The mis en scene in this music video firstly
the main one is the colour which is all grey there’s no colour thorough out the
whole video which firstly I think creates a cool effect but I think also
suggests maybe of a nuclear strike or aliens as they have destroyed the planet
they almost killed the colour so its grey and gloomy. The clothes he is wearing
in the music video also suggest a kind of apocalypse because the stereotypical
apocalyptic person wear exactly what he is wearing in the music video which is
ragged clothes and a hat . The props in the music video are also very
apocalyptic type again securing the fact that we have been invaded things such
as barbed wire and barrels which are lit for fire and warmth. The feeling I get
when I watch this video is that it kind of makes you want to experience it and
protect your land from any invaders it also gives me the sense of loneliness
because he has no one in the video that looks like a friend at all so maybe its
him against the world maybe even suggesting that its just in his brain and
that’s how he feels anyone trying to get in his head needs to ‘die’. In the
video there’s is a lot to do with ants a symbol of an ant is involved heavily he
puts an ant symbol in many places I think this is to do with the stereotype of
ants being a pain and almost invading when they make a nest near someone or even
in someone’s home we kill them if they ‘invade’ our homes or paths, it may even
link to ants as being soilders so suggesting an army invasion. The lighting is
very dark because of the grey again showing the worlds colour has gone or
something has destroyed it.
The editing in it
is because its a drum and bass song very quick obviously to create a fast paced
mood and make the listener excited but also when you watch the video it keeps
you intrigued because of the excitement. At points in the editing it slows him
down which i think makes it look cooler but also shows his movement well which
is very stood up straight so as if he’s ready for a fight. It also shows many
angles of him walking to highlight the fact he’s alone at one point he is
rewinded slightly backwards which works with the drum and bass fast pace .
lastly for editing there’s a moment where he pops backwards and forward so think
trying to show he does it everyday by showing him walking indifferent positions
every day.
The camera work in this music video
is mainly a mix of close ups and long shots the long shots so you can experience
all the mis en scene in the shot and to give u a sense of alone which comes with
an apocalypse, the close ups are to make you sometimes a bit awkward because
when your close to his face it feels a bit awkward but the close up also allows
you to see things in the scene which are important like the ant symbol, this
comes up a lot and lets the watcher workout what I said earlier about invaders
the camera work at the begging is also very wobbly as if someone is filming him
but it also make it seem rough and raw which helps to create the mood of an
apocalyptic world. The representation in the music video is through all
the props, location and clothes it represents a man on his own in a apocalyptic
world examples of things that indicate this could be the house it starts in
which you can clearly see is tatty and not a place that you would live unless it
is like it is and apocalyptic world. At the beginning it also outlines the
soldiers idea with little soldier’s toy things which could hint at the invading
army idea.