Music Video Research - Matt Rice-Tucker

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (Chris Milk)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=x_9GR9kdZ3o

• Perormance based, shown on a surreal background
• Use of CGI
• Interesting zooms and pans

Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (Jonathan Glazer)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lF314IuIs-w

• Use of moving/rotating floors
• Mostly long shots of one particualr room and Jamiroquai
• Basic camera shots used, one or two close-ups
• Random concepts used, no relation to lyrics

Tenaciuos D - 'Wonderboy' (Spike Jonze)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bBI4T3uoKUw

• Comes across as a short film
• Plenty of close-ups
• Use of fades and dissolves from one scene into another
• Cuts become quicker as song pace increases.

Fat Boy Slim - 'Weapon of Choice' (Spike Jonze)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WgCvnGc5Twk&feature=related

• Concept/disjuncture video, has no relation to the song or lyrics
• Mostly pans and whip pans, following him around the house, not cutting scene to scene
• Long shots, few close-ups and zooms