Video Analysis

This Video is one of my favourites, i really like how they use appeture on the camera to create a circle effect. The set is so well designed, the backdrop "The City Of Death" is very detailed and took a day to put up. The camera work is also not just simply on a tripod, the cameras are airal and move above the action to create a parade effect. The story behind the video is that the character "The Patient" is dying at a young age and remebers when he was a young boy his father took him to the city to see a parade, the band wanted this to reflect that when you die you go to the place you were most happy, however when you die theres a slight twist almost like a dream. i think that the director Samuel Bayer who has made some of the most iconic videos, really captures the bands ideas aswell as his own to create this extravagant music video. I really admire how music videos of today are more about telling a story rather than just on a stage performing to an audience with close up shots. The use of a macro lens enhances the blur effect and i really like the slow motion used within this video, its at just the right times. The band also designed the costumes themselves which i think clearly shows their individuality and the fact that they want to be different and extreme.