Tuesday 9 July 2013

The All-American Rejects - Someday's Gone / Walk Over Me


The video focuses on the singer of the band and the destructive relationship between him and his girlfriend, therefore the filming is shaky to reflect the fast pace of the song and to stress the singer's physical and mental struggle. The video is edited mainly from the singer's perspective, as if the video is shot through his own eyes (signalled by the blackened areas around the edge of the screen, creating a binocular effect). The camera tracks the singer's love-interest throughout the video as she trashes his house, reflecting the concept of the song, but passes by other members of the band and closes with the band playing as a whole, combining narrative and performance.


I like the way this video contains elements of animation to enhance the song's twisted nature and also create an artistic value. The camera is always slightly off and never still, creating chaos rather than clean-cut shots and transitions.

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