Chris Milk Videos

Kanye West - Touch the sky

• Begins as if it were a movie (starring Kanye West), (feat. Pamela Anderson)
• Intertextuality with 'Evil Keniviel's' Rocket stunt. (Pays homage)
• Split screens used.
• Long shots to establish a location.
• Argument with girlfriend (emotion).
• Music drops. Tells a story (meta-narrative).
• Party shots - as if you are watching a T.V. programme.
• Various shots looking into a mirror.
• Artist is made the centre of attention.
  

Kanye West - All Falls Down

• Whole video is from the point of view of the artist.
• Story of the artist and partner getting to the airport, She leaves him at the gate.
• Various shots looking down at his hands.
• Shots with the woman looking into the camera.
• You only see the artist when he looks at him self in the mirror (effective shot).
• Handicam used as this creates reality of the POV shots.
• Not much lip syncing. More focus on telling a narrative story.
• Rubs his eyes = camera focuses clearer.
• Returns to the beginning, but without the woman.

Courtney Love - Mono

• Begins dark. Bats. Creepy.
• Artist lying in glass case (intertexuality with Snow White).
• A chase narrative, artist running from the cameras.
• Goes into Supermarket an trashes it. Fits in with fast tempo of song, anger.
• Magical. She makes a clone of herself.
• Little girls take out chainsaws to protect her. Negative image.
• Police can't catch them. Tough female image given.
• Contrast between dark and light shots (2 different stories).
• Black background, bright lighting and colours light the artist up.
• Again ends how it begins (same setting).

Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

• Pop girl image, pink and colourful, picnic scene.
• Walking through alleyways to gather thought.
• Narrative of wanting a mans love (points to camera "I love you"...)
• Different costumes and locations to reveal various personalities.
• Again, various changes from dark shots to bright, colourful ones.
• Use of the artist cloning again, 4 of her on same bench.
• Sitting on a roof to show importance.
• Clever effects, her drawings make the man move.
• Brings him to her so she can express her feelings.