These are some of my personal favorite music videos:
Pursuit of Happiness - Kid Cudi ft. MGMT. I like how it plays with slow motion to help the implications of isolation despite being surrounded by countless people at a party. Ignoring Drake's random cameo's.
Yonkers - Tyler the Creator. The minimalist black and white coloration, coupled with the horrific ending bring a nice uniqueness and partial shock factor to this video. Plus he ate a cockroach, live.
Clarity - Zedd ft. Foxes. I enjoy the play on symmetry, work with colours and general cinematography, this video being artistically striking.
Good to see more detail in your explanations here, but try to explain using more technical language if possible. For example, for the TtC track, one of the key features is the use of lens and focal depth to achieve the blurred effect (although likely to be done in post these days).
ReplyDeleteAlso, which I don't *mind* TtC, it's worth remembering that for all his talent, he's a misogynist and a homophobe.
http://www.teganandsara.com/a-call-for-change/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/07/woman-reports-tyler-creator-police?INTCMP=SRCH
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/jun/07/tyler-creator-sydney-abuse-video?INTCMP=SRCH
http://www.avclub.com/articles/today-in-tyler-the-creator-tyler-the-creator-respo,56143/
Also, in terms of black and white hip-hop videos, Jay-Z is well ahead of the game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwoM5fLITfk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM1RChZk1EU