Friday, 27 September 2013

Analysis - Holocene

Bon Iver - Holocene



The video begins with a close up image of a young boy, at this moment there is no music playing, immediately you are given a sense of innocence as he is asleep, and sleep is the most innocent state a human can be in. We plan to start the video with an establishing shot of the grounds of the hotel we plan to film at.



They use lots of different types of light to light the shots, but its all natural which is an element I really would like to use in our video as ours will mostly be filmed outside so we can get beautiful landscape and scenery shots.

The natural light also contributes to the way you view the protagonist, he is shown again as pure and it exaggerates his child like innocence.

The video is all in slowed motion, not so slow it disrupts the flow of the video but it creates a more emotional feel to the video, it allows a consumer to feel as it reflects the speed of life around them
There are many establishing shots of the scenery giving the view that the young boy is so small in comparison to his surroundings.

He is shown running/throwing stones, climbing and playing through out the video but always alone, allowing a consumer to make up their own story about what's happening in the video instead of just giving them a set story that leaves no room for imagination.

Although there is no narrative there is still an emotion behind the video which allows you to remember your childhood fascination and discoveries as he is discovering his.

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