'Undone' Introduction Analysis

The music video 'Undone' by the band Weezer was directed by Spike Jonze in the year 1994. It is essentially of the band just playing their instruments, and it was all done with one continuous long shot. It started off with a fade from black, and then we were eventually led to the band, however they were upside down and they couldn't be seen properly at first either (silhouette effect). After this the camera flips over and the band is shown properly for the first time. This was to build up anticipation in the audience. Another thing that might have helped this was the way the video was slowed down (slow motion), and this all led up to the moment when the light switched on.
I think that the camera takes on the guise of an obsessive fan, seeking for some secret within the performance, or perhaps desperately searching for something more to the video. Spike Jonze is perhaps pandering to our voyeuristic needs as a viewer, yet also teasing us at the same time.

Auteurs in Music

An auteur is a director/filmmaker whose individual style and creative influence on a film is so great that it gives a film its personal and unique stamp. In today's lesson we were told to find 8 auteurs in the music industry, and they are listed below:

1. Spike Jonze – The Pharcyde (Drop)

2. Tom Scharpling - The Stepkids (Legend In My Own Mind)

4. Marc Klasfeld - Red Hot Chili Peppers (The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie)

5. Jake Nava - Roll Deep (Badman)

6. Jesse Dylan - Barack Obama Music Video (Yes We Can)

7. Wolf Haley (Alter ego of Tyler) - Tyler, The Creator (Yonkers)

8. Chris Cunningham - Aphex Twin (Come to Daddy)

Q) Write three things you have learnt about Chris Cunningham in this lesson:

A) I have learnt that his videos are unique and have their own style. I have learnt that he is a famous music director who is respected in the music industry, hence him working with Madonna. Finally, I have learnt that he is an auteur.

Q) What theme runs through his videos?
A) There isn't an actual theme throughout his videos, and in that way they are random.

Q) How would you describe his style?

A) His style is unique as he makes music videos that include visuals that do not come to mind when listening to the lyrics. This is a reoccurring theme apparently