Hozier Video analysis
- 1. Music Video Analysis Hozier – Take Me To Church Kaan Gunduz
- 2. Video Concept This music video has been made so that it is completely narrative and there is no artist representation or performance. The music video has a powerful narrative which shows the difficulties of being gay in this society. Throughout the video we can see that there are jump cuts and that the coupe are in danger and it is rapidly approaching them. We can see that the couple realise that they're in danger and so they start running away and there is juxtaposition between them and their chasers. The chasers look like the locals and live a traditional ife style. However, one key note to focus on is that the video doesn’t just focus on the negatives of being gay, in this case being chased by homophobes. The video clearly connotes that the couple share a powerful love between each other. This shows the audience that fear cannot separate them. This song goes with convention by making a powerful narrative which goes with the indie pop genre.
- 3. Camera & Editing The whole music video is in black and white. This suggests that what is happening in the clip is just shots of the past, and therefore its history. The dark colours also suggest that there is some sort of evil in the world and what gay people have to overcome. The shot on the right shows a gangster/mob and this is evident through his bandana and also the stereotypical view of gangsters when they have their hood up. As well as this, it is a low angle shot looking up at the mob which connotes that he is empowering and dominant. This also suggests that there is a dangerous nature of him as he is overpowering the shot.
- 4. Camera & Editing This shot shows us the gay man running away from the mob/ gangsters. In the music video, the editing is fast paced which connotes the frantic nature of the situation as they desperately try and get away. Another factor about this shot is that it is positioned so that we see the character and the view behind him. The fact that the shot shows the background suggests that the character is constantly having to look behind him for threats and he has to run away from these threats.
- 5. Representations of the character & artist In this video they find innovative ways to represent the character emotions and desires. In the first shot we can see the couple looking up at the sky watching a plane fly away. This symbolises their dreams to fly away and leave their problems behind. In other words, to be free. In the society that is shown In the video, the couple have to try and hide their relationships away from the world. The director symbolises this by giving the couple a box to hide their feelings away from society. The troubles being when the homophobic mob find their box with their secrets. After this, there Is a big bonfire where they are burning the box. This shows the audience that society is trying to destroy what they are.