Analysis of Music Video
Aphex Twin – Come to Daddy
This Aphex Twin video is certainly one of the most dissimilar music
videos that I have studied. It intertwines elements of different
genres, to create a video so different to reality; it shocked the
nation when released. The director, Chris Cunningham, wanted to make
an impact with this video which he did with great style and
distinction.
Story/Narrative
The video starts with quite a gentle and sombre feel to it, where you
see an old woman walking her dog. The dog however is not the small,
yappy dog you would expect a old lady to own. On the contrary, it is
big and looks rather aggressive. This could be a subtle tie in with
the rest of the video, as it reflects the nature of what is about to
come. The old woman comes across an old, abandoned television set in
the middle of a block of flats, which creates a scene of tension as
the music in the background changes pace and pitch. The dog starts
barking at the television, which is shown in a mixture of normal and
slowed down time. You can tell that something is about to happen, as
the mood has just completely changed. It went from peace and ambiance,
to fast paced and heavy music. You then see a head appear in the
television, which looks faintly human; just distorted. At the same
time you are shown a group of young girls in another part of the town,
however their faces are different to what you would expect a pre teen
female to look like. They all carry the same or at least a very
similar face to the one seen in the television. The video continuously
switches between these two scenes. As the video progresses the old
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like. When the old woman is watching the evil face in the television,
you get many high shots of her, which gives you a feeling of
superiority over her. As this woman is terrified of what she is
seeing, you would get the idea that you are greater than her. As well
as high shots, there are also low shots being featured in this video,
mainly of when the camera looks up at the flats. You get a feeling of
inferiority towards them, as if they have cornered you and the
monster/man is about to attack because of this.
‘Come to Daddy’ features many qualities that makes it stand out from
the rest of the music video industry. This is mostly down to the
directing skills of Chris Cunningham, and also the editors that
created the sense of horror and uniqueness that this video sent
across.
This part of the video persuades the audience to trust that the singer knows what it is like to be under stress from
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