Peter Gabriel -Sledgehammer
Peter Gabriel's music video sledgehammer is (in my opinion) a great example of stop frame animation. To create this music video he used Clay Motion, Pixilation, Cut out animation and Video clips, even though this video doesn't give the quality that todays software now produces.
I think that the quick moving scenes and random almost surreal-ness to the video makes you want to keep watching, I also really like how well the scenes keep with the beat and dialog of the song, for example at the beginning of the video where the sperm cell and other zoomed in (0:20 - 0:39) shots of moving liquid keeps exactly with the beat. I think this is sometimes quite difficult to do, especially with the mix of techniques.
When looking at the shots that were used I found that there is a lot of close ups at the start of the video and then these change in to head and shoulder shots. But it wasn't until near the end of the video that the full body shots (wide range) were used.
I think this works really well because it links the change in movements and the subject. I also think that the mix of shots make it more eye catching a the video begins close up, then expanding to the head an shoulders and the to the full body making tour eyes follow what looks like an exploration of the body.
My favourite par of this video is (1:01-1:12) when the train and track appear and go around his head. I especially like the way the scene is acting out the words he is singing.( After researching I have found that this scene and a lot of the video is based on sexual innuendo's )
Overall I really like this video because it's exciting, surreal and extremely eye catching, along with the music that keeps our attention and makes you want to play it again.
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