cinematography

Music videos use cinematography to create an atmosphere and a meaning by varying camera angles and movement depending on the mood they want to set.

In the fire starter video by The Prodigy, They use tilt as just one example of cinematography. They use tilt alot at the end when the instrumental enters and the music climaxes. This is to portray the front man and main person in the music as crazy. This relates to the lyrics also when he sings 'twisted fire starter'. Tracking is another device used. As the camera tracks out the frontman almost runs away from the camera, however, when the camera tracks foward the singer tracks forward towards the audience. This is to show slight confusion and panic in him as if he is running away mimicing the camera but when he comes foward, it creates a scary atmosphere as if he is there with you which you associate with excitement, energy and fear. At the start of the video it is steadycam so it can build up excitement for the 'explsion' of camera angles at the end. The variation of close-ups is done so that you can see the emotions on his face, panic, excitement etc. so you kind of feel how he feels. As this video is not only in black and white but is broken so it looks like an old movie and it's set in a tunnel and wrestling ring which also stresses fear and panic. i really liked this video because of the craziness