Narwhal (narwhal)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 05:59:32 UTC
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@mrmattimation I can actually give an example of a music video that I really like (that also happens to be animated, so it's even more appropriate for this discussion!) that works really well based on the metrics I've been describing, and it's the music video for El Mañana by Gorillaz. The palpable visual storyline of the video fits more into the wider chronological set of events in the Gorillaz universe, though the song itself works on a framework of more broad emotional and thematic touchstones, and it's the directing that links the two. Much of the song's lyrics work within the "death and rebirth" archetype, and that idea is clearly expressed through the fact that the music video's main story involves a giant windmill in the sky being violently destroyed. That duality is even expressed through numerous visual juxtapositions, like heavy red and blue contrasts http://i.imgur.com/CRa3ABi.png and dramatic, shadow-heavy lighting http://i.imgur.com/7KkM4IK.jpg being notable.
