Monday, 19 September 2011

Chosen song video analysis. Chase and Status ft Plan B- 'Pieces'

The song my group have chosen to use for our project, is by Chase and status and features Plan B. Here is a brief analysis of the original video.. in all its graphic glory.
The video begins with Plan B in the studio, the black background gives a semi live-semi staged look but sets a naturalisitc background as we see the recording equipment etc..
The camera then shows us a seperate shot; some sort of exchange is going on outside the studio. This is an introduction to the storyline of the video..


We see Chase and Status (the two rugged looking fellows) in the back of the studio, the video camera just dropped off outside the building is delivered to them and they call Plan B through. Note the convincing confusion on their faces in the picture above; they appear to know as little as we the audience do about this mysterious camera...
The video footage begins with a promising start; night footage of a girl kissing the camera and looking seemingly innocent. (just you wait)
Through Plan B's hellish reaction and the aid of subtitles, we learn that this is in fact his ex girlfriend. In his flat. Having a party. (we can only assume this was a bad break up)
The video flicks between hauntingly green night footage of the girlfiend wrecking Plan B's humble abode; girls kissing each other, fat bearded men rubbing cake on their faces, smashing, pouring of drinks, (wild antics that make even the watcher cringe and think of the expenses) and Plan B's reaction to this in the studio..
The video footage gets more and more shocking, with his ex very blatantly having sex with another guy in the bathroom and charmingly waving the used protection in the air afterwards.. In another version of this video, presumably the one shown later at night, involves putting a cat in an oven.. well, we've heard of bunny boilers but that is a new level of angry ex.
In a fast paced sequence of flashing car lights, Plan B's angry face close to the camera and a point of view shot of him head butting the poor guy on his door step, we see the journey back to the ruined flat. The camera shows Plan B's perspective as we are shown the aftermath of the previous footage (man tied up on the floor, various substances and debris littering the floor)
The video ends as he opens the oven door to reveal -thank god- a black screen instead of a burnt kitty.
Hate to use his name against him, but I think at this point he really could use a Plan B for sleeping arrangements after this.

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