Music videos play a huge part in introducing dance to the screen.
From MTV, commercials, and nowadays, YouTube premieres-- almost everyone has experienced a form of dance on screen through a widely known musical artist. As we discuss our three dance-centric music video picks, we come to realize that music videos are a commercialized version of experimental cinema.
Behind the celebrity glamour and performance, there is a pure delivery of contrasting jump cuts, metaphorical imagery, and occasionally, non-traditional storytelling -- in this case, the dancing tells the story.
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Topic Films
Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson (1989)
Dir. Dominic Sena
Behind the Scenes: Rhythm Nation Rehearsals
Around the World- Daft Punk (2007)
Dir. Michel Gondry
Chor. by Blanca Li
Michel Gondry and Daft Punk talk about Around The World music video
My Moon, My Man - Feist (2007)
Dir. Patrick Daughters.
Chor. Noémie Lafrance
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