I wanted to review Green Day's music vids because I am interested in cinematography and the photographic aspects of film. The three here are "Jesus of Suburbia", "When I Come Around" and "Brain Stew/Jaded". Each of these stands on their own, but some common elements of the videos are their use of direct, face-blanching, lights, and odd perspectives. They often tell stories of jaded/dystopic characters and focus on facial expressions to follow the storyline as well as convey the tension in their songs. A good example of this is their "Good Riddance" video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnQ8N1KacJc
I like the use of intense color in the majority of their shots, ("Jaded" and "Jesus of Suburbia"). The high contrast directs the viewer to the portraits pervading the videos along with the lyrics of the song. The emphasis on faces shows the wide range of diversity within the human face, as well as the universiallity of the emotions they convey.
Overall, their videos are striking works of art and I like them because of the skill evident in their creation over a multitude of media and by a variety of artists.
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