Music Videos lesson 4- 02/03/21

 Burn The Witch

Messages within the video

  • The injustice within society
  • People being considered as outsiders in society- man inside a house and getting a red cross painted on his door. 
  • Dangers of mob mentality - shown when all stood and setting the wickerman on fire
  • Us vs Them mind set- The inspector coming into the village and the villagers turning on him
  • The pressure to conform to the norm- The girl being targeted, then being made to join in
  • The critique of western society's respond to the migrant crisis 
How does media language construct narrative? 

Todrov: 

- Equilibrium- Villagers enjoying normal life 
- Disequilibrium- The inspector arriving 
- New Equilibrium- The Villagers thinking they have burnt the inspector 

Star Image for Radiohead
  • Socially conscious 
  • Not afraid to speak out about injustice 
  • With it being their 9th album, people already know them so they are able to share more of their messages rather than about themselves 

Analyse one scene

One of the scenes within Burn The Witch features the Mayor taking the Inspector on a tour and they pass a group of Villagers picking fruit. There is an older man who appears to be in charge of the villagers and uses a stick to hit the plants which in turn makes the villagers wave to the Inspector therefor highlighting the power that the older man has over them, causing references to slavery. 

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