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1. Music Video Analysis:- No Church in the Wild -
Jay Z & Kanye West
Use of Camera
The use of camera angles and skills in this music video vary a lot,
This is due to the factor they want to show the perspective of both
parties. The lyrics are going on about the people against the law. But
we see that the police are doing what they are told. The opening shot
is one of the most interesting shots within the whole music video. I
believe this this because its the only shot with out music in the
background, its a shot of Kanye lighting a water bottle bomb. Not showing Kanye face suggests
he's a naturally born leader who doesn't need an identity.
Editing
The use of editing in this music video is very unique. Going through the
whole music video their is only one shot that is over 3 seconds long, this
shot being the opening to the video. I believe this is here to represent the
franticness of the riot. Also through out the video you see some shots
switch roles, for example when the police men came in on a horse and
started beating this man and then later on in the video we see the man take
the horse off the police men and gets his revenge. This is represents the
police starting to loose control of the riot.
Mise-en-scene
The mise-en-scene in this music video is actually important
to the main means behind the song. The clothes that the
characters wore represented their place in society. So the
police were all wearing uniform suggesting that they were
working for a higher power. But the people in the riot wore
their own clothes suggesting that they were fighting for
freedom and not to be controlled by a higher power. As you can see in the shot the police are
fighting against the riot but the clothing represents the side they are fighting for, the public fighting
against the power and the police working for them.
Artist Representation
Jay Z and Kanye are trying to get the message across that it is
when their is a riot or a rebellion their isn't any people who are
in charge. But from listening the lyrics and watching the music
video I got the impression that they are trying to tel us that
religion leads people on to do certain actions. I personally
believe they are trying to tell us that religion is bad when man
manipulates its to benefit himself. This is the reason why so
much uproar about religion and its wars. As you can see in this shot we have the rebellion taking
over the religion by beating the car, this is trying to suggest that the power of the war as fluctuated,

2. Meanings
The meanings that are created in this music video
are mainly about the idea if religion and how its a
gift but also a curse. I personally believe that the
music video is trying to create awareness about the
government doing stuff with out people knowing so
thats why Kanye wants to over through them. But a
lot of people could suggest that the song is about
when religion is taken away from us this is what happens to us, we all go crazy to try and fight the
power. In this shot you can see the police is isolated because the other people left him, I interpret
this as all of the other police went over to the religion with Kanye.
Applying Theory
The main theory that was applied in this music
video was the Andrew Goodwin’s theory about
amplification. This is where the artist singing
matches what is happening in the music video. I
believe this is happening because they are trying
to take over a church in the wild because it
represents authority. This is why the people are
rioting.