The third video I am analysing is Electric Feel by MGMT from 2008, again the embed code has been disabled but I have included a link. I am analysing another MGMT video to get a feel for what type of videos they make and if they are any common themes. The video is directed by Ray Tintori who has worked on previous videos with the band which share the same style. His videos use raw special effects rather than flashy ones which make it obvious to the audience that they are fake and the video is fictional. This is also very apparent in this video as it is highly surreal and hallucinogenic.
The video starts with an establishing shot looking over tree tops in a forest to establish the diegesis. The sky quickly changes colour from daylight to sunset to show that the video is set at night time. It then cuts to the singer walking through the forest into a party filled with strangely dressed people. The mise-en-scene of the forest itself seems magical as the colours have been altered and the edges of the screen have been slightly blurred to make it seem dreamlike so the audience know this is a fictional diegesis. Cartoons and animations are used in the video as well such as drawings of bats which fly across the screen throughout the video to re-enforce the fact that the video is not real.
The costume within the mise-en-scene are clothes associated with hippies and match the setting of the forest. A band member is seen sitting on a motorcycle with a girl which connotates the rebellious and rock star image of the band. This could of been used to show that they are not actually the conventional political hippies but instead have the same free love and drug attitude. This party band representation is re enforced when the singer is handed a bottle of what the audience assume is alcohol. Close-up shots of the band are used as it is a convention of the music video. Also a medium long shot of the band playing so the audience can see them as a whole. As the chorus starts the scene is shown through sweeping pan shots over the party to show how vast it is. People dance in a sexual way with each other which matches the lyrics and the mood of the song.
Like in their previous video I analysed surreal and things happen in the video, the most random being the shots of bears playing the music. The music video features an appearance by the Rock-afire Explosion who are the bears in the video. They are an animatronic animal band that played in American pizza restaurants in the 1980's and 90's. During the second verse the dream like psychedelic vibe is re enforced again when the moon is brought down from the sky and they open it up. Bright flashing colours come out of it which everyone covers themselves in.The vibe is the video is very similar to paintings by an artist called Gauguin. His painting also show strange landscapes which don't aim to be realistic like in the video. Comparing this video to one of his paintings it could be said that the video is a reference to his work. The colour scheme of blue mainly blue and green and the soft edges are used in both. This painting also reminds me of lyrics of the song, 'Standing there with nothing on, she's gonna teach me how to swim'
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