Every month we will take a look at the music videos of certain artists and bands more in depth to explore just why I love them.

I am a Video Editor – and one of the things (probably the main thing) that inspired me to work in television post production was actually music videos.

Music videos are one of my favourite things in the world and I spent hours and I MEAN literally hours when I was growing up watching them Even now in the modern world, I can find myself getting lost on YouTube watching music videos for hours on end – they are an addiction.

This month we are delving into the world of Kasabian. They are one of the best indie bands in the United Kingdom and they have some really interesting music videos as they use muted colours and really fun editing techniques to bring a song alive.

Club Foot – Kasabian

Why did you choose this particular video?

I wanted to look at a music video from the early days of Kasabian to see how it differs or if it is similar to the more modern videos. I felt Club Foot was a good one to look at as it is a very early video and interesting in it’s style.

So, what is the narrative?

The music video is apparently dicated to Czech student Jan Palach who in 1969 set himself on fire in protest against renewed Soviet suppression of Czechoslovakia.

Favourite parts of the video

It is another video of theirs that uses the colours of black and white predominantly throughout to stand out. This time it is used to make the narrative look historic. A lot of the video is in a very clear black and white but there are some parts of the video, predominantly with the band in, that use a black and white that has more of a brown or a green to it.

The framing of the video is interesting as since it is an older video the ratio of size is smaller but it works with the theme. It also gives the impression of old cameras and an element of history to it. It also creates interest to the narrative.

The camera angles are really interesting in this video. There are a lot of shots where the characters or the band are in the predominant left or right of the shot. It could be a metaphor for things in the narrative feeling ‘off’. It creates a real sense of feeling to the video and weirdly reels you in and makes you feel a part of it.

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