British Director - Jonathan Glazer - Auteur

Jonathan Glazer

Jonathan Glazer is a British who's directing work includes  music videos, feature films and advertisements.

Music Videos

Glazer has done several music videos, including;

• "Karmacoma" -Massive Attack (1995)
• "The Universal" -Blur (1995)
• "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" - Radiohead (1996)
• "Virtual Insanity" - Jamiroquai (1996)
• "Cosmic Girl" (version 2) -Jamiroquai (1997)
• "Into My Arms" -Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1997)
• "Karma Police" - Radiohead (1997)
• "Rabbit in Your Headlights" - UNKLE ft. Thom Yorke (1998)
• "A Song for the Lovers" - Richard Ashcroft (2000)
• "Live with Me" - Massive Attack (2006)
• "Treat Me Like Your Mother" -The Dead Weather (2009)

Existing Music Video - Live with Me- Massive Attack (2006)

  

The video features a young woman drinking heavily, to the point of excess. It features a young (mid twenties) professional-looking woman drinking herself into oblivion on her own in her flat. The setting of the video clip and of the off licence store featuring in it is an area in London.

Why I chose to analyse this video

I chose to analyse this video because it had an interesting storyline which was continued with throughout the whole video. This idea of having a continuous 'story' of an individual gives me a lot of inspiration for my own music video. Although 'Live with Me' is not a 'House' music genre, I believe that I could apply this type of video to house music. 
The initial story of the young girl whom is evidently suffering with being an alcoholic, inspires me to also make a music video which explains an individuals life in one day. I could also adapt to this and make a video of a group of people following the same sort of issues. 
My film Return Me in my AS studies was a gritty and emotional story that I applied to an action film- I would like to adapt to the theme of current affairs in the world today but to an upbeat music video.