Aaliyah... Video

[112Soul]

Alright,

I just got done watching the video for Aaliyah's new single "We Need A Resolution" off of her upcoming self-titled album.

I have two questions for the Brothas, Sistas and Greeks:

What is your opinion of music videos that borrow a little bit from literary genres (mystery, suspense, horror, etc)?

Should one video follow the other as if there were an interlocking story between the videos?

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[AKA2D '91]

Answer to question 1: music videos actually are "little" movies, which tell a story of the song, if you will. If one notices in the making of a video, there has to be a concept, first. So, if the concept includes mystery, suspense, or horror to convey what the director/artist is trying to say, any way it goes, I don't think it is an issue.

#2
If the artist chooses to have one video follow another, that's fine.

Are you planning on directing videos or something?

[exquizit]

All I can say is....... at those DAYUM snakes!!! How in the world could she let them glide all over her like that???

Now back to your question.....I really like the whole concept of meaningful videos that play out as mini movies like Eve's "Love is Blind" or R Kelly's "Down low".. Each one tries to outdo the other and they can be entertaining........

Now as for Shaqueta shaking her big booty in my screen I can do without. If I wanna se it, I can shake mine in a mirror!

[112Soul]

Originally posted by AKA2D '91:

Are you planning on directing videos or something?

Oh nothing like that, I'm a writer and when I saw the video for the first time, I thought "what a great background scene for a suspense novel"... but I don't write suspense... :-(.


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[MaMaBuddha]

Originally posted by exquizit:

Now as for Shaqueta shaking her big booty in my screen I can do without. If I wanna se it, I can shake mine in a mirror!

dayum....i swear they are gonna real fire me from this job from laughing my behind off so loud.

[Convinced]

I really like it when videos are like little movies. My favorite was that Dru Hill one a few years back, I think it was "Never make a Promise". Remember, it had Michelle Thomas in it and she was being molested by her father and the guy from Dru Hill saved her.