This video by The
Prodigy – Warrior Dance; is a work of art. The human like puppets are made from
cigarette packets, which are branded with several different Prodigy logos, that
represent the three members of The Prodigy. I think the relation to the characters in the
video, work well with the title of the single, as well as making it creative
and artistic. The low key lighting and fast cuts increase the drama. The mise
en scene echoes the electronica and rave genre, set in a pub with other
cigarette packets, starting a rave, and eventually causing a fire on the table
top, the three ‘band members’ disappear and leave the others to burn on the
table; suggesting that raves are dangerous events, and possibly giving their
audience an underlying warning message. At the end of the video, there are
cigarette packets which show the message ‘Smoking is harmful to your health’ in
Ukrainian. The video won the award for best music video at ‘Rushes So Shorts
Film Festival in 2009.
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