I stumbled on this a while ago and forgot to share… The controversial UK teen show came to the USA.
Let’s skip the debate about the morality of the content–whether it’s exploitative or informative or neither. On a purely visual basis, I’d say Writer/Director Evan Silver comes up gold in the promotional intro to MTV’s “Skins” about the youth gone wild.
IMHO it’s dope. Inspirational cinematography that’s not over the top technically. Well written. A killer edit (by Nathan Byrne). An elegant use of timeline, speed ramps, and the content marries exceptionally well with the shooting style. Perfect beats for the piece as well. It’s got RVI. Raw visual impact.
[BTW, if you took moral issue with the spot… (or if there’s cynic in your soul) then you’d better watch the parody version here. You’ll be happy to know that the kids are all perfect–monopoly, sunny delight, and bubbles–just like you thought they’d be.]
i love Jenga-bangin!
Is the “visual” here really that interesting or new? No. Content trumps visual as the dominating factor in an art piece sometimes. The art here is certainly good enough to get a lot of kids to watch this show, and promote an empty uncaring lifestyle. Everyone has forgotten the conclusion 10 seconds into the scene. As a person that works with teenagers, and sees how things like this effect them, I find it disgraceful. At the end of the day, it’s your art, your voice, and what you say, says who you are. By putting this on your blog, you sponsor it. Is this really what you want to be saying with your voice Chase?
now adam. seriously. putting a racy video on my blog because i like the visual styling and specifically call out that i find the morality of the video in question certainly does not place me in the category of a “sponsor”.
To use your own words “At the end of the day, it’s your art, your voice, and what you say, says who you are”.
To my recall i haven’t made any art or voiced support of any that encourages moral decline. If anything i’m encouraging a critical conversation that style and content can be different.
Agree to disagree. Have a good one!
I was looking for charlie sheen all the time….I missed it!
Awesome!
Saw something like this on Gizmodo last week, can’t for the life of me find it but it’s a great idea!