Analysing Sun- Caribou

I've chosen to analyse this video mainly because the repetition that takes place within the visuals are a representation of the repetition that takes place in lyrics throughout the song. In addition this video is a perfect example of disjuncture taking place. The content that is shown has no apparent link to the lyrics or even a pragmatic meaning behind the lyrics.



The video does not contain any typical conventions such as a band performance or lip syncing and this is something that I am particularly fond of.  In this clip, as you can see the 'characters' that have been chosen to feature in the video have minimal connection with the song or the band. Here, the visuals are highly amplifying the music. What I mean by this is that the slow, dreamy atmosphere that is being presented through the slow paced editing is influenced by the soft, tame rhythm of the genre of the song itself. 



During this part of the clip that I have 'chopped',different sources of light are being used which emphasizes the denotation of the word 'Sun' which is infact light. The use of expressive lighting which features as part of the mise en scene adds to the 'chilled' vibes that the title of the song portrays. The flickering of the lights adds a hallucination effect to the video, such as if the characters featuring in the visuals are in fact 'zoned' out by the lights and indulged in their own personal mind frame. It could be said that the male gaze has been interpreted throughout the video as the female characters dominate the males, although there is little focus on the expected areas such as the eyes or more seductive parts of the body. To conclude, there is no real, straight forward connection between the lyrics of the song and the visuals. The video itself is simplistic but effective and this is an imitation of the song 'Sun' itself.