The home video made into art…Jonthan Johansson music video for “En hand i himlen”
The artful snapshot has been around in the photography world for a while now, but I have discovered a that in the world of film, the home video can also become a unique and powerful art form. In his music video for the song “En hand i himlen” or “A Hand in the Sky,” Jonathan Johansson simply sings and dances to the music, which seems to be straight out of the 80s. The entire video looks like it was shot from a sony handycam or some similar tiny consumer video camera, but the art is in the edit. Frame by frame detailed choices, using light, composition, and beat driven editing makes this video top notch in the artful music video world, at least in my book. After finding this, I realized that I’ve seen it before some years back, so aparently I’m not the only who likes the song. It seems to me that in difference between a home video and art is the care and choice put into every cut, and I would venture as far as to say that in your typical music video there is far less care taken in the edit than in this video. Anyways, take a look and enjoy.
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