The work of Chris Cunninham

Chris uses very dark filters in his video, which makes the video seem quite dull and mysterious. Close-up shots are also used a lot which helps the video seem more confusing to the viewer. There are a lot of shot changes which matches the genre of music, Electronic. The videos seem very twisted and warped, one showing little girls with male faces, which clearly isn't something the viewer would expect.
It seems clear to us that Chris is trying to portray a shocking image, through strange imagery, colors or ideas shown on the screen. These supernatural ideas relate to the music will as the fast beats and fast pace of the music, along with heavy bass seems very forward. The amount of cuts used relates to the fast beats of the music in all his videos too, this is one example of how his videos are similar.
In some of Chris's videos, which are slow songs, dark images and lighting are also used, with strange action on the screen happening also. So far all of Chris's videos have been very dark, supernatural and with very strange effects, which seem unexplainable.
The genre of music Chris uses, Electro, is relatively new. This means it is unknown. Here Chris uses effects which confuse people, and seem new and unknown to them, to relate to the type of music used. This is another example of something Chris repeats in all of his videos.
Chris Cunninham always manages to elaborate on strange, unusual situations. One example of this is a video set in a mental home for children, in Osaka, Japan. Straight away the viewer feels uncomfortable as this is a place and situation they do not recognize. The music reflects this feeling also, with use of strange beats and sounds.
Chris also isn't afraid to make a video to a song which uses explicit language, this doesn't surprise us as his videos are all strange and offensive enough. We think Chris may enjoy making videos for an explicit song as he can really explore further into stranger fields.
Chris also uses the same actor/ face in many of his videos, putting this male face on female bodies. Creating a deeply disturbing image.
He links sights in the video to the beat of the music very well, changing cuts when a beat falls or showing something particularly disturbing as the drop sounds.
Here is 'Come to Daddy' by the Aphex twin, Directed by Chris Cunningham.