Symbolism and Iconography

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Symbolism and Iconography:


'&burn' by Billie Eilish

This video has effectively used and incorporated iconography and symbolism into their music video. The constant use of fire to match the lyrics emphasises the meaning behind the lyrics. Additionally, the first line of lyrics is 'Lips meet teeth and tongue' and one of the first shots is a close up of the girl's face, specifically her teeth and tongue when she says the lyrics. Furthermore, there is the repetition of the colour red. The girl's lips, nails and shirt are all the same/similar colours and when the guy playing Vincent starts rapping, one of the block colours used as an overlay is also red, so we see red as a common occurrence in scenes with both the girl and boy. When the lyrics in the chorus say 'I'll sit and watch your car burn' we see the direct link between visuals and lyrics when we literally see a car - a toy or figurine - being lit on fire, as well as the after effects used to have an actual car with flames being shown.


'God' by SOTA

Despite some of the lyrics being out of sync and the type of music being a genre I usually wouldn't listen to, this music video has used some really good shots that help create the music video that would give it the A grade. For example, one of the shots at 12 seconds, is a slow-motion looking shot of a close up of a metal rail with water droplets on it, and the rain in the background emphasises the stillness and calmness of the shot due to the contrast between the background and the foreground. Though the shots are very simple, they are still very effective. For example, the shot of the cars driving on a road is a good shot but playing it in reverse afterwards also enhances it and can relate to the genre of the song. Furthermore, many of the shots used are very calming and a link is made between one of the shots being of a book called 'God's little book of Calm', which is a very nice touch.

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