Eminem - Stan (VIDEO ANALYSIS)

This is a rather dark music video. It follows the violent obsessive Eminem fan Stan. He keeps writing letters to Eminem and doesn’t get any replies for one reason or another and Stan ultimately becomes suicidal and kills himself and his girlfriend. The character of Stan comes off as creepy and unbelievably devoted and this persona is helped created through the darkness of it all. The lighting makes everything dark and gives the feel of the house and basement being a bleak depressing setting. This video has strong narrative but at the same time has a clever performance which is fitted in with him reading his own letters and messages out loud. This is good because it makes the character not seem like Eminem. Stan is portrayed as just any typical guy whose obsession has gone too far. The audience see him as relatable and at the same time not. Overall the video has a very charismatic and scary feel to it. It makes the audience feel constant sorrow for the character. I want to get a feeling similar to this in the music video me and my group produce.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSLZFdqwh7E