Girl chewing gum

I watched an experimental video the other day. It was called 'girl chewing gum'.

Girl chewing gum is an interesting video, it was made in 1976 and is shot in Hackney in black and white. The craft used in girl chewing gum is very basic, only using the camera in the same position, but moving it around with the zoom.

The concept behind the video is complex and does not reflect the craft in the video. The concept that I got from the video was that the media leads their audience into believing one thing but then tricks them because the voice over has lied to them from the beginning, and confesses to it.

Another concept that may have been conveyed in the video is the thought of trying to be in control, the commentator is telling all the characters what to do, yet hes just the voice speaking over the top, and the people being filmed are actually completely oblivious to him.

I did like girl chewing gum, and I thought that it was heavily reliant on its concept.