Textual Analysis - Slipknot

Slipknot - Duality



The chosen genre of video we have chosen if metal/rock which is why I have chosen to analyse this video as it fits well into that genre. Again, like the Avenged Sevenfold video, this will help me identify the conventions used and how I can incorporate them into my own video.

The theme of this video is based around the band's popularity and how their fans would come from miles away to come and see them.

This video includes both performance from the band and a narrative. The band are performing throughout the video in what seems to be a house party and hoards of people are coming to see them perform. There is also intertextuality from their other videos as they are wearing their signature masks which they are always seen wearing.

Most of the video is shot with a handheld camera connoting that someone who is at the party is filming which is effective as it gives the feel of the party atmosphere and that the audience is really there.

The atmosphere is very hectic and lively, connoting that the band is very popular and energetic as are their fans. Nearer the end of the video, Slipknot are shown controlling their fans, connoting that the band are also very persuasive and have authority. Many close-ups of the band are used to show their masks, connoting that they are sinister and dark, much like the genre of their song and video.