Blog 6: Andrew Goodwin Part 2

   Sometimes we don't always have context as to what's going on in a video. As seen in Will Young's leave right now. We don't have much context as to what's going on, however, in this video there is lots of amplification going on, with the Young trying to leave, but being unable to make himself. What's interesting about this, is character interaction. It is unclear whether we, as the viewer are viewing these events through some kind of avatar, or if we are merely a camera, and Will Young is singing to a camera. However, the way the others characters look at the area where the viewer should be creates conflicting views. Therefore, like in Goodwins film, this creates an illusion of screens, that either we are people on the other side of a screen looking in, or we are just voyeurs, looking in. The lyrics of this song are amplified by the video, of Will Young trying to leave. Also, this video doesn't just contain close ups, the video is a single shot looking continuously at Will Young, further pushing Godwins theory.