Burn the witch revision notes

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Burn the witch revision notes:


Burn the Witch - Radiohead

The band 'RadioHead' were formed in 1985 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Radio head's music genre is a range of: Alternative rock, progressive rock, experimental rock, electronica and Art rock. The majority photos of Radio head are in black and white, and some of their photos are of them during different times of their career. The black and white images portray the band to have dark music and lyrics. Because they are an older band, so they have more of a fan base (cult) that are supportive. The track 'burn the witch' is on the 'A Moon Shaped Pool album, which is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Radio head, released digitally on 8 May 2016.'

 The music video uses stop-motion animation in the style of the Trumpton series, English children's television programme (also known as the Trumpton Trilogy). The video was created in 14 days.

 The director of the music video is Chris Hopewell and he has directed music videos for: 
  • Radiohead
  • Franz Ferdinand 
  • The Killers
  • Scissor Sisters
  • Louis XIV
  • The Knife
  • The Offspring 
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Radiohead collaborator explains meaning of “Burn the Witch” video

In the eerie clip directed by Chris Hopewell and inspired by the British children’s TV series the Trumptonshire Trilogy, a man is given a tour of a picture-perfect town in which the residents do unspeakably creepy and violent things to each other. The video culminates in the man nearly being burned to death inside a massive wooden effigy — a clear homage to 1973 British horror film The Wicker Man.

In a recent interview with Billboard, the animator behind the video, Virpi Kettu, discussed the motives behind “Burn the Witch”. Interestingly, she believes the video was intended to be happier than the song. “They wanted the video to contrast with what they’re playing and to wake people up a bit,” Kettu explained.

Kettu also said that the band wanted the video to raise awareness about Europe’s refugee crisis and the “blaming of different people… the blaming of Muslims and the negativity” currently engulfing European politics. She brought up the cryptic postcard that some Radiohead fans recently received in the mail, which read, “We know where you live.” Aside from being downright terrifying, she opined that the band was trying to recreate the climate of fear that politicians have encouraged in response to Muslim immigrants.



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