BJORK – HUMAN BEHAVIOR

INFLUENCES FOR MY MUSIC VIDEO

BY JESSICA DORAN

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LYRICSIf you ever get close to a human and human behavior

Be ready, be ready to get confused and be in my head after

There's definitely, definitely, definitely no logic to human behavior

But yet so, yet so irresistible and me and my fear can

And there is no map uncertain

They're terribly, terribly, terribly moody of human behavior

Then all of a sudden, turn happy and they and my here after

But oh, to get involved in the exchange of human emotions

Is ever so, ever so satisfying and they and my here on…

…And there is no map and chair too

Human behavior, human behaviourHuman behavior, human behaviour

And there is no mapAnd a compass wouldn't help at allYeah, uncertain

Human behavior, human behaviorHuman behavior, human behaviorHuman behavior, human behaviorHuman behaviour

There's definitely, definitely, definitely no logicTo human, to human, to human, to human

HUMAN BEHAVIOUR

• Bjork's 'Human Behaviour' acts as a major influence in the creation of my music video. It's broken up, almost disorientated style creates the connotations of madness and confusion which I think is particularly effective. For example; the use of animated/puppet like animals maintain a sense of fear and terror throughout the video. It does so by using a childlike element such puppetry/ animation, but placing it against the what seems sinister lyrics in the location of a dark forest.

• The use of the forest within the video is something I want to focus on heavily and reference in my own video. The Forest of Sin, will be what leads my character into almost an insanity. Similar to how in 'Human Behaviour', Bjork seems trapped and lost in the depths of the dark forest, surrounded by strange characters. I think Bjork's video perfectly maintains the thought of insanity and fear and does so with the location of the forest and the childlike creatures that both haunt her and are chasing her. Bjork's character in the video reflects my own female character within my music video. Both are afraid and trapped in the condemned forest.

HUMAN BEHAVIOUR

'Human Behaviour''s use of camera to portray fear and insanity is especially interesting. The camera follows Bjork but makes sure that the shots are from every height, every side, angle etc. Shots change within seconds and there is never a slow paced cut. Everything is edgy, short and creates a complete disorientation for the viewer. For example; when Bjork is falling there is continuous cuts away from the scene to create the concept of being watched, but to also maintain the audiences attention with it's sudden cuts and fast movement.

Something I hadn't thought of before was the use of darkness within the uncharted forest. This is now something I hope to use in my own film. In particular I want to reference the shot of Bjork trying to escape through the trees/bushes. The forest in my video is intended to act as civilisation surrounding my female character, trapping her into something she cannot escape from. She cannot conform to what they ask of her. For this reason, the shot of Bjork escaping through the bushes would act as an integral metaphor to develop my female character's insanity.

LYRIC ANALYSIS I have interpreted the lyrics to Bjork's 'Human Behaviour' as particularly linked to my own concept of mental illness and fear...

''They're terribly, terribly, terribly moody of human behaviour

Then all of a sudden, turn happy and they and my here after

But oh, to get involved in the exchange of human emotions''

- Here, the lyrics suggest the sudden change of emotions to which my female character can't always understand in human behaviour due to her condition. There is an element of confusion in this sentence about the human emotions and the concept of being unable to define what is right and wrong. This is strongly reflected in my main female character and her inability to decipher the truth.

''yet so irresistible and me and my fear''

- Connotations of fear being irresistible. Perhaps linking to 'The Forest of Sin'. Bjork walks into the forest that she fears, it is irresistible, it's temptation and it leads her to her doom. This is similar to my female character, and how her mind leads her to her doom in the uncharted forest.

''there is no map uncertain''

- Connotations of your life being planned out for you. Links to the idea of fate and the concept that you're being controlled by somebody else. This can link to the idea of religion and sin that embeds the forest of my plotline. In addition however, it could link to the concept of mental illness, and how my female character is making no decision of her own to commit crime and grow insane. It is in fact her illness that is controlling her, she is helpless.