R Magazine, Ex-TeenArt_Issue 1_Authenticity Jun. 2015 | Page 43

And the clip?

Even in short format, black and white bring a different esthetics which directors often use in
videos.
Nostalgic of Hollywood golden age? ‘Strike the pose ‘ and dance on Vogue of Madonna.
Realized by David Fincher (Seven and Fight club), the video and the words, pay tribute to the
biggest names of the American cinema in an outburst of glamour.
Out of concern for illustrate the atmosphere of a song, Yohann Lemoine alias Woodkid,
realizes the clip visually very strong of “Iron”, whom he besides wrote. Scenes of epic fights
and apocalyptic vision in black and white, to strengthen the intensity of the piece.
Finally, I must evoke the videoclip of Night 17 - 52 (Christine and the Queens) realized by The
Barbarians. We find the attractive Héloïse Letissier, in the intimacy of a hotel room, interpreting
4 roles of a complicated loving closed door, whose the emotions express through a pallet in
black and white.
The black and the white, paradoxically, is not an attribute of past, he continues to inspire and
to occupy the artistic landscape, thanks to some artists using his esthetic, sober, powerful,
elegant and timeless at the same time.

Writing : Linda Chaabna
Translation : Lanciné Kouyaté
Layout : Axelle Port-Lis