1. ‘The Ganzfeld Procedure’
bbc electric Proms New music short.
Dir. Keith McCarthey
The opening reveals a basic laboratory set up for an experiment. The mise en
scene is colour neutral and plain, it emphasises the realness of the space
compared to what will later be inside the subconscious. I like the passivity of the
characters in there exterior being, in contrast to the activity within their minds.
Also, the voice over which introduces the concept immediately separates it from

2. The bleached colouring and layering along with an old analogue
quality to the video, helps to emphasise the transparency of the this
image. It is a long buried memory and along with the haunting
slow use of the song it is conveyed as distressing for the
women, almost a bad dream.

3. Because it is filmed in widescreen, a lot of the shots are incredibly
cinematic. Using the music in a dynamic way helps the piece to appear
logical in its surrealism despite the shifts in location and time. The
characters are traveling through the inner geography of their minds.

4. Often music videos are so focused on establishing a mood or setting, that
any sense of narrative is lost. What I found gripping as a viewer was
seeing the development of a relationship between these two characters.
The voyeuristic two shot fits into Goodwin’s theories of music videos.

5. The connection made between the two characters is all
the more powerful because of its alienating
circumstances.

6. The whole concept behind this film is so far removed from the music
videos previously made for ‘Dog Days’. It is at the extremes of
performance and narrative based videos.

7. In the end, this film reflects the songs meaning.
Moving on from a troubled past and looking forward
to a hopeful future.