Chris Knox directs his own face in this video for his classic Kiwi love song. The camera gradually pulls out from an extreme close up of Knox's face to a living room full of family and friends. Jump-cutting on the beat, Knox, with trademark simple-but-effective style, effectively fuses lyrics, song and an impassioned performance. Interestingly, in his ScreenTalk interview, Knox says he now regrets using a solarising video effect in the later part of the clip.
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Posted at 02.35PM - 05.01.2010
The only time I've seen Chris Knox was at Otago Uni Orientation '99, soon after he debuted his proposed national anthem on Backch@t. Not Given Lightly was of course popular, but his national anthem was the audience favourite of the night.
Great to see all these vids in one place - cheers!