The Making of Kanye West’s Power Music Video

By n1no Wednesday August 4, 2010

THE 88 CREATED A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT KANYE WESTS “POWER” BY MARCO BRAMBILLA. THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE VIDEO SHOWING NEVER SEEN FOOTAGE OF THE ANTICIPATED VIDEO BEFORE ITS OFFICIAL RELEASE.

“POWER” SHOWS A CONTINUOUS CAMERA MOVE FROM EXTREME CLOSE-UP OF MR. WEST REVEALING AN A NEOCLASSICAL VIDEO TABLEAU SHOWING CHARACTERS AND CREATURES SURROUNDING HIM IN AN ABSTRACT ENVIRONMENT – ALL MOVING IN EXTREME SLOW MOTION. INSPIRED BY MICHELANGELO’S FRESCOS IN THE SISTINE CHAPEL, THE PIECE DEPICTS A FAUX HISTORICAL MOMENT – AN EMPIRE ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE FROM ITS OWN EXCESS, DECADENCE AND CORRUPTION.

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