Sweatpants (music video)
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"Sweatpants" is a music video by Childish Gambino, directed by Hiro Murai, known for its surreal, looping diner sequence that visually explores themes of identity and ego.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| IV. Sweatpants | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | music video ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Childish Gambino – Sweatpants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Because the Internet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedArtist | Childish Gambino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinArtistVideography | follows earlier Childish Gambino videos directed by Hiro Murai ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Hiro Murai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorCollaboration | part of recurring collaboration between Childish Gambino and Hiro Murai ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | multiple versions of Childish Gambino ⓘ |
| featuresSong | Sweatpants ⓘ |
| genre | hip hop music video ⓘ |
| hasArtistRealName | Donald Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicGenre | hip hop ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainPerformer | Donald Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | digital video ⓘ |
| musicVideoFor | Sweatpants (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
looping diner sequence
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surreal repetition ⓘ |
| partOf | Childish Gambino videography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Childish Gambino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | protagonist becoming increasingly surrounded by copies of himself ⓘ |
| productionStyle | single-take style illusion ⓘ |
| releasePlatform | YouTube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | diner ⓘ |
| theme |
ego
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identity ⓘ narcissism ⓘ self-replication ⓘ |
| title | Sweatpants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
camera tracking shot
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match cuts ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
long-take choreography
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surrealism ⓘ |
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IV. Sweatpants