Director Study - Nabil Elderkin - Frank Ocean - Swim Good

I really like how the visuals of the waves correspond to the lyrics. I like that the waves are overlayed onto a clip of Frank running. The mixing of cultures is very interesting, Frank is wearing Japanese clothing and is holding a katana (earlier in the video there are even some overlays of Japanese writing) but he is wearing Jordan shoes and his car is a Lincoln Town Car (both of these are iconic pieces of US culture). I like that the car explodes when the bass 'drops'. I like the static visual effects throughout the clip that make the music video look like an old worn out VHS tape, Frank is a massive fan of films so this and the japan/samurai theme of the video could be in reference to old samurai films. These film-style glitches could also suggest voyeurism as it is like we are watching an old recording of Frank.