The music video is very similar to that of 'One Love' in the fact that it is purely a performance video. Similar to other Beatles' music videos, with the exception of Eleanor Rigby, it holds no form of narrative.The decision to make this video performance based could be due to the subject matter of the video, relating to the context of the Vietnam War and The Beatles' stance on violence. Furthermore, this could call back to the Beatles' touring years during the years 1962 through 1966 and their lack of performance since that date, allowing for a potential sense of nostalgia. There is a wide variation of shots for this music video with various long to medium shots of the whole band to intense close-ups of each individual member, particularly John Lennon, to match the intensity of the tempo. This stray away from the Beatles' usual style of music shows a raw, gritty style, particularly enhanced by the overdriven fuzz effect on Lennon's guitar. This theme is evident in other Beatles song 'Helter Skelter' from the same album, 'The White Album'. The genre for the song is Hard Rock and comes in at 45 rpm, uncommon for a majority of The Beatles' hits. This could be seen to adhere to the hard rock genre because of its heavy focus on the band and music itself, rather than a narrative to go with it. A number of close-ups are used in the video, one particular close-up seen at 2:39 sees Lennon expressing his political belief about the Chinese dictator Chairman Mao, this was a close-up specifically requested by John Lennon thus showing the artists value for the lyrics and their meaning. The band members are seen to be wearing their normal clothes, showing the lack of emphasis on mise-en-scene and more on the music. This is similarly evident on the lack of setting. The editing to the video is very quick, obviously used to match the fast paced tempo of the music. For inspiration, I would take the wide variety of shots and use of close-ups into account, rather than the performance based nature of the video itself.
Revolution was released as B-Side to 'Hey Jude' and later added to The White Album in 1968.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw
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