Madonna - Vogue
whole music video in black and white – makes the video look glamorous to go with how the people in the video are presented
Dancing as a group or with a partner
men are dressed in suits and ties and women in dresses or suits. They pose as though they are models which links in with the lyrics of the song.
Superimposition during introduction
Not really telling a story, its more about the appearance of Madonna and the glamour that she and the models bring, the choreographed dancing also suggests this
artificial lighting highlights models facial features – makes their appearance stronger
1930s hair style – emphasises glamour
Madonna La Isla Bonita
Begins with the setting of Spain because some of the lyrics in the song are Spanish
Madonnas face superimposed onto the scene of the sun rising over the sea
fading is used between a lot of shots as it suggests a more relaxed video rather than just cuts because Spain somewhere where people generally go on holiday and is therefore considered relaxing.
Its tells us a story about a the singer herself meeting a Spanish male and falling in love etc
‘I fell in love with San Pedro’
Lady Gaga – Paparazzi
Doesn’t begin with the song straight away, instead it starts off more like a short film giving us a reasoning for the song she is about to sing
Both wear strange/revealing clothing – to appeal sexually to the audience?
songs about religion from both artists makes this element quite shocking
both start with pre video footage
Vogue and Alejandro are similar – black and white, both wear suits but lady gaga is more revealing. Spotlights high light faces. Lady gaga poses like Madonna even though song isn’t about posing/modelling. Both very sleek and classy. Similar 1950s styling.
In alejandandro men wear womens type clothing but Madonna had already done this
Like a prayer – controversial because its focused around religion yet she wear revealing clothing
jesus is black not white? – some kind of sexual romance between Madonna and jesus
burning crosses whilst she dances provocatively in front of them
quite dark – warm tones suggest sexuality
coming together of races
Judas- colour pallete is black and white with reds and purples standing out
Spanish looking male
dress in skimpy clothing whilst wearing crosses
choreographed dancing
Song about judas ‘im in love with judas baby’ – Judas got Jesus in trouble (bad person) meaning of the song is that she always chooses the wrong people
virgin mary is usually seen in blue- lady gaga wears blue hooded cloak
Guns are used
slow motion powerful imagery - music stops in middle of video – gushing of water baptism?
close ups of lady gaga
motor bike group shown at beginning – often called hells angels – perceived as troublesome people
No comments:
Post a Comment