THEORIES FOR PRODUCTION
THEORIES FOR PRODUCTION
LADY GAGA - TELEPHONE
NARCISSISM.
Narcissism is when someone has a fascination with themselves and
they are very vain.
In Lady Gagas music video for Telephone we can see the element
of narcissism through the costume that she is wearing as she is
wearing very revealing clothing which tells us that she is
confident with herself and she likes to show off her body. Another
example of narcissism in the Telephone music video is the dance
routine that she has. The dance routine is very intimate and sexual
which could be seen as provocative which again gives off the
impression that she is very confident with her body.
INTERTEXTUAL REFERENCING.
Intertextual referencing in a music video would be if the video
is referring to another text.
The opening title to Lady Gagas music video for Telephone could
be seen as a movie opening as there are credits such as Streamline
Presents Telephone, Starring Lady Gaga, Beyonce and TG these
credits are typical conventions of a movie.
The text that appears in the music video shadows Jackie Brown as
the font, colour and the size of the text is very similar.
http://annyas.com/screenshots/images/1994/pulp-fiction-opening-credits.jpgINTERTEXTUAL
REFERENCING.
Another example of Intertextual referencing that is shown in
Lady Gagas music video is Beyonces nickname. Beyonce was called
Honey Bee which is a reference to the character Honey Bunny in
Tarantinos 1994 crime film Pulp Fiction.
http://www.morethings.com/fan/quentin_tarantino/pulp_fiction/pulp_fiction1010.jpgHOMAGE/INTERTEXTUAL
REFERENCING.
Homage is respectful imitation.
The car (pussy wagon) that appears in the music video to
Telephone is directly taken from the film Kill Bill, which is
homage as it is an imitation from an already made, successful film
and it is used respectfully. However, the director said that the
music video wasnt supposed to mirror Kill Bill.
Another example of homage in the music video would be when Lady
Gaga and Beyonce went on a killing spree this mirrors what Thurman
did in Quentin Tarantino Flice.
http://www.manofactionfigures.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product_full/sites/default/files/pussy_wagon.jpgBRICOLAGE
Bricolage is when you borrow something from other forms of
media.
In Lady Gagas music video, she plays a stereotypical 50s
housewife and she uses bricolage when she adds the poison into a
sandwich to show how she felt about women rights.
Another example is when she challenges women/gender stereotypes
of the perfect housewife that is portrayed in the 1950s pop
culture. She uses wonder bread and a miracle whip as artistic
devices.
REFLECTION
From doing this task I have found it beneficial because it has
helped me with some ideas for my own music video. I am now more
aware of the different postmodern theories that I could potentially
use, instead of just using standard theories that are common.
I now know that I can use references from some films or TV
programmes by using intertextuality, parody, bricolage, and
more.
This task has also made me more aware of how important it is to
make your music video right because it promotes the artist and
makes their work more memorable towards the audience.
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