Sunday, 12 June 2011

Music Video Texual Analysis

Artist: Lady GaGa
Title: Judas




Camerawork
  • Camera tilts- bikes
  • Attention brought to names of bikers (12 disciples)
  • Nightmare environment/weird
  • Movie-type camera movement – epic
  • Centre of the composition
  • Close-ups of Lady GaGa – presence
  • Focuses on her outrageous look
  • High angle shots
Editing
  • Puts herself in the position of Mary Magdelene
  • Cuts are quite long at the beginning
  • Narrative – less important than themes
  • Deliberately cut in a way that will make people want to consume more
Mise-en-scene
  • Eccentric make-up
  • Religious symbols (thorn crown, cross)
  • Water – she is being cleanses (baptised)
  • Gets stoned to death
  • Colour at the beginning – de-saturated – Lady GaGa stands out
  • Mexico – moving away from civilisation (very religious community)
  • Gun – lipstick – Kiss of death (strength/beauty)

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