Lady Gaga Continued

Why Has Lady Gaga Been Presented in this way?


I believe that Lady Gaga has been presented in this way because she is newish on the music scene and many people still don't know what to expect which is why a lot of people are still waiting to see what she is going to do. Gaga is showing us what she is like through her music, the way she dresses and her attitude. Gaga also modelled for Japanese icon "Hello Kitty" aiming to bring a bigger and wider audience

This is another way of her being extreme as "Hello Kitty" is associated with Teenagers in Japan but around the world it is seen as something for younger people at the ages of 10-13.

Lady Gaga

How Has Lady Gaga Been Represented In The Music Industry?

Lady Gaga has been represented in the music industry in a many different ways. There is the persistance of rumours that she was a man and we dont know very much about her. Gaga is an enigma as some of her costumes cover her face.

Gaga is constently changing her sexual orientation as in many of her songs she is seen kissing men while in others she is kissing women, however in her song Pokerface which was released in 2008 she says "Bluffing With My Muffin" which is a referance to her being Bisexual. She is also very extreme in the way she dresses e.g the meat dress she wore at the Music Video awards.


Lady Gaga is trying to be ordained as a minister so she can marry gay people on stage, which is very extreme by its self and a lot of people wouldn't look to kindly on it being that she is marrying gay people and a women is trying to be a minister. In a interview with Barbara Walshes we saw a different side of this mysterious enigma where she seemed like a normal average women who loves to sing.

Purpose Of A Music Video

Today with Miss Kay we looked at music videos and discussed what makes a music video a actual music video. A Music Video is a series of moving pictures put to music. The images are linked with the song that is performed by a Musician/s, the images also tell a story. Music Videos don't necessarily have a singer or message but its better to have one.

TYPES OF MUSIC VIDEO

We looked at several different videos and came to the conclusion that there are many different types of music video.

Performance - The Animals - House of the rising sun, The Band and artist performing the story. Today, Often this is a live concert but it can also occur in the studio.

Conceptual - Narrative - Focuses on the images and there is a story running through it.

Conceptual - Non Narrative - Focuses on the image and its a collection of random images - On To The Next One - Jay Z.

What Is The Purpose Of A Music Video?

The purpose of a music video is to show the audience what the song is about. We hear the song to tell us what its about but the video shows us what its all about which reinforces the song.

Conventions Of A Music Video

1. Rapid Shot Changes - In one minute there is many different shot types
2. Poetic Images - Images that link to the emotion and music - Runaway Love Ludacris Ft. Mary J Blige
3. Imagery - Images to tell a story
4. Fairytale Story - When we have a classic boy meets girl hollywood story - Taylor Swift - Love Story
5. Jump Cuts - Going from a guy in a car to a girl walking aross a field
6. Editing Is Linked To The Music Video - Rhythm of editing is linked to the editing of the music - The Dukes - Vampire
7. Creating The Spectacular - Dancing, Jewellery, Setting, Costume, Props, Lights - Britney Spears - Circus
8. Music Videos can deliver a social message - Michael Jackson - Earth Song

Oh No.....Not Questionnaires!!

Today Mrs Greig told me that i would have to make Questionnaires and we looked at what our audience was going to be for the questionnaires and we came to the conclusion that we would aim our questions for parents, Teenagers and the L G B T Q(Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transexual)community. So we began to make and type up our Questionnaires and when they are done we are going to hand them out to people and start putting our results on our blogs.

A2 Media Begins

Today we started A2 Media with Mrs Greig and i discovered that i would be making a music video. I am really excited about this because i really like music and it would be easy for me to direct a music video. I also watched last years music video which was " Tribal Man Skank" and I saw the level that i am suppose to be working at for this year. I also met Miss Kay who is our other Media teacher....this year is going to be hard but at the same time really easy.