Monday 12 September 2011

Analysis of 'Telephone' by Lady Gaga

LADY GAGA featuring BEYONCE-'TELEPHONE'-Directed by Jonas Ã…kerlund.


This video contains elements of Goodwin's theory regarding music videos.



* Referencing the fact that she is a man
* The video is like a film
* Music-telephones ringing and viewer can also see the telephone (VIRGIN)
* Like the films 'Kill Bill' and 'Pulp Fiction' (Quentin Tarintino-elements of his style)
* The music video demonstrates genre characteristics as it is a pop video. So there is a lot of dancing, costume (of different outfits-which is focused on more in the video), the visuals don not illustrate the song-as she is singing about being in a club..'Hello, hello, baby; You called, I can't hear a thing. I have got no service in the club, you see, see…' whereas she is actually in a prison.
* There is also a relationship between the music and visuals as the visuals vibrate as the music jumps.
* Reference to notion of looking- CCTV type shots as if we are spying on her. there is also a blur of her bum.

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