Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Friday, 18 June 2010
Michael Jackson Case Study timeline
Born: 29.08.1958
Died: 25.06.2009
Most Successful music video: Thriller 1982
Best selling Album of all time selling over 110 million records
he had the most expensive royalties at $2 per record sold, thriller sold 330000 in the first month.
Lyrics match visuals
music match visuals
used lyrics to produce narrative
similar to a short video
1983
Performs "Billy Jean" at the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Special and for the first time does the moonwalk, later to become his signature move.
1984
Pepsi ad
the ad had also been shown at his concert at the Shrine Auditorium, where after an accident his hair was set on fire, pepsi settled at court and MJ donated his settlement of $1.5 million to Brotman Medical Center and was later awarded for his support of charities that helped people overcome alcohol and drug abuse. by Reagan at the White House. he also won 8 awards at the Grammy's.
1985
Co-writes "We Are the World" with Lionel Richie.
1987
Releases the album Bad which sells over eight million copies.
1991
Releases the album Dangerous.
Died: 25.06.2009
Most Successful music video: Thriller 1982
Best selling Album of all time selling over 110 million records
he had the most expensive royalties at $2 per record sold, thriller sold 330000 in the first month.
Lyrics match visuals
music match visuals
used lyrics to produce narrative
similar to a short video
1983
Performs "Billy Jean" at the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Special and for the first time does the moonwalk, later to become his signature move.
1984
Pepsi ad
the ad had also been shown at his concert at the Shrine Auditorium, where after an accident his hair was set on fire, pepsi settled at court and MJ donated his settlement of $1.5 million to Brotman Medical Center and was later awarded for his support of charities that helped people overcome alcohol and drug abuse. by Reagan at the White House. he also won 8 awards at the Grammy's.
1985
Co-writes "We Are the World" with Lionel Richie.
1987
Releases the album Bad which sells over eight million copies.
1991
Releases the album Dangerous.
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
04/05/10 lesson
Critic: Laura Mulvey - Gaze - Voyeurism - Secret pleasure of looking
film - male dominated - camera from male eye
Marilyn Monro "Diamonds are a girls best friend"
voyeurism
Dress supposedly revealing - hips + shoulders
low cut
showing off curves
centre of attention
Madona "Material Girl"
(video to be uploaded)
Structure
film - male dominated - camera from male eye
Marilyn Monro "Diamonds are a girls best friend"
voyeurism
Dress supposedly revealing - hips + shoulders
low cut
showing off curves
centre of attention
Madona "Material Girl"
(video to be uploaded)
similarities:
costume
stage
dancers & MES
Differences:
Narrative
Ideologies - dominant messages/ideas
Auteur(french for author)
Michel Gondry
Canonical
Body of work
artist merit - MES, editing &camera work
sustained themes/character types
Bjork Bachelorette
Structure
visual + music - beat - theatrical - dramatic
visual + lyrics
cyclical - story within story
Themes book found - must be returned to nature
nature
love
dreams - apps vs reality
surreal
Lyrics
"im a tree i grow taller"
"im the branch you broke"
- determination and strong willed
Foo Fighters 'Everlong'
complication in a relationship
surreal
ridiculous
dreams communicating
picture frames - idealistic relationship
structure - story within story
visual lyrics - hard to find
visual music - hand grows
Chemical Brothers Star Guitar and Daft Punk Around the world
music and visual - strong links beat - characters and beat - houses, signs, trucks
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