A Detailed Comparison of Two Music Videos The video's I have chosen to analyse are from different eras. I am using Ashanti's 'Rain on me' video, which was made in 2003 and is in the category narrative. I am comparing this with Shanni Holiday's 'Locomotion', made in 1962 and is in the performance category, although it has a theme of trains in the video. The story of 'Rain on me', Ashanti plays herself; her boyfriend, who is jealous of her success, physically assaults her when they have arguments. Ashanti finds her boyfriend cheating on her with another women, and finally leaves him for good. The video reflects current issues in society such as domestic violence, fame, recreational drug taking, casual sex and affairs. In comparison, the 'Locomotion' video has a completely different style and impact, and shows Shanni dancing throughout, having a train theme linking to the title. The video shows how dated it has become by the clothes worn, and the style of dancing. There are only 3 different edits used in Shanni's video, whereas Ashanti's video has 200 edits, showing us how technology had changed over the years and can be used to create dramatic impact. The editing fits in with the pace of Ashanti's music, as the music speeds up, so does the edits. When there is tension in the video, short sharp edits are used; an example of this is when Ashanti finds her boyfriend cheating on her. The director used many 'dissolve' edits, which added drama, this is just one of many special effects used. 'Dissolve' edits have been chosen to add variety to the video, as the audience today will expect more than they did in 1962. 'Locomotion' used simple edits where you can see the dancers' feet, then the director goes straight onto Shanni dancing again, there is no special effects used throughout. In both videos the images tie into the lyrics, an example of this is when a pillow is used as a prop and as Ashanti sings 'hug my pillow' she does the action.
The video Marsalis on Music; Tackling the Monster is a very instructional video featuring Wynton Marsalis and Yo Yo Ma, which gives the viewer twelve efficient ways to practice and get better at any instrument. The twelve ways to practice are easy to understand, and if they are followed correctly they can greatly improve anyone’s playing ability. I was able to benefit from the Marsalis on Music video by applying the twelve ways to practice while playing the piano.
America have a long history of black’s relationship with their fellow white citizens, there’s two authors that dedicated their whole life, fighting for equality for blacks in America. – Audre Lorde and Brent Staples. They both devoted their professional careers outlying their opinions, on how to reduce the hatred towards blacks and other colored. From their contributions they left a huge impression on many academic studies and Americans about the lack of awareness, on race issues that are towards African-American. There’s been countless, of critical evidence that these two prolific writers will always be synonymous to writing great academic papers, after reading and learning about their life experience, from their memoirs.
Concerning the genre spectrum, Big Fish and Cold Mountain are miles apart. The first is a magical assortment of reality and fantasy driven by a man running from a loved one; the second is a historical fiction propelled by a man seeking a loved one. In addition to the dramatic and thematic differences, the underscoring of both films is opposing in the methods used to achieve similar ends; namely, serving the five functions. Danny Elfman, the composer for this Tim Burton film, interlaced an intricate and organized underscoring for the film, forming a piece that rivals that of Edward Scissor Hands.
Being in kindergarten I was too young to understand a moment so tragic. My grandma told me that I had just come home from a half day of school, and she had turned the television on to try and sort through the bits and pieces of information that she had heard. Nobody really knew what was happening in the moment, but it was a sad day in American history. The day 9/11 occurred. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close written by Jonathan Safran Foer, tells a story of a socially unstable boy who lost his dad, who was working in the twin towers when the planes crashed. The movie written by Eric Roth and directed by Stephen Daldry did a good job of capturing the emotions the book described. Although both the book and movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close are similar, I prefer the book.
Music is a big part of our lives, it’s in everything whether it be dance, film, ads and much more. But music isn’t just sound, most famous artists produce films for their music to show the artists interpretation of the lyrics and/or music and this is called a music video. These music videos can range from animation to dance to short films and can have a very big budget.
Major social and economical changes occurred in the United States during the time of 1917-1935. At the beginning of the time period the United States military entered into World War I. Over the next twenty-three years’ important events that took place included the Eighteenth Amendment, starting prohibition, the Nineteenth Amendment, giving women the right to vote, and the United States entering into the Great Depression. In chapter three of American Popular Music the author describes these events in direct correlation to the music history. Major points regarding what influenced the nations culture and identity included the popularization of radio, the Jazz Age, and the successful Paul Whiteman.
The two car commercials I have chosen are the slowdown commercial and the dog Maddie commercial.The commercial that tells you to slow down is not introducing a product but an idea.The dog slash car commercial introduces their product by showing the life of a dog growing up with its owner. This is how they introduce their problem. The commercial that gives you the message to slow down starts off
Heavy keyboard notes, light wind instruments, raspy vocals — factors in the creation of a certain song's atmosphere. My ears were a fresh three or four years old at first listen to what would become my senior year anthem. The song begins, "The winner takes all..." This tune in particular refers to success on the horizon, conjuring up motivational sentiments. Music, in whatever form it takes, seems to affect the listener's emotions.
Form gives organization to sounds. It refers to the overall structure or plan of a piece of music. It is with the patterns, motifs, and cadences contained within form that help make music enjoyable to listen to. In Roger Scruton’s “Aesthetics of Music” Scruton states in Ch. 10 that form relies on two concepts, deep structure or linear and hierarchal order. Deep structure is the concept that most organized sounds have an underlying form. Deep Structure exists within language particularly in the study of syntax. In language deep structure is a theoretical concept that unifies other structures. An example of this would be how the sentences “Max loves Sara” and “Sara is loved by Max” mean the same thing and use similar wording.
Music is an inspirational outlet that can be used to convey a message to other people who relate to that message. Music can become even stronger when the person who is performing it is an inspirational source as well. For the past 30 years Madonna has become a well-known artist, actress, and role model to the people who support her. All artists know that they are only number one until someone else comes along and replaces them with more intriguing work to offer. Lady Gaga has been said to be the new Madonna of our generation and is quite often compared to her in many ways by her musical and styling choices. They both share similarities such as their musical genre, style, feminine empowerment, and their support towards the gay community. Their differences can also be seen in those same fields as well.
People all over the world listen to various types of music. The most popular kinds of music in America are hip hop and rock. As they seem to be totally different types of music they have a lot of similarities . Hip Hop and Rock music have more differences than similarities.
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The most common theme in hip-hop music videos is the objectification of females. Women are portrayed as sexual objects throughout the videos. In some videos they are seen as a type of reward or trophy for the male. Other times they are seen holding money to gain the attention of men or are even portrayed as slaves willing to do anything to please the men in the videos. According to Catherine MacKinnon, “Objectification involves treating a person, someone with humanity, as an object of merely instrumental worth, and consequently reducing this person to the status of an object for use” (1989). Her point relates to the hip-hop music videos because the idea that they transmit is that women are only objects available at anytime for men’s use. When women are objectified men feel more “powerful” or “successful” by showing the have control over women.
Over this semester, I attended two concerts. The first concert I went to was a performance done by the Swedish band Graveyard at the 9:30 club in DC. The second concert that I went to was at the George Mason Center for Performing Arts. This concert was a jazz competition between bands call The Battle of the Big Bands. Both concerts were performed very well and kept the audience, myself included, very entertained throughout the entire show. In this paper, I will be discussing each individual show in depth, and then continuing on to compare the two concerts.
Music comes in many forms. Whether if it is rock, pop, instrumental, indie, country, jazz, or another genre, everyone has a favorite. Music can be used to express oneself and bring enjoyment to life. Music can be live or recorded. Live and recorded music have many differences and similarities that can be noticed and loved depending on the listener. Live music can be expensive, but the experience is full of entertainment and emotion. Recorded music can be cheap, but vocals and sounds are edited in a studio. Despite these and many more differences, both types of music have similarities. Recorded and live music both bring enjoyment to listeners, connections among similar tastes, and can be found at parties, sporting events, and special occasions. Recorded and live music are unique in their own ways, but also similar in the way that they make a person feel.