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  • Madonna And The Controversy
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    An Analysis of the Video 'Like A Prayer' by Madonna Madonna first arrived in the national popular culture in 1984 with her song 'Borderline'. She moved very quickly in the ensuing years to make several records (many of which have gone multi-platinum) and to take several world tours with sold-out concerts, and has caused quite a bit of controversy in what she has done in the public eye. Examples include posing nude for Penthouse magazine (and announcing afterwards that she was not ashamed for doi...
  • Three Music Videos Of Madonna
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    Soaps but more importantly music videos can be said to interrogate the cultural construction of gender and representations of identity. The video suggests a set of images to the viewer and usually these are a blurring of gender and identity. Music videos predicate on the representation of female gender experience. The two interrelated sign systems- access signs and discovery signs- will be discussed. Music clips that will be focused on are Madonnas Burning Up, Express Yourself, and Justify My Lo...
  • Mtv And Music Artists
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    Sex sells, but at who's cost MTV was born through the fusion between radio and television, almost exactly twenty years ago. These were the only two mediums of communication that existed up until the 1950's through the 1990's. The creators of MTV (Warner Corporation and American Express) decided by combining these two mediums it would allow them to reach a much larger audience at one time. Fans, of music artists, now had the capability of simultaneously listening and watching the songs from their...
  • Mtv Videos
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    MTV Everyone remembers Michael Jackson's red leather jacket covered with zippers and the sexy style of Madonna. MTV, or music television, nationally publicizes these images and entertainers, and others like them. The station also promotes an idealized teen lifestyle, reflecting the images of these famous artists, that contrasts with the realities of the Generation X lifestyle. While some view the station as "illustrated radio" or an entertainment network for viewers' pleasure, others more accura...
  • Car's Produced Many Hit Music Videos
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    The modern world has become filled with brilliant designs of art, which are now very influential to viewers of every age. Today's television programs are filled with elaborate special effects and designs that create a sense of wonder as they are seen. Diverse artwork has been present in the world for hundreds of years but was never fully appreciated for the beauty that they beheld. Until recent years, this form of art was rejected but is now in many television programs and especially in the musi...
  • Video Game Violence
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    Since the television was invented in 1924, news and current affairs programs have surly become one of our main media sources. With this in mind, reporters and stations alike are able to manipulate their audiences through a variety of techniques, to make them believe a representation of reality as opposed to the true fact. This is evident in the current affairs story "Video Game Violence" and the standard news story "Music Video Ban". These similar stories both originated from Channel Nine and re...
  • Madonna Phenomenon With Marxist Feminism
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    MTV and The Madonna Phenomenon " Madonna's intuitive grasp on the televisual world in which we live- of the medium's possibilities for engaging spectators in diverse ways- that in part accounts for her success. She is the supreme television heroine. ' (E. Ann Kaplan 271) 'What are the main theories which we have studied so far and how have they affected how you view television?' -This is the question which this paper is supposed to answer. Obviously there is not enough time or space in which to ...
  • Great Music Video
    435 words
    The music video that I chose to write my paper on, is called 'DateRape' and it is performed by Sublime. I've seen the video plenty of times and I taped it back in 1993 when I first got their album 40 oz. to Freedom. The song is about a man that picks up a lady in a bar and rapes her. He winds up going to court and the judge finds that, 'he was full of shit, and he gave him twenty-five years. ' Then it talks about the man going to jail and even getting 'butt raped by a large inmate. ' The video i...
  • Video Dreamworlds II
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    In today's society it seems that a woman's body is the main focal point in the media. We see the female body being portrayed as one of a model with unattainable measurements such as 36-24-36. All of this can be attributed to how our TV shows, movies, music videos, magazines, etc. portray the perfect female body. America and its' media need to begin portraying women with all types of figures. This would help greatly to widen our thoughts and definition of what beauty really is, not to mention gre...
  • Music Video
    394 words
    MTV single handedly created stars, who may never have gotten the chance without the advent of music video. A prime example of this is Madonna. I dare not infer Madonna is not talented, however it is her image more than her voice that sells albums. Throughout the years we have seen Madonna in all different stages. She constantly re-invents herself. From the material girl to the material mom, Madonna has perfected the use of music video and marketing. Without MTV she may never have attained the su...
  • Music Icons
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    Who do I believe is an American icon; someone whom I believe Americans truly worship? Honestly, I personally do not have any icons. I have never felt the need to be like someone else. I have never looked towards others to draw strength or inspiration from. I have never aspired to be like someone else, and growing up, I never thought it impossible to measure up to true greatness. It is impossible for me to identify a person whom American society recognizes as an icon simply because I recognize my...
  • Music Lyrics And Videos
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    Music, by definition, is "the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity" (Webster 781). This particular form of art has transcended time, serving as a form of expression used by people of every cultural background in nearly every country in the world; most importantly, in that of American society. There aren't many people in this free world who don't listen to some form of it. Among...
  • Style Concept Narrative
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    The Pop Promo Explanation A pop promo is a promotional tool used by record companies to affect the sales of a single, released by a music artist. A pop promo can include a certain theme or colour scheme which will best enhance the song visually. Pop videos are shown on music television stations, watched by millions around the globe. Anchorage - This means that aside from the lyrics and music, the imagery in a music video must anchor the strength and focus of the audience. Performance Video - 3/4...
  • Lyrics In Rock And Roll Music
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    Rock and roll music is very influential in the lives of young people. From the origin of rock music to rock music today, many lives have been affected. Rock and roll music accompanies people everywhere they go. In the article, ? Rock and roll as Music; Rock and Roll as Culture? by Jack Santino, he discusses how people relate and identify with rock and roll music. Also, in the article, ? Rock? N? Revolt, ? Isabelle Leymarie examines the relationship between music and violence. People hear rock mu...
  • Aguilera's Music Video For The Song
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    "Sweat until my clothes come off,"It's getting' hot in here, so take off all your clothes", and "Baby don't you wanna dance up on me", are all lyrics from popular songs in today's pop culture. These are just a few of the very many risqu'e lyrics to today's most popular songs amongst teenagers. Not only are the lyrics very suggestive, but also some of the videos for these songs are downright raunchy. Popular music videos portray women in a very negative way. Music videos fling messages to young w...
  • Analysis Of The Latest Madonna Video
    850 words
    "At House of Comics, a Writer's Champion", Dana Jennings New York Times, September 15, 2003, C 8 DC Comics is soon to release its largest first printing of a single graphic novel. The women heading this venture is Karen Berger, which is a rarity in the "boy's club" of comic books. Berger states in her article that being a woman has helped her in her career The music video has become a staple for any artist trying to break into or maintain their position in the music industry... A vast majority c...

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