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Analysis of a Music Video - Paparazzi by Lady Gaga // Dance-Pop

The first scene in this video shows an expensive house, next to the scene and has been made to look like it is in Greece, and also resembles the white house.

The titles look like it from a film noir era, perhaps suggesting that it will take the same route or inspiration from the era. The chandelier shows wealth and old fashioned house along with the money has lady gagas face on it showing that at this point of the video she has all the power and wealth.his also also product placement through the fact that a pair of headphones is slung over money, which could be a earlyversion of lady gaga's headphone brand.

 Another product placement is used within the next scene, with "DIOR" written on her rings with is a connection to their perfume and also her own branding of perfume.
Within a minute and ten seconds there are plenty of product placements, but none of them directly related to gaga till her necklaces appeared, which she sold as part of her own branding.
This scene shows that the boyfriend has the power as he picks up her and takes her to the balcony. It also it directed towards the male eye as she is wearing a corset. It is also white, perhaps showing that she is currently innnocent.
When they get to the balcony, he then spots the paparazzi and starts to kiss her forceful, like he wants to be seen with her and having the power. She tells him to stop as she realizes who is watching.
She then punches him and he throws her off the balcony still displaying his power over her.
The next scene I think is to show a representation of how falling feels, she also ends up in a position that looks like jesus on the cross.When she lands, within all the blood there are jewels, again showing the wealth. The paparazzi crowd round to take photos, but you don't see any of their faces, showing that they are just nameless faceless force just there to exploit celebrities
The next scene shows lady gaga in wheelchair, with her assistants helping her. The assistant are all black men, suggesting towards the racial injustice in the world. She is also still in glamor, maybe showing that people in wheelchairs can still be glamorous. She also has sunglasses on, which she then lifts up a lid, showing that she was blind to her boyfriends actions but shes starting to see.
This scene is put into the video very quickly, maybe meant to be a subconscious thought. It shows a dead woman in the bath with bunny ears on, suggesting a wild party, but she'd dead. It's not clear who's hands she died by or whether it was her own.
She strips off and then begins to walk on crutches, showing her recovery. Shes wearing a gold outfit which relates into the wealth that she has. She walks up a purple carpet which shows royalty.
More dead girls flash by, one wearing a diamond jeweled mask, another dead on the stairs in a white outfit, showing the innocence in her. They could the past wives/girlfriends of gaga's boyfriend. The next one is almost in film noir style with 40's kind of style with the fur and next to the fireplace. The next one is dead next to pool, but doesn't look drowned. She also stays on screen for longer then all of the other, suggesting that she was important in some way.
The next dead girl a maid - but her blood is gold. It also says that all of these girls do jobs that are considered to be just gendered for girls, especially with next flash of the gardener.
The next scene is lady gaga on the settee with men styled like 80's rock stars - this suggests that gaga is trying to say that the media doesn't change, but also pleases the male eye because they are being very sexual towards each other.
The hanging girl could be a controversial piece of this video as MTV wouldn't be able to play and it could trigger someone, but it seems like this was put in to almost show the pressures of society and how some girls end up.
A dance scene starts after with lady gaga in an outfit that could be for a man and woman - its a jumpsuit which mean could wear but is feminine in the fact it has a skirt and a massive rose on her shoulder. It might also represent an internal struggle - the rose could be an 'angel' and the other should has nothing on it perhaps representing the devil.
She then goes into a blank wood room with lights flashes for the bridge of the song. In the flashes a dead girl in the leaves appears, maybe suggesting that gaga is to blame for her death.
In the next scene the maid reappears with gaga and the boyfriend. The boyfriend has an eye patch on and is reading the newspaper - the eye patch saying that he is blind to gaga's actions. She has more product placement on her in this scene - she is wearing a jumpsuit with mickey mouse on. 'The new it girl' magazine suggests that she is now back into a good place with the media.
The ring that looks the least lethal is what hides the drug she gives, suggesting that even the most softest of people can hide some huge secrets.
They don't look at each other in this scene, and gaga just mainly looks at the camera. She shuts the glasses and the places it on his head, showing that she now has the power and that he blind to her actions all along.
They take his body away and arrest gaga with the press still walking round her asking her questions again showing she has the power and will still come out of this in the good with press. 

Analysis of a Short Film - Gasman by Lynne Ramsay

This is the film Gasman - It tells the story of a man having two families and their daughters not getting on.
It begins with showing a man's shoe being polished which straight away says that he is going to a important event. A little girls feet (Lynne) then run past and the camera pans up to show a hallway with the man sitting down. With the mise-en-scene you can tell that this is set in 70/80's along with the diegetic Christmas music in the background.
A woman speaks and you can immediately tell that they are Scottish from her accent.
The next scene shows a boy (Steven) running a toy car over a mantelpiece. He pours salt over it with dietetic music in the background with 'let it snow' playing.
A man is shown smoking, perhaps saying that he is stressed, or is just part of a routine. Clothes are exchanged, and it goes back to Steven playing with the salt. He turns over the car and makes noises like the car has been in an accident - perhaps saying that this is a fear of his or that although it is near Christmas he's unhappy as he made a mess with the salt and the car had an accident. The scene then changes to Lynne and she is rushing as she tries to pull up her tights and put on her shoes. The camera is very angled so that we don't see her face at all inside the house. She does a little dance for her mother and then does the 'there's no place like home' from the wizard of oz - perhaps saying that this is her favorite film or she relates to it in some way. She then gets cornered by her mother, and as she tells her to life her arms up the camera cuts to the very top of her hands. It slowly pans down to her head where she complains her mother is hurting her as she pulls down the dress.
This then reveals her face which is the first face we see of the film. You see very little of the adults faces the whole way through, suggesting that this story is from the child's point of view or that adults are not important from their view.
The mother turns around and you can see that she is wearing a dressing gown - but underneath is a blouse and a pencil skirt, suggesting she is off to work or about to go to a event.
The camera pulls back and pans round as she shuts the door and goes to stand by the window - the reflection the window still covers her face, you don't see her eyes at all so you are left to use the rest of her body language to figure out how she's feeling.
The next scene shows the father swinging his daughter round as his son catches up and them walking over train tracks. The camera pans up showing him giving his daughter a piggy back while his son trails behind and this shows that he has a better relationship with his daughter. The shot has all the flats behind them which shows that this could have been set in Glasgow. They've edited the show to have vignette around it, which could show that this is like a faded memory or a memory for the children. The father then puts Lynne down and you can see him looking for someone - the camera then changes to sit behind the daughter and you see another woman and two children with her - another young girl and boy. The camera angle on Lynne shows her looking angry/suspicious towards the new arrivals. She gives the other girl a dirty look and calls them tramps, perhaps saying that she doesn't want to share her dads attention.
The scene then changes to a conversation between the dad and the other woman. She looks at him right in the eyes throughout the conversation and he looks down and rarely meets her in the eyes - this says that he is guilty of something, which is cheating. She asks why he hasn't been to see her and he evades the question - this further backs up the look of guilt he has in his body language and she sees this. A close up happens of him reaches out to touch her hair and her moving away, showing that she suspects he isn't being truthful and doesn't want him to touch her until he is.
The two girls begin talking with Lynne being quite forceful onto the other girl - Elise. They make friends and hold hands while running through the train tracks - a symbol of innocence and friendship.
The mise en scene in the next scene is that of a pub dressed up for Christmas - there is a Santa dancing with a child and tinsel and a tree. Men are drinking and smoking while sat in corner showing that this is a Christmas party or a potential work Christmas party. The two girls dance together with dietetic music playing in the background. The dad seems lost to his thoughts. The boys in the pub all begin to playfight while the girls all dance together with the Santa.
Lynne sees Elise with her dad and finally realizes that something it going on - the camera is mid shot showing all of her face and has emphasize on her eyes. Lynne then goes to confront her and exclaims that its her 'daddy's knee' and Elise says that its hers. Lynne then begins to scrap with Elise. Their dad ignores it until he steps in and then tells Lynne he doesn't care about their scrap and ignores them - this can show hes trying to hide that he has another family or that he could be trying to discourage her and make her think she said something else.
The scene then changes to them walking home, with Lynne saying she doesn't want to hold hands with her - they have lost the innocence they had earlier with that statement. The boys also keep constantly barging shoulders and bumping into each other. The camera becomes a close up their hands, showing that Lynne is gripping hard. The end scene is of Lynne picking up a rock and eventually deciding to not throw it at her dads other family, showing that maybe she doesnt have bad feelings towards the other girl after all.

Short Film

Definition - 

A short film is defined as 'an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits'. Short films have been around since the beginning of film making,they used to make short comedy's and they usually came in a series.
Short films are also used a filler for when a program doesn't fit the standard broadcast time.

They are also a small 'snippet' of life. They are often uploaded to YouTube and are considered to be a way for young directors to be noticed.They are also good for promoting the main film - pixar often do short films after the film, for example monsters university has party central, linking to the part of the film where they are in the fraternity house.




Another example is of the film Tangled. After the movie they made a short film linking back to movie and using the same characters to explain a small part of their lives.



There are several codes and conventions of a short film - they usually are under half an hour.
Short films often stick to 2 or 3 characters - sometimes they have more but it is difficult to create a short story and have the audience relate to the characters in such a short space of time. Most include a plot twist or a shocking moment - this keeps the story interesting and draws the audience in. They are often low budget as aspiring director often use short films to put their name in the world.