What camera angles, shots, movement & position, are still used today from the 'Hard Day's Night' Performance music videos?
A Hard Day's Night is a British comedy film directed by Richard Lester in 1964. This is a song originally produced by The Beatles. The performance music video had many camera angles, shots, movement & positions which are still used today. For example, they used hand-held cameras. Furthermore, Richard Lester helped form and establish the codes and conventions oh how to create a music video for a band. He did this by using close-ups of the lead singer, cutaways of instruments being played, filming the band together and individually, cutting to the beat of the song and filming a live performance.
Discuss what the appeal was of MTV in the 1980's?
In the 1980's, MTV had tons of music videos and music news. This was the time where MTV became most popular. The programming mostly consisted of basic music videos. These videos were introduced by video jockeys and provided for free by record companies. As MTV was becoming more and more recognised by record industries, a lot more money was being invested in making creative, cutting-edge videos as it was seen as an excellent opportunity to gain media attention. A lot of music videos were being created before feature films started to become popular such as 'A Hard Day's Night' (1964) Directed by Richard Lester.
Discuss what elements of the Marilyn Monroe musical scene are borrowed by Madonna?
One of the best-known examples of deconstruction is Madonna's 1985 video for "Material Girl" Directed by Mary Lambert, which was closely modelled on Jack Cole's staging of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. In terms of the costumes, she was wearing a bright pink dress which attracted a lot of attention from audiences. The other individuals were men wearing suits which made her out to be powerful and looked as if she owned the show. They all held props of love hearts which made her seem as if she was loved and once again made her seem as if she was the main character on the stage.
Bibliography
http://www.liketotally80s.com/2010/08/80s-mtv/
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