Post Modernist

Modernism was a political-social/art movement that roughly occurred during the 1890's to the 1960's and was a rejection against realism.



Post modernism was from the 1970's onward and was the breakdown between genres and style, and the distinction between the binary divides for example a human and a machine. It mixes up time and space in its narrative and emphasises style over content. It blurs fiction and reality and is becoming used more for a mediated version of reality.



Key features on Post modernism is

Intertexutality- One media text referring to another

Parody- Mocking something in a original way e.g the simpsons

Pastiche- An artistic work in a style that imitates that of anouther work, artist or period. This is a self-concious imitation. E.G Marylin Monroes Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Madonna's Material Girl.

Bricolage- Mixing up and using different genres and styles. e.g Shaun of the dead is a zombie movie mixed with romance and comedy

Homage- A imitation from a respectful standpoint.



A Post modernist analysis of Lady gaga's Paparazzi

The opening of the music video starts with title credits which are in the style of old Hollywood movie credits ; making this opening a pastiche of them. There is intertexutality in this music video as it is similar to Michael Jackson's video's which were mini movies. Also the opening pictures are references to the popular movie Sunset Boulevard.

There is a scene where she is in a swirl background and this is meant to be a pastiche or homage of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. At one point she is wheeled into the manor and stands up half dressed like a robot and half human. This is blurring the boundaries between the binary opposites of humans and robots.Also her costume is similar to CP30 from Star Wars so there could be a intertexutal reference to the movie. The music video sticks to performance based conventions such as lip syncing and having dance sequences with the use of back up dancers.

At the end of the music video she is seen in a outfit similar to Minnie mouse making a reference to popular pop culture. The newspaper headlines show irony as they love her when she's killed someone but not when she is injured which could suggest she is sending a personal message there. When she is arrested by the police and is in a police line up the blurring of boundaries between fiction and reality take place. Al like the beginning the video ends with Hollywood movie credits making it a homage to Hollywood films.