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Minstrel Show: A form of entertainment was popular from early 19th to the early 20th century and was founded on the comic enactment of racial stereotypes. On the surface, minstrelsy seemed to simply reinforce ugly racial stereotypes. It was the most popular form of entertainment for Americans, for about 80 years. It started in the 1840s. It produced the first body of popular pop songs. They limited offensively exaggerated African-American: Music, Culture, vernacular English,Visible trades and more of grant entertainment. The most common use of this was blackface. Minstrel show involved white people playing as black people. One stereotype that was being portrayed was looking for a job and not get accepted cuz of their race and in the video, it shows how the person finds the job put works in the zoo with the monkeys. This was a stereotype as people linked black people to monkeys. A first black face can be traced all the way to Williams Shakespeare 'Othello' out...

Black and White Minstrel Show In the poster, we can see a figure dressed in a white and two coloured blazer. The background is black and the white clothing and two coloured blazers do not blend in with the background. However, the face of the person is black and all you can see is the mouth and eyes. This can suggest that racial groups were different in the early days and this can suggest they put the black background in order for that person to fit in. It's trying to suggest he is different from white people, his race differs. The fact he blends in makes the figure look like a ghost, it makes him blend in so well that it looks like floating cloths. The fact they made him look like a ghost suggests they want him to be invisible to the world, they do not want him to be seen as much as the white clothing on the frame. This is a stereotype as race's were treated unequally and black people were judged for their look. Some people even considered them unpure because of their colour...

The music video starts with a close-up of a guy holding his fingers up and counting down from 5. This can represent that the music video we are about to watch is something different not ordinary to many viewers. This contrasts with other music videos, we know this because in another music video it starts off simple with like a nice background, such as sunny places or brighter lighting. Whereas, this video is darker and shadier and is not normal. The fact that the guy puts his fingers up adds to that shadier idea, it suggests that the music video we are about to witness is something new to the eye of the B-C category audiences. After that section, it pans toward the screen, which is filled with blue colour and the title says 'The Eminem Show' the blue background can make it friendly as blue connotes happiness, this contrasts from the start which was darker and make audiences realise that the video, after all, won't be dark and woeful.  The Title can represent man...

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At the start of the music video we see a close up shot of shiro's face, which looks determind and serious, this can symbolise that Shiro's a serious character. This link to the context, which is urban and we know is urban becuase we see Shiro's and his friend in a car exchanging money, which can symbolise that they are in a dodgy business meaning the area they live in has high crime rates and people are doing anything to get money. Furthermore, this looks to Andrew Goodwins theory as the close up of Shiro's face links with the words that are being bought up from Shiro, which are 'who wins this race is the gretest' therefore, the visuals have to link with the lyrics/words to make the video flow smoothly. Moreover, the shots we see after the close up of his face are shots of him and his daughter, this can symbolise that shiro has a family and the video is showing the viwers that he does.    

Young Thug-Wyclef Jean  We know this a postmodern music video for several reasons. One reason this is a postmodern text is because it  includes parody. One example of parody in this music video is the props that are used in the video. In music videos we usually see luxury cars and luxury houses, these type of props and locations cannot richness and wealth.However, in the music video we do see luxury houses but instead of real cars we notice toy cars, this gives the comic effect to the audiences. This also makes them aware that music videos do not always have to be luxuries in order to satisfy their needs. By adding the toy cars allows the audiences to enjoy the video and be jolly. Whereas, always having luxury items in a music video might make the audiences woeful that they are not living the same life as them. This also adds playfulness to the music video which enhances the postmodern features. Another postmodern feature, which adds a comic effect is when we see the children...

Erosion of aesthetic and stylist boundries-Mixing different of different styles, genre and artistic conventions. They are desgined to be read by a literate audinces-Exhibiting many manyb traits of intertextuality. Postmodern texts will will employ a range of referential techniques- Bricolage  Featherstone describes postmodern as ' stylistic promiscuity ' Words that describe postmodern Appropriation  Parody  Irony Pastiche  Playfulness  Hybridisation  Fragmentation  Discontinuty Bricolage  Relexivity and self-consciousness  High Art Culture  is a term referring to the "best of breed" (from some elitist viewpoint) cultural products. What falls in this category is defined by the most powerful sections of society, i.e. its social, political, economic and intellectual elite.  Low Art Culture  Low culture is a derogatory term for popular culture ; everything in society that has mass appeal. Low culture is a te...

Goodwins Theory is broken into 6 key aspects of music video. 1.A relationship between the lyrics and the visuals. 2.A relationship between the music and the visuals. 3. The genre- relating to the style and iconograpgy or the lyrics, music and visulas. 4.Voyeurism- objectification of woman- the male gaze 5.Narative in ralation to the mix of lyrics, music and visuals 6. Star image- representation of 'character' A relationship between the lyrics and the visuals. In this aspect, we look at how the lyrics associated with the visuals, how narative is formed, if there is a story line the viwers will follow, and if the story is loose knite or tight with a very clear message. A relationship between the music and the visuals. elements here are looking at how the music and visuals of a video create a narrative and a story for the viwer and what effect this has. The genre- relating to the style and iconograpgy or the lyrics, music and visulas. This elements is pretty self ex...