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5 paragraphs:
intro- what is POMO?
P1- film and how POMO? (Django)
P2- Music and how POMO? (Kanye)
P3- TV program and how POMO?
Conclusion- predict the future/sued for sampling (blurred lines)
P1:
Django references-
- Scrolling Mississippi text on screen, Pastiche, mocking the love film of how slavery really was like 'Gone with the wind' 1939 and how the owners of slaves were really like, having that very well know reference its obviously mocking the film and how it presents slavering compared to Django. From different genre of film and time era. (time, space)
- Franco Nero actor appearance, he was original Django from 1966, hes talking to him self effectively, paying homage to original Django film by having him appear, also inter textual reference of original film. From a different era. (time)
- Mr Ed the talking horse, Mr Ed's horse is based on the series about a talking horse called Mr Ed 1950s, homage. The genre for this series is very comical and silly conspired to Django the film. This an intertextual reference of another text from a different genre and time this an example of. (space and time)
(hierarchy of only paying homage to the low cultural films such as Mr Ed and common spaghetti western films)
P2:
Kanye West references-
- Mercy song, samples songs 'super beagle, Dust a sound boy' and 'reggie stepper, Cu-onnuh' example of bricolage different genre 'African reggae' of Kanye as well as different era (time and space). Paying homage as previously in other songs uses the genre of music, respectfully using this style of music. Reports show that Kanye produced this song, super beagle found his song and himself had renewed their fame thanks to kanyes sample in this song, bringing himself and this genre of music back into the current lime light.
- Bound 2 song, sampled by Brenda lee called 'sweet nothings' from 1959, bricolage a sample from a different era and genre, he uses a lot of older forgotten sounds to bring back current. (Time and space)
- Bound 2 song, Seth Rogen and James Franco created a Micky take version of the video to this song. Used pastiche to mock Kanyes music video, (time)
Essay:
Postmodernism is the rejection of modernism which offered truth, improvement, hierarchy and order. Postmodernism rejects grand narratives which are known as truths such as scientifically, religiously and politically. But industrialization created the possibility for postmodernism to exist because everything became identical, songs were copies of previous songs made and films were copies of movies already made before which created the loss of identity, simulacrum.
An example of a post modern film is Django unchained which is a black spoliation, spaghetti western film released in 2012. The story is set in early
winter and the following spring where the film follows Django, an African/American
slave, and Dr. King Schultz, an English-speaking
German bounty
hunter pretending to be a traveling dentist. Schultz buys and then
promises to free Django in exchange for his help in collecting a large bounty
of three outlaws. Schultz then promises to teach Django bounty hunting,
and split the bounties money with him, if Django assists him in hunting down other
outlaws throughout the winter. Django agrees – on the condition that they
also find and free his long-lost wife from her cruel plantation
owner.
The film portrays many elements of post modernism and in relation to time and space. For example when the scrolling Mississippi text appears on screen with all the same elements from the film 'Gone with the wind' from 1939, this an inter-textual reference of that film done purposely by the director Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino is mocking the film by having this appearing due to how 'gone with the wind' represents slavery in a completely different light to how it is portrayed in Django, pastiche. As this film is a historical romanced and made in 1939 this inter-textual reference is from a different genre and era to the Django film, therefore backs up that post modern media manipulates space and time as Tarantino has done this in Django as he has taken an element from a different film of a different older era and genre to the film.
Another example post modernism in Django is the Franco Nero appearance in the bar with Django, as he was the original Django in the original Django film in 1966 so the director is simulating that he is talking to himself and knows how to spell the name Django which most people don't know how to. This is an example of paying homage, having this inter-textual reference hes respectfully showing something from the previous Django film. But as this film is very a different time and era the films post modernism is manipulating time into the work of the film.
The film portrays many elements of post modernism and in relation to time and space. For example when the scrolling Mississippi text appears on screen with all the same elements from the film 'Gone with the wind' from 1939, this an inter-textual reference of that film done purposely by the director Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino is mocking the film by having this appearing due to how 'gone with the wind' represents slavery in a completely different light to how it is portrayed in Django, pastiche. As this film is a historical romanced and made in 1939 this inter-textual reference is from a different genre and era to the Django film, therefore backs up that post modern media manipulates space and time as Tarantino has done this in Django as he has taken an element from a different film of a different older era and genre to the film.
Another example post modernism in Django is the Franco Nero appearance in the bar with Django, as he was the original Django in the original Django film in 1966 so the director is simulating that he is talking to himself and knows how to spell the name Django which most people don't know how to. This is an example of paying homage, having this inter-textual reference hes respectfully showing something from the previous Django film. But as this film is very a different time and era the films post modernism is manipulating time into the work of the film.
Post modernism is also shown through in a different light of media, in music, for example like Kanye West who is a very well known Hip Hop American artists. He's known as a rapper, songwriter, record producer, director and fashion designer. His style of production originally used high pitched vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. He later broadened his influences to include 1970's R&B, trip pop, arena rock, house, folk, alternative, eletronic, synthpop, industrial and classical music.
One of Kanye's well known songs is called 'Mercy' which was made from the samples of the songs 'super beagle, dust a sound boy' and 'reggie stepper, cu-onnuh'. These samples are an example pf bricolage as these songs are of a completely different genre of music 'african reggae' to the hip hop and R&B music Kanye produces, these samples are also of a much older era to the current songs of what people listen to now a days. Linking to time and space, these samples are post modernism and being as they are of a different genre and time to Kanye's style of music, this makes time and space part of pos modernism, Kanye's samples are different and out of the box to what you would accept his songs to originate from. Kanye i also paying homage to the style of music as in other previous songs he also uses the genre pf music, so this isn't the only time he's used it respectfully. Reports also showed that after Kanye produced this song, super beagle found his song and himself had renewed their fame thanks to Kanye's sample in this song, bringing himself and this genre of music back into the current lime light.
Another popular song by Kanye is Bound 2 thats form his newest album, Black skinhead. This song included a sample of Brenda Lee's song called 'sweet nothings' from 1959, this is another example of bricolage using a sample from a different era and genre to the song being produced. Kanye is known to use a lot of older and unforgotten sounds and bringing them back into the current limelight through his songs. This is another example of when post modernism manipulates time and space, as Kanye being post modern using time and space, samples from a different genre and era to create a sound and song thats current but post modern.
This same Bound 2 song by Kanye West also made papers and news due to Seth Rogen and James Franco creating a micky take version of the video to the song Kanye and Kim made. This is using pastiche to mock Kanye's music video and by them mocking his video this made him money as his songs sales went up and came more popular but also put Kanye into the lime light, post modernism.
To conclude, i do think postmodern media manipulates time and space, as everything thats modern now a days has become what it is due to taking ideas and inspiration from media in the past and of a different nature. However i do believe in the future based on sampling taking sounds and ideas from other pieces of media text could lead to some people or companies taking things from other media without the right as it is so common now a days and leading to being sued for sampling pieces of text without the right to, for example like with blurred lines in the news now, illegally sampled a song of a dead man without the right too, causing the producers to be sued for it. This i believe will become more common happenings in the future as people will take for granted whats available to them to make a media product, even without the right because its what everyone else does to be modern and viewed by the audience.
One of Kanye's well known songs is called 'Mercy' which was made from the samples of the songs 'super beagle, dust a sound boy' and 'reggie stepper, cu-onnuh'. These samples are an example pf bricolage as these songs are of a completely different genre of music 'african reggae' to the hip hop and R&B music Kanye produces, these samples are also of a much older era to the current songs of what people listen to now a days. Linking to time and space, these samples are post modernism and being as they are of a different genre and time to Kanye's style of music, this makes time and space part of pos modernism, Kanye's samples are different and out of the box to what you would accept his songs to originate from. Kanye i also paying homage to the style of music as in other previous songs he also uses the genre pf music, so this isn't the only time he's used it respectfully. Reports also showed that after Kanye produced this song, super beagle found his song and himself had renewed their fame thanks to Kanye's sample in this song, bringing himself and this genre of music back into the current lime light.
Another popular song by Kanye is Bound 2 thats form his newest album, Black skinhead. This song included a sample of Brenda Lee's song called 'sweet nothings' from 1959, this is another example of bricolage using a sample from a different era and genre to the song being produced. Kanye is known to use a lot of older and unforgotten sounds and bringing them back into the current limelight through his songs. This is another example of when post modernism manipulates time and space, as Kanye being post modern using time and space, samples from a different genre and era to create a sound and song thats current but post modern.
This same Bound 2 song by Kanye West also made papers and news due to Seth Rogen and James Franco creating a micky take version of the video to the song Kanye and Kim made. This is using pastiche to mock Kanye's music video and by them mocking his video this made him money as his songs sales went up and came more popular but also put Kanye into the lime light, post modernism.
To conclude, i do think postmodern media manipulates time and space, as everything thats modern now a days has become what it is due to taking ideas and inspiration from media in the past and of a different nature. However i do believe in the future based on sampling taking sounds and ideas from other pieces of media text could lead to some people or companies taking things from other media without the right as it is so common now a days and leading to being sued for sampling pieces of text without the right to, for example like with blurred lines in the news now, illegally sampled a song of a dead man without the right too, causing the producers to be sued for it. This i believe will become more common happenings in the future as people will take for granted whats available to them to make a media product, even without the right because its what everyone else does to be modern and viewed by the audience.
Chloe, your intro is reasonably clear, you acknowledge the difference between modernism and postmodernism. In you brief mention of music I'd encourage you to mention the decline in musicianship (the ability to play music) and the increased focus on technology which demoncratised (made it equal) the chance to make music (sampling, autotuning, remixing etc). You'll also need to make some reference to both time and space in your intro.
ReplyDeleteYour plot summary for Django is fine but again remember to try and immediately link to the idea of time and space. You could mention it uses later genres (blaxsploitation) and revisits traditional genres (western).
Try to extend your explanation for Gone With the Wind (GWTW). You could say that GWTW romanticises civil war era America and overlooks the brutality of the slave trade whilst Django is almost too realistic in its portrayal of violence (but unrealisitic in terms of the story it tells).
An overall target for every section is to ensure you identify where time and or space is manipulated. You are competent at identifying POMO techniques but we need to develop your ability to LINK to the questions.
Well done Chloe. This is the most detailed response so far.