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The Migration of Music Television to Social Networks – The Decline of MTV
The emergence of MTV in 1981 marked a new era in the music industry. At that time, it was an important platform for promoting music and artists, and superstars like Michael Jackson achieved great success through the powerful platform of MTV. Moreover, in addition to playing music videos, MTV also releases many original programs that…
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Whether the free creation space of Internet distributed TV platform has made the public more receptive to minorities
Today’s Internet distributed TV platform provides greater creative space for the performance of minority groups, especially cross gender groups and homosexual groups, thus promoting the public to have a deeper understanding of these groups, which may also be the only way for some people to know these groups. Through television works, viewers can gain a…
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Breaking Tradition: Exploring the Diversity and Innovation Presented in One Episode of ‘Love, Death & Robots’—-‘ Sonnie’s Edge ‘
The series of Love, Death & Robots show many characters who break stereotypes through diverse stories, fully reflecting the progress of gender concepts. For example, in the episode ‘Sonnie’s Edge’, even in just twenty minutes, Sunny’s unique personality charm is vividly portrayed. From the appearance, Sonnie doesn’t look like the familiar female characters. She has…
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New aesthetics under the post-film concept — Mulholland Drive
Steven Shaviro put forward the concept of “post-film” in his book Post-Film: The Future of Film and Perception, which focuses on the deconstruction and reshaping of traditional narrative methods, lens language and temporal and spatial structures in contemporary films. This shift affects the emotional experience and perceptual structure of the audience, making the film a…
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The profound meaning behind music
Contemporary music is not only an expression of artistic creation, but also an important carrier of social, cultural, and political concepts, especially playing an important role in discussions of feminism and racial issues. Artists break down the boundaries of gender, race, and social class through music and visual expression, conveying their call for fairness, freedom,…
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Is representation on Netflix accurate?
Netflix, the streaming platform that rules today’s day and age, is said to release shows with accurate representation of certain groups and communities. However, to what extent can this be said? “Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution” by Brett Martin explores this question with a focus on male characters in television. Martin…
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Binge watching as part of the Post Network era
Internet distributed television is causing a decline in what used to be to waiting for your favourite programme to come on. Netflix is one of the biggest streaming television services which has had great impact in such thing occurring. The company has taken over and given rise to a new form of consumption, defining what…
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Pushing the buttons – Madonna’s “Like A Prayer”
Such phenomenon that is combining moving images and music into one, has existed in many shapes and forms, and in each of its phases, “the music video has been a problematic and controversial media entity” (Arnold et al., 2020). Madonna’s music video for her hit “Like a Prayer”, can be used as an example. Being…
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Bohemian Rhapsody – The beginning of the music video and its DIY aesthetics
The music video channel that came into existence in the nineteen eighties, MTV, revolutionised the way music is consumed and promoted, with its impact still being evident today. Before MTV, artists were more focused on promoting their actual songs, however, a couple music videos which were very experimental were sprinkled throughout the industry. Sound adds value…
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Affect and emotion in relation to The Pursuit of Happyness
The birth of post cinema in today’s twenty-first century gave rise to what Steven Shaviro identifies as affect, a realm within cinema solely based on evoking feeling. Bordwell (1985), refers to the so-called Hollywood continuity editing, as a technique for building up a cohesive storyline, making it easy for the audience to understand. However, this…
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