summer task
Case studies
1)
Rihanna work
"Work" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her eighth studio album, Anti (2016), featuring rapper Drake, the song was released as the lead single from Anti on January 27, 2016 through Westbury Road and Roc Nation. The song was written by partynextdoor,rihanna,drake, monte moir, Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Allen Ritter and matthew samuels, and was produced by Boi 1da, Sevn Thomas, Ritter, kuk harrell and Noah "40" Shebib . The dancehall reggae song, contains an interpolation of "if you were here tonight" (1985) performed by Alexander O'neil Lyrically, the song incorporates themes of working for money, as well as discussing fragile relationships. The song uses jamaican patois and creole.
the video is performance based and includes several dancers and performers and actors to help create a scene from a typical barbarian night club. drake and rihanna are shot together mostly then have there own scenes that follow there verses. the theme for this video is dancehall reggae then transitions into a more relaxed setting that is romantic and shows two different stories that the song could tell.
Rihanna is represented a sex symbol and is shown wearing next to nothing in the video, however her outfit represents the reggae dancehall culture as the women usually wear similar outfits due to the hot weather and ability to move freely.
drake is represented as a strong male character in the video he is videoed using romantic gestures to show chemistry between the two , the words used within his verses are clearly aimed at a girl (rihanna) showing he is trying to please her and enjoys her company representing him as a gentleman and a pleasant person.
This is a decent start but you haven't addressed the structure on the assignment brief and there is very little consideration of camera, editing, mise en scene etc. You haven't embedded the video or considered elements you can use. Vanessa
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