My Pet Peeve.

You know what I hate…. 

when singers put out movies showing their concert. Why would you buy to see a show that you could see live or on youtube? The first singers that come to mind is Miley cyrus (hannah Montana), The Jonas brothers and Justin Beiber.  It's just another reason people can throw money at these celebrities. I'm sorry, but I will never see a "concert" in the movie theaters. Celebrities make enough money, you would think that they can release some footage from on stage and behind the scenes for free for their fans that they "love." Whenever I see a celebrity make a movie about themselves, all I can think is that they just need the money. There are some personal things that they say but not too much on their life. Actually, now that I think about it Katy perry has a documentary about herself that I hear revealed a lot of personal information. That's what people should actually do. I do have to admit that I did watch the Justin Bieber concert movie.. and all I have to say is that it was not worth my time. I will watch Katy Perry's just to see the difference, and I hope it will change my opinion on this. I also feel like you can just watch the concert on youtube for FREE! But I mean I guess if your a fan you want to support your celeb, however, I just don't find it necessary. How about Singers do more for their fans. They are basically bathing in money, you can't give them a free little preview of your show and let your fans know some personal things about you? I know I am being very broad cause yes, celebrates do reveal thing sin interviews. But I would like to see a movie of a singer that is free in theaters, now THAT would be cool.

"Dark Horse" Music VIdeo

Today one of my friends ran up to me and told me that he just watched the new music video, Dark Horse by Katy Perry and was going to have an aneurism after watching because it was so good. I decided to check it out because obviously it had to be SO amazing since he was going to have a freaking aneurism! I love Katy Perry and I am a fan of that song, however I can honestly say I have no idea what I just saw. The cinematic techniques used were very well done, however I found the story incredibly odd. It takes place in Egypt and Katy Perry is some queen of some sort. These Egyptian men constantly are bringing her new gifts to woo her and she is not accepting any of them. Instead she turns the men into some kind of powder..? I honestly could not explain the story to you if I tried. Ultimately the theme of the video is about the power she has over all these men.

This being said, the way this music video was shot was very well done. The lighting is very bright and really sets the mood. The color techniques are incredible along with the special effects. The camera movements are very smooth and work with the entire video as a whole. There are a variety of close ups and wide angle shots. One really well done shot was when Juicy J comes into the song. There is an egyptian statue and when it opens up, Juicy J's face is framed perfectly. Overall I thought the music video was very well done in terms of the way it was shot and produced.

This music video also reminded me of an intriguing conversation I once had with my friend who is very interested in culture. She told me that when adopting specific elements of one culture and appreciating it is called cultural assimilation. However, she said that cultural appropriation is taking elements from a culture and using it in the wrong context. One example she used was when Katy Perry (ironically enough) performed on the VMA's. She dressed up as a geisha, however that culture was completely misrepresented. Katy wanted it to seem as though she was appreciating other cultures, however it came across the wrong way. Dressing up as a geisha does not mean you are representing the Japanese culture. Very similar in this music video, she dresses up as an Egyptian and maybe not intentionally, but she makes Egyptians seem selfish and materialistic. When creating any music video, film, television show, etc it is important to keep in mind how one represents a certain culture.

Needless to say, I found the production of this video interesting, however I did NOT have an aneurism