Monday, 29 October 2012

Postmodernism

Modernism
-Between 1890s - 1960s.-An art/social-political movement that aimed to reinvent outdated culture.
-Rejected realism.
-Avant-garde and surrealism were divisions of modernism.

Postmodernism
-1970s onwards.
-Blur between fiction and reality.
-The breakdown of binary divides.
-Mixed up time, space and narrative.
-Hyper reality

Intertexuality
-When one media text refers to another.

Parody
-Mocking something in an original way.

Pastiche
-An artist work in a style that imitates that of another artist, work or period.

Bricolage
-Mixing up and using different genre and styles

Homage
-Imitation from a respectful standpoint.





The music video for 'The Kill' by 30 seconds to mars is a perfect example of intertexuality. The mise-en-scene narrative and location all refer to the horror film, 'The Shining'.






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