COMPONENT 2: TLC Flashcards
1
Q
TLC CONTEXT:
A
- TLC is an all girl R&B, hip-hop group
- “Waterfalls” is from their second album “CrazySexyCool” - having international success
- honest with interviews about personal issues , often feature in songs making them “gritty”
2
Q
TLC: Waterfalls: REPRESENTATION
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teenagers - stereotypical; seen through clothing, in a gang, drugs
parents - also stereotypical; mother of boy stays at home during the video
3
Q
TLC: Waterfalls: SHOT ANALYSIS:
photos of woman and multiple men
A
mid shot : shows the frame of multiple partners of the woman
- men side cycles through emphasising her partners; then slowly fades implying his death
- the same happens to the woman’s photo later in the video
4
Q
TLC: Waterfalls: SHOT ANALYSIS:
ill looking man
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- prolepsis made by the high key lighting as he is made more pale
- TLC’s message of safe sex is reinforced here
