media language Flashcards
what is the video’s cohesive plot?
five good looking men cavorting on a yacht, trying to vie for the attention of Rio, a beautiful female
what is the setting?
a yacht which is clipping through blue Caribbean waters at an incredible pace and several stretches of white sandy beaches
what are in abundance?
champagne and cocktails
what does the phones appear on?
silver platters from unseen hands hints
what does all of the setting hint?
lavish playboy lifestyle
why does the opening scene uses point of view shots?
to give the audience a series of extreme close ups of an attractive female
what are the two examples of the point biew shots in the opening scene?
through a telescope or binoculars
how does the female suggests that she likes the attention?
She is seen smiling, laughing and looking directly at the lens
what does the quickly cuts to a series of broken images do?
magically reassemble
what is Rio presumably doing with the quickly cuts to a series of broken images?
sunbathing on the dock
what do we also see one of the members doing as the shots complete?
lying on his stomach focusing his binoculars directly on her, zooming in on her thighs and bottom
what references Ursula Andress in the 1962 Bond film ‘Dr No’?
A wide shot of a beautiful white sandy beach has Rio exit the water in a style that references Ursula Andress in the 1962 Bond film ‘Dr No’
what happens as the drummer roger taylor approaches rio?
in a comedy moment, is bitten by a crab and after a quick eye-roll to show her disapproval, Rio kicks him away into the water
what does the wide shot give after more singing on deck?
Rio sunbathing on a raft in the ocean
what is delivered to Rio on a silver platter
A pink phone is delivered to her on a silver platter whilst another is given to the boys on the deck
what happens with the further attempt at sweet-talk?
when Rio yanks the telephone cord pulling lead singer Simon Le Bon, into the water below then simply sits back and laughs.
what does a black and white dream sequence shot mainly?
close up
what does a black and white dream sequence include? (2)
John Taylor
the band’s bass guitarist storming the beach with a rifle
decadence
decline
what happens when the band’s bass guitarist storming the beach with a rifle? what does it suggest?
end up next to the stomach of a sunbathing Rio whose champagne glass magically fills from above suggesting more decadence and excess.
what has almost of the 4 minutes shown rio as?
in close up
what has almost the 4 minutes make rio look?
exasperated by the boys’ attempts to woo her
what does rio do after the end of the video
another close up has her share a cheeky wink with the audience, suggesting she has enjoyed all of the attention
what does the boys continue to do?
sing
what heads home?
the yacht
