media language Flashcards

1
Q

what is the video’s cohesive plot?

A

five good looking men cavorting on a yacht, trying to vie for the attention of Rio, a beautiful female

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2
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what is the setting?

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a yacht which is clipping through blue Caribbean waters at an incredible pace and several stretches of white sandy beaches

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3
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what are in abundance?

A

champagne and cocktails

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4
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what does the phones appear on?

A

silver platters from unseen hands hints

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5
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what does all of the setting hint?

A

lavish playboy lifestyle

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6
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why does the opening scene uses point of view shots?

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to give the audience a series of extreme close ups of an attractive female

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7
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what are the two examples of the point biew shots in the opening scene?

A

through a telescope or binoculars

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8
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how does the female suggests that she likes the attention?

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She is seen smiling, laughing and looking directly at the lens

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9
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what does the quickly cuts to a series of broken images do?

A

magically reassemble

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10
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what is Rio presumably doing with the quickly cuts to a series of broken images?

A

sunbathing on the dock

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11
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what do we also see one of the members doing as the shots complete?

A

lying on his stomach focusing his binoculars directly on her, zooming in on her thighs and bottom

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12
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what references Ursula Andress in the 1962 Bond film ‘Dr No’?

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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’

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13
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what happens as the drummer roger taylor approaches rio?

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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

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14
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what does the wide shot give after more singing on deck?

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Rio sunbathing on a raft in the ocean

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15
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what is delivered to Rio on a silver platter

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A pink phone is delivered to her on a silver platter whilst another is given to the boys on the deck

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16
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what happens with the further attempt at sweet-talk?

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when Rio yanks the telephone cord pulling lead singer Simon Le Bon, into the water below then simply sits back and laughs.

17
Q

what does a black and white dream sequence shot mainly?

A

close up

18
Q

what does a black and white dream sequence include? (2)

A

John Taylor
the band’s bass guitarist storming the beach with a rifle

19
Q

decadence

A

decline

20
Q

what happens when the band’s bass guitarist storming the beach with a rifle? what does it suggest?

A

end up next to the stomach of a sunbathing Rio whose champagne glass magically fills from above suggesting more decadence and excess.

21
Q

what has almost of the 4 minutes shown rio as?

A

in close up

22
Q

what has almost the 4 minutes make rio look?

A

exasperated by the boys’ attempts to woo her

23
Q

what does rio do after the end of the video

A

another close up has her share a cheeky wink with the audience, suggesting she has enjoyed all of the attention

24
Q

what does the boys continue to do?

A

sing

25
Q

what heads home?

A

the yacht