GOGOL BORDELLO

GOGOL BORDELLO

 Dear Readers,
I have a great news! I have finish my first Textual Analysis on band called Gogol Bordello. I hope it will be interesting and exciting for you to read it!

GENRE ANALYSIS

Genre is a French word and it means ‘’sort’’ or ‘’kind’’. It’s a word which categorizes different type of media text such as music, movies, literature, etc. From my last year media coursework I focus on an opening of a movie. I aimed to look like an action movie by using different conventions of the action genre. For instance, I had two main characters, playing the role of protagonists who were fighting against the antagonist. For this year course I decide to challenge myself and film a music clip. At the beginning of the year I was thinking to make a Rock music video. What changed my mind was my recent switch from Rock to Funk. What I decide to focus on this year coursework is a music video accompanied with a song made by very Eastern European band called Dubioza Kolektiv. I thought it would be interesting to work on something which is not so popular in England.

Dubioza Kolektiv is a Bosnian band. They focus on the Eastern European motives such as the positivism of the eastern European people, their love to be with people. Moreover, in my opinion they make really funny and interesting songs which won’t let the audience feel sad or depressed.

The song which I am going to use in my video is called U.S.A.. The genre of the particular song could be considered as a hybrid genre. In the song there are different eastern motives like eastern folk rhythms, punk and a little bit of reggae. I will use different generic convention such as dancing characters, sunny weather, music instruments such as accordion and saxophone. Moreover, I will try to use some country animals like cows, horses and sheep. One of the most important generic conventions which I have to include in my video is the traditional drinks such

 as rakija and eastern fruity juices. Besides this I will use some traditional eastern foods which will be looking great on m video. This mise-en-scene or conventions will show the cultural identity of the eastern European people. I will base my video on a rural location at the beginning and later I will relocate my actors in mire urban areas.

SHORT FILM: EVALUATION

I chose to concentrate on short clip brief which help me to remember how well I need to plan my project. The name of my film is ‘’Late Again’’ I used limited number of people to help me with the pre-production process.

At the beginning I concentrated on my planning. It didn’t take me long to come with the idea of a movie. When I had the idea in my head I began making a story board which helped me focus on the camera techniques and the different shots I could use during the filming process.

For instance, I found really interesting the beginning shots I made because they present simple introduction of the location where the action is taking place. The slow pan of the fields and the sunrise perpetuated the idea of the peacefulness of the town where my main character lives. Another interesting scene where I manage to use techniques which I have never used before was the close up of my main character’s phone. I used it because I want it my audience to engage more with my character’s problem.

I terms how successful was the whole planning I was satisfied. I had my ideas written down, I had made a nice presentation of the people participating in the film making process and their role in it. Besides that I managed to find really interesting songs which contribute to the atmosphere of the film. The song I chose to use at the beginning of the film was the well know classical song ‘’Morning Mood’’ created by Edvard Grieg. What I was aiming from that was to show my audience the area where Charles (my main character) lives and to see later in the movie how messy is Charles. From presenting his room as not very clean and ordered I was aiming to tell the audience how difficult is Charles’s life.

The moment when Charles finds out that he is late for work I used another song called ‘’Blitzkrieg Bop’’ created by Ramones. With the help of that song I manage to create a very interesting atmosphere. I want it to make my audience curious what will happen next with the main character or will he make it to get to his office before his boss finds out that he is missing.

In the end of the film I used the song ‘’Don’t Stop Belivin’ ’’ by Journey. I thought it will be appropriate to use it because it is relevant to the song. The moment when Charles oppose to his boss is the culmination of the whole movie. The audience could see how Charles finally has grown and became a man.