Postmodernism; Lady Gaga - Telephone

By: jamuna vasanthakumaran

• The Lady Gaga - Telephone title use the same type of fonts as “jackiebrown” has used showing the Postmodernism of the music video

The video is a follow on from Lady Gaga's previous music video 'Paparazzi' where she gets arrested for killing her boyfriend. This shows a strong sense of identity, and a building of a narrative as she continues the theme throughout more than one video. It builds her up as a character which adds to her appeal.

Another link to the lady gaga’sprevious video “paparzzi” there is a Mickey mouse mask that she wears before killing her boyfriend and also in this “telephone” music video the mask is also shown but this time it is Beyonce as she is trying to kill her boyfriend by poison.

Paparzzi

Telephone

There are Postmodernism of costume such as the superhero costume that is used part

of the performance. As lady gaga and Beyonce performs in the restaurant

The influence from Tarantino also came into the video through the prescence of the 'Pussy Wagon' from 'Kill Bill'. Lady Gaga is a controversial artist, and by putting the car into her video she is likening herself to the character from 'Kill Bill' who is trying to get revenge on those who wronged her, suggesting Gaga is doing the same within the video.