Madonna - Vogue

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At the start of Madonna's music video it is unveiled by two feathers which can be represented as a kind of showbiz prop. Madonna's music video is black and white throughout the entire video this is to make the video look more old fashioned to make it classy. The men and women dancers are all dressed in black with smart suit's on, this shows that the video is showing high class people. Madonna can be referred to as Marilyn Monroe as she appears to dress and look like Monroe, this shows that Madonna is saying to her audience that she is as famous as Marilyn Monroe. Madonna is dressed in a long white dress with blonde hair pinned back which represents Monroe. The poses which Madonna does relates to famous portraits of famous stars such as Monroe and Katharine Hepburn. This video is of a performance by Madonna were as a lot of video's have a narrative and a performance but this video does not have a narrative. In Madonna's video she dances infront of the camera with other male dancers, Madonna wants to show the audience that she can do a choreographed dance routine. This video has lots of close up shots of Madonna which shows off the artist which the audience will want to see. Close ups also show Madonna's beauty as in this video she has perfect pale complexion. Also Madonna seems to be more outstanding in the video as she has more lighting than the other characters this is done so the audience can tell she is the main performer. There is lots of tracking shots in this video, this makes the video feel more real and so the audience can understand the video more.
In this video Madonna shows her own design and style which is the bra which looks like it has cones, this is showing her individuality which Madonna wants to show her audience. Madonna's video has no colour, all the dancers and Madonna is either in black or white. Madonna also can relate as Bette Davis as she has the blonde short hair and was a famous actress years ago. Madonna mentions in her song about famous people such as Monroe, Bette Davis, Greta Garbo and DiMaggio, these are all famous actresses from years ago who have the same style which Madonna represents in this video. The video relates to the look of films and photography from The Golden Age of Hollywood and also contains statues and different pieces of art work which recalls the look of The Golden Age of Hollywood.
The words in Madonna's song say "It makes no difference if you're black or white
If you're a boy or a girl" this is showing that Madonna believes in equal opportunities.