jeffree star – get away with murder
TRANSCRIPT
Jeffree Star – Get away with murder
Electronic/experimental
GENRE CHARACTERISTICS
• Experimenting with Gender (A man dressed as a woman)• Costume – big make up, pink wig, slutty women's clothes.• A man acting and being treated as a woman.• A lot of sexuality• The images are rather dark and have tinted colours to them
such as blue and pink.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LYRICS AND VISUALS
• ‘I can't control myself’- I feel like someone else’ – Jeffree is dressed as a woman.
• ‘Can you feel me breathing down your neck?’- An image of a mans neck/chest.
• ‘It feels like a part of me is dead’ – a reflection of the artist in a broken mirror.
• ‘It's time to spill your guts’ – the artist holds up a chainsaw.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSIC AND VISUALS
• To begin with there is only one beat of sound playing, and we see Jeffree walking on his won.
• As more beats are heard the men walk towards Jeffree.• As a fast sound effect has been added the images switch in
time with the sound effect.• As the background music says ‘hey, hey, hey’ the people in the
shots dance/move to the beat of it.
DEMANDS OF THE RECORD LABEL
• Many shots of the artists, including close ups and mid shots.
REFERENCE TO NOTION OF LOOKING VOYEURISTIC TREATMENT
• Eye level – used to make the audience feel as if they are at the scene.• Close ups of the sexual shots – used to create tension and discomfort for the audience.
INTER-TEXTUAL REFERENCE• Lady gaga – the image created, thehair and big make up.• 18+/erotic films due to the sexuality.
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