Notes- Lady gaga guardian interview

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       Notes on Lady Gaga Guardian Interview 

      -The article tells of how Lady Gaga became hugely well known in 2008 for her hits such as 'Pokerface', 'Telephone', 'Bad romance'. But she is also for her eccentricity in style such as meat dresses, Grammy performance in giant eggs. You could suggest her desire is to be in the public eye.

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      -In reality, Lady Gaga states 'I hid in my house.' She wanted to preserve her image outside 'superstar' as people only ever see her at her best. She would never show the public and her fans the realistic image of Stefani Germanotta (her born name).

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      -Gaga puts her fans before anything, and in this instance it seems she doesn't want them to see her as a normal human being. To prevent this from happening, she never walks anywhere, getting cars everywhere. 

      -She is described as a cult-leader to her "Little Monsters"whose mantra for love in her last album, is acts a Bible for them. 

  

      -She is questioned whether she feels persecuted to which she replies "Yes! I certainly feel that at this time it's almost as if people are surprised they haven't already destroyed me." 

      -"It's almost entertainment for people to poke fun at Lady gaga, but they have no idea what I put into this album. In fact, people have no idea what it really took me to get here." 

      -Her album hadn't been out for 2 weeks and already people come out and say "she's over" and because she's not number 1, "she's finished". Instead of focussing on the music, people look at the statistics of the music's success. 

  

      -Due to a severe- hip injury, Gaga couldn't complete her Born This Way tour. Yet, she claims she would have shielded her fans from the hip secret if she had been able to continue on.

     -'Applause' was written as a motivational song for her fans "I want you to wake up in the morning and say 'I live for your applause, look at me today, I'm having a good day." 

     -When she talks about her fans: "I mean everybody. I mean anyone that's watching." 

     -She describes the girl underneath the sheep skin 'the kind of dingy, underground, metal-loving girl from New York who wants to talk about equal rights and go on and on about loving yourself.' 

      -She talks about her performance at the MTV awards comparing it to Miley Cyrus's near-naked show. "For me, my performance was not about taking my clothes off. I want to be strong and beautiful and powerful and full of confidence." But "it's not a competition". 

     -She claims she tried to hide a lot of pain over the past few years, hinting perhaps domestic abuse. The article questions whether this is gaga coming out of her hiding, and revealing her real self. 

A2- Tradgectory

Paloma Faith- Picking up the pieces

First equilibrium
The girl and her husband (Paloma Faith) are journeying to the house. The atmosphere is dark and melancholy, with colours being grey and dim. It's silent, with only the diegetic sound of the cars movement on the gravel and the sound of the birds- helping to create tension between Paloma and the man.

Disruption
The car arrives at the house, and she doesn't get out. The tension is building as she begins to sing. The  responses she gives when he attempts to show his love for her, are rejective. The disruption is therefore a distinct conflict in their relationship. She is concerned about the way people look at her and see her situation and relationship.

Recognition 

Paloma knows she is a woman "stuck in a tempestuous relationship with a possessive boyfriend". He is self obsessed represented by a scene of him shaving, with little care about her (who sits in the background.) She is frequently sat on her own, showing she has no support from her boyfriend, and is alone, despite being in this relationship. Her clothing is always perfect and glamorous symbolising the fact that he is besotted by the version of Paloma who represents perfection. He's in love with perfection. 

Attempt to restore 

In their attempt to restore, they take a meal together, which ends in an aggressive argument in front of other dinner guests. We see this emotional crumble of her character, as a resemblance of a domestic abuse situation, through the symbolic use of becoming wax-like and melting. The scene in which she melts shows that her character is not real and that she was imagining does not exist.  

New equilibrium

The video is finalised by a final kiss between the couple, which determines their argument was in fact just a blip which Paloma states 'happens a lot in relationships.' The kiss signifies the new equilibrium of their future continuing on as usual, with her problems being forgotten.