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Anti-immigration Attitude in Czech Music: Semiotic Analysis
Růžička, Miroslav ; Podzimek, Jan (advisor) ; Soukup, Martin (referee)
In my diploma thesis, I am reconstructing the anti-immigration attitude in Czech nationalist music production in the year 2016 in the context of the so-called European migration crisis. The sample consists of five selected music videos for nationalist protest songs reacting to the migration crisis and events connected to it. The thesis is based on the theoretical resources of social semiotics and the method of research is the multimodal semiotic analysis, which allows detailed research of the contents of complex communicates like music videos. In the theoretical part, I focus on acquainting the reader to the basics of semiotics, from where I gradually transfer to the school of social semiotics and their theories of modes and multimodality which represent the theoretical background for the analysis in the practical part. Next, I turn to clarifying the progress of the so-called European migration crisis in the years 2015 and 2016 which were crucial for the creation of these nationalist music videos. Also, I justify the choice of the sample and the analyzed themes. The practical part the contains the analysis of the selected music videos using the multimodal semiotic analysis considering three modes - the mode of speech, moving pictures and music. I decode the signs belonging to the pre-set themes....
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From child stars to pop-cultural icons: media transformation of child idols into sex-symbols of contemporary popular culture
Pospíšilová, Andrea ; Baslarová, Iva (advisor) ; Šmejkalová, Jiřina (referee)
This thesis follows the process of transformation of children's idols of film and music industry into adult artists and sex-symbols of contemporary popular culture. It especially focuses on the transformation of child character in adult representatives of pop-culture industry: development, change and building an image of an adult performer in terms of the sociology of childhood and adulthood career shift (change in the nature of work and roles, any rise or decline). The aim of this work is to find any trends in transition from children's heroes / heroines adults representative of contemporary popular culture. The premise is that children's personalities of the entertainment industry are used in the process of growing element of sexuality to reforging the stigma of "child stars". In addition to the sexual themes and monitors the aspect of gender roles and stereotypes depending on the developmental stage.
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Analýza genderových stereotypů v hudebních videoklipech populárních písní
ZDEŇKOVÁ, Nikola
This thesis deals with the issue of gender stereotypes, which are presented in music videos in actual popular songs. The work is divided into two parts. The first, theoretical part is focused on defining the basic concepts and definitions, which are linked to the gender theory, media and media communications. Next part is showing gender in media communications with an emphasis on advertising messages and popular music. The second part deals with the actual practical research, which is primary based on Goffman's view of gender stereotyping in advertising messages. In the continuity of the theoretical part there are analyzed selected music videos. The focus is concentrated on identifying and describing the mechanisms by which the gender stereotypes in popular music are reproduced. Selected music clips were analyzed by procedures established under the content analysis. The results show how the masculinity and the femininity are displayed in contemporary popular music video clips.
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Visual styles of music videos and using Adobe After Effects for their postproduction
Línková, Johana ; Krist, Antonín (advisor) ; Bubeníček, Jan (referee)
This thesis is focused on visual styles of music videos and their postproduction in Adobe After Effects. The aim of this thesis is to identify how different styles of computer graphics can be used in music videos. This was obtained by analyzing variety of music videos which resulted in forming 6 categories. Most suitable tools of Adobe After Effects are suggested within each cathegory. Plan of comparative methodology for these categories is also a part of this thesis. Thanks to suggested tools, thesis can be used as an inspirational guide or catalogue for amateurs or students interested in computer graphics and music videos. Thesis will also provide an overview of current trends and possibilities of using computer graphics in music v ideos.
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