Sinead O'Connor in her music video 'Nothing Compares To You' is wearing a big long black coat, which covers the entire bottom half of her body, which is similar to one of our costumes for Emily to wear. I chose for Emily, a black maxi skirt, which has relevance because she felt her relationship with Nile was long and dragged out, so she cut the end short, which is represented by the sudden colour change to white. It was the want to incorporate sadness and loss into the music video on top of what we have already got that made me realise the link between the two music video costumes. The association of sadness and loss is the key point in this reference.
The French Lieutenants Woman's costume again is a long dark cloak/cape, which can be identified with loss and grief and waiting upon a loved one. The prolonged waiting can be established in our music video by the constant chasing and catching up with each other, but just slipping out of each others reach. The visual image is as important as the inmteretextual reference itself it is how you make the connection.
The final costume link between Ava and characters from textual references is with Jane Eyre in the BBC's version. When Jane runs away from her mannor, she winds up on a rock (which we have also interetually referenced to one of our locations) similarlly she is again in a long dark overcoat which can be associated with the costume we have chosen for Ava to wear.
Well done for discussing the convention of a black costume indicating melancholy. Also the black cloak in "TFLW" and Jane Eyre's costume when she flees from Thornfield Hall (after Rochester tries to tempt her to become his mistress) are also Gothic signifier. Jane Eyre includes a great deal of Gothic symbolism as does TFLW which pays tribute to the Victorian Gothic romantic tradition.
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....I chose for Emily, a black maxi skirt, which has relevance because she felt her relationship with Nile was long and dragged out, so she cut the end short, which is represented by the sudden colour change to white...
Your meaning is a bit confusing here, what end did Emily cut short????
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....The prolonged waiting can be established in our music video by the constant chasing and catching up with each other, but just slipping out of each others reach. The visual image is as important as the inmteretextual reference itself it is how you make the connection....
Perhaps you could say that the relationships between the two young people in our music video is rather dreamline in that we often dream of an object or person but are unable to ever touch or see the object of our passion or fascination. These Emily are tantalising dreams and form part of our sub conscious.
So you could research a little bit about Gothic signifiers. Note spelling of mannor!!!!!One "n" and Jane runs from Thornfield Hall, the name in itself suggests danger and hurt.
Re "Nothing Compares..." Also keep developing your vocabulary, avoid phrases like "big long black coat"...instead trailing dark coat or flowing dark coat which combined with O'Connor's deathly white face (rather like a mask) injects the mise-en-scene with Gothic overtones whilst emphasising O'Connor's expressive eyes....or something like that, and use your Thesaurus.