Lady Gaga - Judas

How is the artist represented?

At the beginning of the video the colours are very low saturated, except for the artist herself, this makes her stand out and you straight away know that its about her. All the cast are also on classical motorbikes, this could reflect her rebellious, yet sophisticated personality. As the video continues it's what her fans would describe as a 'typical ' Lady Gaga video in the sense of the provocative clothes and opulent themes. As the video comes closer to the end, a story comes in to play, where Lady Gaga is portrayed as quite a violent character, however when her  'gun' turns to lipstick, this is again what we'd expect from typical Gaga. At the very end of the video, her outfit changes to a white dress, this simbolises pureness and weakness, which is a huge contrast to the rest of the video.
What conventions does this music video follow?

Lady Gaga videos generally do not follow conventions as her image as a whole is very origional and unconventional. However this video does have a story throughout it which is a convention of a pop video however generally pop videos are bright and colourful to attract the younger audience, although this video is quite dark and has a quite a uncontional storyline for a pop video.

How does the video relate to the lyrics?

The lyrics to this song have quite a religious meaning. I have found religion a common theme throughout Lady Gagas work, such as posters. The video does, in some ways link to the lyrics, for example she is stood in crashing water all around her this is simbolic to that of Jesus walking along water. Also the majority of the setting is set in what can be thought of as a 'biblical era'. There are no direct links from the lyrics to the video.

Ideas and inspiration from the video?

I like the way the lyrics do not directly link to the video, but yet they are still linked in quite an abstract way. I also like the way the it doesn't follow all pop video conventions, but yet its still an effective video. Finnally I like how her outfit and make up are really over the top and eye catching. These are all ideas I will take into consideration.