Almost Alice blog post 10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZygF-Mj36c

       For This week I chose to present the formal elements of the song "Almost alice" by Avril Lavigne. In the beginning of the song there is a reverberated fanfare of dissonant and clashing pitches. The atonality suggests being taken out of the world we know and thrown in to a fantastical adventure. The striking beats of the bass drum and piano also suggest this notion. The music serves a psychological subtext to the sharp vocals of Lavigne. The orchestral aspect of the piece is affiliated with this same theme.  The strings are meant to represent a more aged and less modern representation of life, that we are not in the time that we normally are.  The harmonies are used as similar psychological subtext. The colors are very dark and contrasted, accenting the lighter parts of the screen. When Lavigne says the line "spinning around", the camera framing is rotating at 360 degrees to emphasize the notion of dizziness. The colors slowly begin to get lighter and lighter throughout the progression of the video. I believe this is meant to suggest that the reality that was originally believe to be the truth is not and the fantastical representation of this other worldly realm is the truth.

-Jason London