This presentation portrays the techniques used to create madonna like a prayer music video

2. Madonna’s – Like A Prayer
 Lyrics –Whilst listening to the lyrics we could hear that
they have words which resemble a sexual manner or is it
being portrayed in religious manner .
 For Example;
 ‘Life's is a mystery, everyone must stand alone, I hear you call
my name,And it feels like home.’ –This shows that she is
standing alone and portrays a sad emotion.
 When you call my name like a little prayer, I’m down on my
knees. – this portrays a double meaning in one, e.g. it could
stand for a religious manner or it could stand for a very sexual
manner.

3. Madonna – Like A Prayer Pt.2
 Watching the music video, loads of mortifies where being
played and directed in the music video, For example;
 Fragmentation
 Impossible sequence
 Ritual Celebration
 Post apocalyptic
 Sexual Objectification
 Break in the narrative

4. Fragmentation
 Fragmentation: Section of the video which is being
highlighted an scrutinized and emphasized, for example,
 Fragmentation was portrayed through the burning cross
which mainly focuses on it and causes a lot of controversy.

5. Impossible Sequence
 Impossible sequence – slow motion burning items, this is
also controversial as the cross is being portrayed in a devilish
way.

6. Ritual Celebration
 Ritual Celebration – portrays a meaningful celebration.
 In Madonna like a prayer, the black people are very
happy, and celebrating however the white artist “should” be
happy usually, however she is domestic, through what is
going on in the video, .

7. Post apocalyptic
 Post apocalyptic – shows the seen as hell or the end of the
world, in this video it is controversial because it is being
depicted near and inside a church.

8. Sexual Objectification
 Sexual Objectification – she is being portrayed in a sexual
manner and wearing barely any clothes, in a church, this is
very controversial as she is selling herself for sex in the
church.

9. Break in Narrative
 Break in the narrative –she breaks from the narrative as if
she has woken up which gives an excuse for the controversy.
And also at the end the curtains go down which can also
create an excuse for what has happened for example it’s a
show, its nothing serious, but is it?...