Celine Dion

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Music Studies > Contemporary

Celine Dion

A brief examination of the life and career of Celine Dion from 1990 to the present day.

1,919 words () | 3 sources | MLA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper examines performer, Celine Dion's career from 1990 to the present day. It begins by discussing a brief biography of her life and the beginning of her career. It then addresses the songs, styles and lyrics, as well as the videography that have characterized her music over this period. It particularly makes note of how women are represented in her music videos.

Table of Contents:
Biography
Songs, Style, and Lyrics
Videography
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"These cut-away shots, in addition to telling the story, serve a purpose in the video-making process. Continuity editing, often seen in television and movies to establish fluidity of motion through an entire world, can be seen in some of the shots of people walking toward the store where people are gathering. However, the rest of the video seems to use brief clips consisting of only a few seconds at a time. This process, Carol Vernallis explains, is a music video technique used to keep the video story from overtaking the importance of the song (28). Vernallis explains that the most frequently seen setting for a woman in a music video is a domestic one (82). These videos do not place the singer in such a role; however, some of the dissatisfied women in the second video are seen in this setting."

Sample of Sources Used:

Dion, Celine. My Story; My Dream. New York: HarperCollins-Avon, 2000.
Marcic, Dorothy. Respect: Women and Popular Music. New York: Texere, 2002.
Vernallis, Carol. Experiencing Music Video: Aesthetic and Cultural Context. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.