Hold it against me
Who is speaking? - Britney Spears, celebrity
Who would listen to this song? - young people
Characteristics
The language is informal. There are a lot of repetitions. In the chorus, ”If, If, If”. The beat in the song implies that it is a happy song, it has a faster beat than sad songs usually have. But the text has another message. It is the story of a celebrity who is not able to escape the expectations from the sorrounding environment. This make her unable to have one night stands, because it would harm her image.
The keywords in the song is: Heart, escape and strong.
The message in the song is that due to her status as a celebrity, she has no privacy. She is never alone, and always has to live up to the expectations from the surroundings.
Relation to surveillance and selfpromotion:
She is under constant surveillance by the media, and her selfpromotion does that she cannot afford to include him in her selfpromotion, because it would cause a lot of commotion in the media, and perhaps, if the relationship does not last, harm her image.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Grp. 2
English – Surveillance and Self-promotion
Song - Britney Spears -You want a piece of me?
Analysis
Britney Spears is famous artist, she comes from a good family – she started singing when she was 8 years. She is a woman and she is 29 years old, she became famous very fast.
Primarily teenagers, but older people also listen to this music – but most when the listen to the radio, where her songs are being played a lot.
Easy understanding language – informal language - slang (mama, pissin’ me of, flippin me of, sneaking)
She is sarcastic (I'm Miss bad media karma) and a bit angry (pissin’ me of)
“You want a piece of” – Repetition
A-B-A-B - I'm Mrs. Lifestyles of the rich and famous
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. Oh my God that Britney's Shameless
Metaphors:
You want a piece of me -
Contrast:
Britney vs. Paparazzi
Song - Britney Spears -You want a piece of me?
Analysis
Britney Spears is famous artist, she comes from a good family – she started singing when she was 8 years. She is a woman and she is 29 years old, she became famous very fast.
Primarily teenagers, but older people also listen to this music – but most when the listen to the radio, where her songs are being played a lot.
Easy understanding language – informal language - slang (mama, pissin’ me of, flippin me of, sneaking)
She is sarcastic (I'm Miss bad media karma) and a bit angry (pissin’ me of)
“You want a piece of” – Repetition
A-B-A-B - I'm Mrs. Lifestyles of the rich and famous
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. Oh my God that Britney's Shameless
Metaphors:
You want a piece of me -
Contrast:
Britney vs. Paparazzi
English lyrics group 4
English:
Who is speaking:
The speaker is a rapper named Curtis but his artist name is 50 cent. He comes from New York in USA. Before he got famous he was a drug dealer in the streets of New York. Before he got famous he lived with his family in poverty and he is African-american, 30 years old and has been shot seven times.
To whom is 50 cent speaking:
He appeals to young people who is typically on edge with the law.
He is also appealing to people who likes rap music and it’s culture.
What is characteristic of the song:
He is using a lot of slang. He is using a lot of rimes in his songs and his song texts are limpid.
In the song he promotes himself as a very arrogant person and the tone is harsh.
He repeating a lot about his money, how cool he is and how much power he got.
He is using metaphors to describe himself and his money with proves he is very arrogant.
What is typically said:
Key words: Money, I, me, they. The key words are mostly about himself because he is arrogant.
What is the writer’s intention:
The theme/topic of the song. Being rich and having a lot of power so you can do whatever you want to. You got no limits when you are rich.
In the song there is not a message.
Surveillance and self-promotion:
The song is all about self-promotion. The intention of the song is only about telling the listeners about how much power and how much money he got.
Who is speaking:
The speaker is a rapper named Curtis but his artist name is 50 cent. He comes from New York in USA. Before he got famous he was a drug dealer in the streets of New York. Before he got famous he lived with his family in poverty and he is African-american, 30 years old and has been shot seven times.
To whom is 50 cent speaking:
He appeals to young people who is typically on edge with the law.
He is also appealing to people who likes rap music and it’s culture.
What is characteristic of the song:
He is using a lot of slang. He is using a lot of rimes in his songs and his song texts are limpid.
In the song he promotes himself as a very arrogant person and the tone is harsh.
He repeating a lot about his money, how cool he is and how much power he got.
He is using metaphors to describe himself and his money with proves he is very arrogant.
What is typically said:
Key words: Money, I, me, they. The key words are mostly about himself because he is arrogant.
What is the writer’s intention:
The theme/topic of the song. Being rich and having a lot of power so you can do whatever you want to. You got no limits when you are rich.
In the song there is not a message.
Surveillance and self-promotion:
The song is all about self-promotion. The intention of the song is only about telling the listeners about how much power and how much money he got.
Big Brother - Stevie Wonder
Who is speaking:
· He’s no body. He’s a normal citizen. He’s living I a ghetto. He is critical about a surveillance society.
To whom:
· The society. A society- critical song. Mid-age people.
What is characteristic of the song:
· Formal English
· Sad because the surveillance makes the country go down.
· Your name is big brother, and I live in a ghetto.
· “My name is secluded,
we live in a house the size of a matchbox,
Roaches live with us wall to wall”
”My name is nobody”
Keywords:
· Big brother, watching
What is the writer’s intention?
· Theme/topic? Surveillance, poor citizens, society critic.
· Message? The surveillance ruins the country. “You'll cause your own country to fall”
Surveillance and self-promotion:
The title relates to the big brother state, that always watching the citizens. In the text Stevie Wonder describes a big brother that watching him and always is over him.
Stone Sour: Through the Glass
Through the glass by Stone Sour
·- Corey Taylor is the lead vocalist in the band, which he personally formed in 1992, Stone Sour. He was raised by a single mother, and was first introduced to classic rock by his grandfather, which he still indulges. Corey joined Slipknot in 1997, so he is singing in both bands.
-· Persons who are interested in classic rock with feelings written implicit in the text.
·- The language in the song text is speech and is affected by contractions, which are very characteristic for song text, because they are easier to sing, and gives a natural flow to the melody.
The mood in the song is melancholic, because it gives the text a deeper meaning, and connects the text with the text.
- “Through the glass”, “how do you feel?” “Stars that shine to you” and “Stars that lie to you.”
-· The theme in the text is self-promotion. In our humble opinion we think that the text is about stars, who promote themselves, to something which they aren’t. “Looking at you through the glass,” so we, as viewers, are watching the stars through the glass of a television. “How do you feel” that is when the stars think too much about their appeal and what others think, and not caring about what they feel themselves. “And while you’re outside looking in, describing what you see, remember what you’re staring at is me.” So we, as viewers, are watching the stars, suveil them, if you will, and discussing them, they are actually suffering, from the downsides of being famous. “Before you tell yourself, it’s just a different scene, remember it’s just different from what you’ve seen.” So the stars are denying the facts and convincing themselves that this is just a different scene/scenario, but they know different. So it’s very “plactic fantastic.” Connecting that quote to the video, we can see that the stars are being pulled away by rodies like they are cardboards, so it’s all just a big made-up scene. “And it’s the staaaars, they shine to you.. And it’s the staaars that lie to you.” So they shine to you through the media, but they are fake and platic, so in the end they are lying to you, about themselves. So they are fitting what the people wants.
Britney spears ’’ you want a piece of me’’
Who is speaking: Britney spears. Very famous Popsinger with alot of scandals in her past.
Who would would read/listen to this song?: her fans, young people.
Characterize:
How would you characterize her langugage: not formal very private. She is using alot of bad words.
She is talking alot about her self. And about she has been famous since she was 17.
How would you characterize the mood/tone?: the song has alot of contrasts.
She is using alot of Rhyme in her song.
Metaphors: she is using alot of metaphors, when she sings that she is something. ‘’Like I’m mrs. Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous’’.
Contrasts: the tone is very fresh and the lyrics is both positive and negative, because she sings that she is mrs. Extra extra. And then she sings that ''im Mrs. Most likely to get on the tv for stripping on the streets.
What is the Writer’s intention:
Theme/topic: exposing her privatelife to the public. That there is always and opinion about her behaviour and looks.
Message: She doesn’t care about what medias are writing about her.
Relation: because the lyrics are all about the medias, paparazzi and magazines
gruppe 6
Who is speaking: Britney spears. Very famous Popsinger with alot of scandals in her past.
Who would would read/listen to this song?: her fans, young people.
Characterize:
How would you characterize her langugage: not formal very private. She is using alot of bad words.
She is talking alot about her self. And about she has been famous since she was 17.
How would you characterize the mood/tone?: the song has alot of contrasts.
She is using alot of Rhyme in her song.
Metaphors: she is using alot of metaphors, when she sings that she is something. ‘’Like I’m mrs. Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous’’.
Contrasts: the tone is very fresh and the lyrics is both positive and negative, because she sings that she is mrs. Extra extra. And then she sings that ''im Mrs. Most likely to get on the tv for stripping on the streets.
What is the Writer’s intention:
Theme/topic: exposing her privatelife to the public. That there is always and opinion about her behaviour and looks.
Message: She doesn’t care about what medias are writing about her.
Relation: because the lyrics are all about the medias, paparazzi and magazines
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Analysis of the song Handlebars
Engelsk
Song: Handlebars – Flobots
Analysis
Who is speaking?
It’s a rapper: “I’m a famous rapper”, he’s an American, he has friends, self confidence and he’s a show-off.
To whom is the person speaking?
Everyone would listen to this song. Neutral.
What is characteristic of the song?
He uses no swearwords. The tone is neutral.
Repetitions: “Look at me” – Self confidence. “No handlebars, no handlebars”.
Rhyme: Lots of words end on an “e”.
He sees himself over the crowd, he sees himself like a God, powerful – ha can “do anything”.
What is actually said?
Keywords: Handlebars, look at “me”, “I” can do anything, “I” can show, do, tell.
What is the writer’s intention?
“I can do whatever I want to”, “I can do anything”, “I’m invisible”.
He wants to tell everybody that “if he can, we can”.
Surveillance and self-promotion:
When we read the lyrics, we relate this song to self-promotion and confidence. But when we see the music video, we find out that if you have Gods powers, you’ve got to be as lonely as God.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Lonlygirl15
Bree is an ordinary teenage girl, who lead an unworried life, until her parents is taken by a mysterious order/cult. The people that came to take her parents were the leaders of her religion. Her parents left her a note that said that she should stay with her friend Daniel. Daniel is a boy, who is in love with Bree. He has been a big part of her life, and they spend a lot of time together. There is also an other guy, that Bree Likes. His name is Jonas. He is also in love with Bree, but even though they like each other, they are not a couple.
Bree has a very special religion. It is called the Zodiac of Denderah, and it is a very old Egyptian religion. The leaders of that religion believe that a few girls, for instance Bree, worldwide have a special blood strain that has life extending powers. Bree fears what the order would do to her or her parents, if they catch any of them.
In the videos, which were presented to us, there is a storyline, where we are introduced to Bree and Daniel. The first video we saw was the very first bit of the series “lonygirl15”. In that episode, Bree tells a bit about herself, and that she have never had a weblog before, but that she had seen some different ones.
The next episode she talks about an event that was the main theme of one of the other episodes, an episode where she was out hiking with Daniel. People had commented on that video that it was obvious Daniel was in love with her. She told that she had asked him and that he did like her.
Next Daniel is in the picture, telling us about Bree’s religion, the Zodiac of Denderah. He does not approve of the religion, and does not fully understand why she is a member of it, or what they stand for.
After that, Bree explains her religion, and why people do not believe it anymore.
Then Bree’s parents are abducted by some of the leaders from her religion, one of the decans. Her parents left her a note that said that she should stay with Daniel. After her parents were kidnapped, Daniel and Bree decided, that no place was safe to stay, so they moved around all the time, and practically lived in Daniels car.
In the last episode that was given to us, many new people were present, amongst others Jonas. In that episode, Bree has left a telephone message, which said she was going to do the ceremony to keep them safe. Because as she said as long as the Order was after her, then the people she loved would never be safe.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Lonelygirl 15
Bree Avery lives a fairly normal life, and her upraising has apparently been as any other chikds, and her social skills are on par with others of her age. So there is nothing out of the ordinary when it comes to Bree.
Her parents on the other hand are involved with a religious cult called The Order, which later on will have an enormous impact on her life.
As most teenagers she is constantly at war with her parents who are very religious. They want her to join this cult called The Order, and to do that, a ceremony is needed. The reason she starts blogging is that she is bored, due to the fact that “Nothing ever happens” in her town. She has only one friend, a boy called Daniel. She spends a lot of time with him, which also leads him to believe that there might be more to their relationship than a friendly fondness. Later on she is joined by people from the resistance who wants to protect her because their own friends have fallen victims for The Order.
In September 2006 the truth of the blogging was revealed to be a hoax. Due to this the series got a tremendous amount of coverage from the media. This led to the theory that it was some sort of hidden commercial for an upcoming movie to capture the attention of the media.
In reality Bree Avery is called Jessica Rose, and is an actor from New Zealand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Xkq3AN2Io&feature=player_embedded
Boy problems
She talks about her friend Daniel about he likes her or not. She does not know to tell her parents about it. She is worried about it would be awkward if Daniel likes her.
Order Of Denderah
Somebody is hunting Bree, because they are interest in her blood which gives people a longer life. Daniel talks about a ceremony Bree has to go through in order to let her be a part of the cult.
Zodiac of Denderah
She talks a lot about Zodiac of Denderah. The one who discovered Zodiac was a man who travels with Christopher Colombus. Her blood can be used to cancer patients and she also talks about when we have 7 days at the week, they got 10 days.
On The Run
Daniel and Bree are spying on Bree’s parents. Bree thinks it is a kind of a ceremony, they take the family in to. So Daniel and Bree fleets to a place they do not know.
Lonelygirl15 Season Finale 12 of 12 -- 7 pm
Bree’s friends hear a voicemail she had send to Daniels telephone. In the voicemail she tells them that she had to go back to the ceremony, because the people who want her blood will always look after her. She tells her friends to find the other girls to safe them. At last she tells how much she loves her friends.
Bree Avery lives a fairly normal life, and her upraising has apparently been as any other chikds, and her social skills are on par with others of her age. So there is nothing out of the ordinary when it comes to Bree.
Her parents on the other hand are involved with a religious cult called The Order, which later on will have an enormous impact on her life.
As most teenagers she is constantly at war with her parents who are very religious. They want her to join this cult called The Order, and to do that, a ceremony is needed. The reason she starts blogging is that she is bored, due to the fact that “Nothing ever happens” in her town. She has only one friend, a boy called Daniel. She spends a lot of time with him, which also leads him to believe that there might be more to their relationship than a friendly fondness. Later on she is joined by people from the resistance who wants to protect her because their own friends have fallen victims for The Order.
In September 2006 the truth of the blogging was revealed to be a hoax. Due to this the series got a tremendous amount of coverage from the media. This led to the theory that it was some sort of hidden commercial for an upcoming movie to capture the attention of the media.
In reality Bree Avery is called Jessica Rose, and is an actor from New Zealand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Xkq3AN2Io&feature=player_embedded
Boy problems
She talks about her friend Daniel about he likes her or not. She does not know to tell her parents about it. She is worried about it would be awkward if Daniel likes her.
Order Of Denderah
Somebody is hunting Bree, because they are interest in her blood which gives people a longer life. Daniel talks about a ceremony Bree has to go through in order to let her be a part of the cult.
Zodiac of Denderah
She talks a lot about Zodiac of Denderah. The one who discovered Zodiac was a man who travels with Christopher Colombus. Her blood can be used to cancer patients and she also talks about when we have 7 days at the week, they got 10 days.
On The Run
Daniel and Bree are spying on Bree’s parents. Bree thinks it is a kind of a ceremony, they take the family in to. So Daniel and Bree fleets to a place they do not know.
Lonelygirl15 Season Finale 12 of 12 -- 7 pm
Bree’s friends hear a voicemail she had send to Daniels telephone. In the voicemail she tells them that she had to go back to the ceremony, because the people who want her blood will always look after her. She tells her friends to find the other girls to safe them. At last she tells how much she loves her friends.
Lonelygirl15
Who is she?:
She is a girl called Bree (played by a actress Jessica Rose smith) she is a weirdo. She is 15 years old in the beginning, and she acts crazy. She can’t tell everyone about her problems, and therefore she ‘’talks’’ to the computer. She a bubbly teenage girl whose trait positive blood makes her the target of a dangerous cult called the Order.
What type of life does she lead?:
She lives a hard life. Her parents are in a cult called Sodiac of Denderra, and suddenly they disappeared. She knows that the only way she can get her parents back, are to go through the special ceremony. She lives in a boring town with boring people. She makes video blocks on the internet. Her best friend Daniel is in love with her, and she doesn’t know how to react. Her parents are in a cult, but she doesn’t want to be a part of it. She refuses to take part of the ritual, and then the cult kidnapped her parent, to make her take part of the ritual.
Who does she hang out with?:
Daniel (a.k.a. Danielbeast), Bree's best friend who only wishes to protect her, but is often distracted by romantic engagements. He can often jump to conclusions, and battles with an alcohol addiction along with his parents. Jonas Wharton (a.k.a. jonastko), a boy who meets Bree online and discovers that his family has more ties to the Order than he realizes. He can be too willing to trust others, which often leads the TAAG into unfortunate situations. Sarah Genatiempo (a.k.a. theskyisempty99), a misunderstood 19-year-old who develops a crush on Daniel and travels with TAAG. While she struggles to figure out what to do with her life, she harbors a dark and dangerous secret. Taylor Genatiempo (a.k.a. soccerstar4ever), Sarah's younger sister who has an impressive amount of computer hacking skills. A passionate soccer player, she has more social skills than the rest of her family and is often upset by their actions. Gina Hart, Bree's trait positive older sister who was taken from her at birth and used as a lab rat most of her life. She is quiet and reserved, and feels more comfortable with art supplies than with other people.
What is the storyline?
She is a teenage girl. We are hearing a lot about her. She is a shy girl, who got those normal teenage problems. But because she doesn’t want to go through the special ceremony, the parents are taking away from her. Her parents gets (adult) kidnapped, then she goes to get them back, finds her long lost sister, and everything ends with her disappearing.
What is the storyline of the selected videos?
She is a teenage girl, her parents gets (adult)kidnapped, then she goes to get them back, finds her long lost sister, and everything ends with her disappearing. She wants to go through the special ceremony, to get her parents back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw7xFYSor4I&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Lonelygirl15.
She is an actress. She is born the 26.April in 1987(23 years old). Her name is Jessica Lee Rose who started to play “lonelygirl15” in the summer of 2006. With some blogs on youtube. And in the summer of 2007 she won a webby for this role.
YOUTUBE: On the Lonelygirl15 she plays a 16 years old girl and goes under the name Bree.
The Los Angeles Times made an in-depth analysis of Bree/Lonelygirl15. They found out that Bree was an actress named Jessica Lee Rose.
There was made 150 episodes of Lonelygirl15 and it was from June 2006 – August 2008.
In lonelygirl15 it’s all fictive, no one are what they say they are. It’s all just pretending.
It’s all actors who play their role, as if it was a normal movie.
The Los Angeles Times made an in-depth analysis of Bree/Lonelygirl15. They found out that Bree was an actress named Jessica Lee Rose.
There was made 150 episodes of Lonelygirl15 and it was from June 2006 – August 2008.
In lonelygirl15 it’s all fictive, no one are what they say they are. It’s all just pretending.
It’s all actors who play their role, as if it was a normal movie.
Actors:
Some of them are:
Bree: Jessica Lee Rose
Daniel: Yousef Abu-Taleb
Jason: Jackson Davis
Daniel: Yousef Abu-Taleb
Jason: Jackson Davis
Bree’s life:
In the start of it all, it was made like she was living a normal life.
And made those blogs because she was bored, but soon after she had begun, she became the most viewed video on youtube and the most questioned and commented video and knocked everybody else of the “hit-list”
In the first season, you find out that Bree’s mom and dad are members of a Cult. “The Zodiac of Denderah” And the cult needs Bree for a ceremony, but she doesn’t want to go, so she’s on the run from the cult.
And in 12 episodes on youtube, you can see Bree and her friend’s quest for freedom.
And made those blogs because she was bored, but soon after she had begun, she became the most viewed video on youtube and the most questioned and commented video and knocked everybody else of the “hit-list”
In the first season, you find out that Bree’s mom and dad are members of a Cult. “The Zodiac of Denderah” And the cult needs Bree for a ceremony, but she doesn’t want to go, so she’s on the run from the cult.
And in 12 episodes on youtube, you can see Bree and her friend’s quest for freedom.
Friends:
Bree’s closest friends are:
Daniel; Her best friend and the guy who always follows her with a camera and are filming everything that happens in the series.
Jonas; A guy who meets Bree online, and they fall in love.
Sarah: A girl who has a crush on Daniel.
Gina Hart: Bree’s sister who was taken from her at the birth.
Daniel; Her best friend and the guy who always follows her with a camera and are filming everything that happens in the series.
Jonas; A guy who meets Bree online, and they fall in love.
Sarah: A girl who has a crush on Daniel.
Gina Hart: Bree’s sister who was taken from her at the birth.
Storyline of the videos.
It’s chronological.
We saw the first video blog and the last video (The last video was from the film)
We saw the first video blog and the last video (The last video was from the film)
Lonelygirl15
Who is she?
Her name is Bree; she is a 16 years old, who lives in a boring city with her parents.
What type of life does she lead?
She lives an unusual life because her parents are member of a cult named “The Order”. The Order is a cult based on the religion Hymn of One. The Order wants Bree to become a member of their cult. Bree lives in a boring city, where there is not very much to do. Living in a city where there is not much to do, forces her to make contact to people in another way. Therefore Bree decides to make a blog on YouTube, where she describes her life and situation.
Who does she hang out with?
In the start of the story Bree has a good friend named Daniel. Daniel is Bree´s best friend and he wants to protect her from the cult. During the escape from the cult, people she have met from the internet helps her too. Some of the persons who helps Bree are following:
Jonas Wharton, Sarah Genatiempo, Taylor Genatiempo, Spencer Gilman, Emma Wharton, Jennie, Gina Hart.
What is the”storyline” of the selected videos?
Her parents are member of a cult called “The Order”. She is being told that she has to go to a ceremony so she can become a member of the cult. But she refuses to become a member of the cult. Because Bree refuses to go to the ceremony “The Order” kidnaps her parents to blackmail her. That results in that her friends tries to help her escape from the cult. In the last video she calls some of her friends to tell that she is going to the ceremony so she can become a member of the cult.
Find out more about Lonelygirl15:
In the tenth episode The Order catch Bree and takes her with them.
http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DmXzFwdEs6fY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sHq48_8nQw
Made by: Michelle, Mads and Jeppe.
Her name is Bree; she is a 16 years old, who lives in a boring city with her parents.
What type of life does she lead?
She lives an unusual life because her parents are member of a cult named “The Order”. The Order is a cult based on the religion Hymn of One. The Order wants Bree to become a member of their cult. Bree lives in a boring city, where there is not very much to do. Living in a city where there is not much to do, forces her to make contact to people in another way. Therefore Bree decides to make a blog on YouTube, where she describes her life and situation.
Who does she hang out with?
In the start of the story Bree has a good friend named Daniel. Daniel is Bree´s best friend and he wants to protect her from the cult. During the escape from the cult, people she have met from the internet helps her too. Some of the persons who helps Bree are following:
Jonas Wharton, Sarah Genatiempo, Taylor Genatiempo, Spencer Gilman, Emma Wharton, Jennie, Gina Hart.
What is the”storyline” of the selected videos?
Her parents are member of a cult called “The Order”. She is being told that she has to go to a ceremony so she can become a member of the cult. But she refuses to become a member of the cult. Because Bree refuses to go to the ceremony “The Order” kidnaps her parents to blackmail her. That results in that her friends tries to help her escape from the cult. In the last video she calls some of her friends to tell that she is going to the ceremony so she can become a member of the cult.
Find out more about Lonelygirl15:
In the tenth episode The Order catch Bree and takes her with them.
http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DmXzFwdEs6fY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sHq48_8nQw
Made by: Michelle, Mads and Jeppe.
Lonelygjrl15!
Lonelygirl15
Who is she?
Lonelygirl15 is a fictive character, who’s played by the actress Jessica Lee Rose. The first videoblog she posted, we’re being represented to a confused teenage girl, who sees herself as a kind of a dork. Furthermore she is being presented as a girl, who doesn’t care about what others think, and just want to have a good time. (First video – spasms-attack) As we progress in the web-series, Bree, as she is called, is joining an ancient cult called Hymn of one. Hymn of one is an ancient Egyptian cult, who is taken her into their custody and aims to enlist her in their ranks.
What type of life does she lead?
She lives in a boring tiny town with nothing to attend to and lives a regular life.
Who does she hang out with?
She hangs out with her friends, Sarah (Alexandra Dreyfus) and Jonas, (Jackson Davis) but mostly with her best friend and co-actor Daniel. (Yousef Abu-Taleb) They are an ordinary network of friends, who likes to hang out with each other, while having a great time, including drinking alcohol, even though they’re underage. (Beach party)
What is the ”storyline” of the selected videos?
Lonelygirl15 starts out by being a fictive series, about a girl who deals with the typical teenage problems. As the story progresses, Bree catches the attention of a cult, called Hymn of one, which also is her parents religion. After she has joined the cult, her friends, especially Daniel, starts to worry about her. The story morphs into a series of bizarre events, which includes Bree’s parents being abducted, because Bree didn’t want to attend to a secret initiation ceremony. The Hymn of One cult is an ancient Egyptian, who worships a number of different artifacts, including the Zodiac of Dendarah and The Fountain of Youth. The Hymn of One wants Bree in their ranks, because she has a specific enzyme in her blood, which contains vast powers of wealth and youth, which they’ve want to take advantage of.
Bree finds out that the Hymn of One has great influence in their community, and finds out that both her parents and Jonas’ family has ties connected to the Order.
After realizing this, Bree flees for her life with her friends Daniel, Jackson and Alexandra, and they are on the run from the Order for over a year. The friends form a resistance group called “The Resistance.” The group’s purpose is to protect other girls like Bree, who has the special enzyme that relates to the Fountain of Youth.
After a year of running, the Order catches up with Bree and her friends, which results in a car crash and a stabbing incident. At the end when the story culminates, Bree decides to return home to the cult, leaving her friends in grief.
Who is she?
Lonelygirl15 is a fictive character, who’s played by the actress Jessica Lee Rose. The first videoblog she posted, we’re being represented to a confused teenage girl, who sees herself as a kind of a dork. Furthermore she is being presented as a girl, who doesn’t care about what others think, and just want to have a good time. (First video – spasms-attack) As we progress in the web-series, Bree, as she is called, is joining an ancient cult called Hymn of one. Hymn of one is an ancient Egyptian cult, who is taken her into their custody and aims to enlist her in their ranks.
What type of life does she lead?
She lives in a boring tiny town with nothing to attend to and lives a regular life.
Who does she hang out with?
She hangs out with her friends, Sarah (Alexandra Dreyfus) and Jonas, (Jackson Davis) but mostly with her best friend and co-actor Daniel. (Yousef Abu-Taleb) They are an ordinary network of friends, who likes to hang out with each other, while having a great time, including drinking alcohol, even though they’re underage. (Beach party)
What is the ”storyline” of the selected videos?
Lonelygirl15 starts out by being a fictive series, about a girl who deals with the typical teenage problems. As the story progresses, Bree catches the attention of a cult, called Hymn of one, which also is her parents religion. After she has joined the cult, her friends, especially Daniel, starts to worry about her. The story morphs into a series of bizarre events, which includes Bree’s parents being abducted, because Bree didn’t want to attend to a secret initiation ceremony. The Hymn of One cult is an ancient Egyptian, who worships a number of different artifacts, including the Zodiac of Dendarah and The Fountain of Youth. The Hymn of One wants Bree in their ranks, because she has a specific enzyme in her blood, which contains vast powers of wealth and youth, which they’ve want to take advantage of.
Bree finds out that the Hymn of One has great influence in their community, and finds out that both her parents and Jonas’ family has ties connected to the Order.
After realizing this, Bree flees for her life with her friends Daniel, Jackson and Alexandra, and they are on the run from the Order for over a year. The friends form a resistance group called “The Resistance.” The group’s purpose is to protect other girls like Bree, who has the special enzyme that relates to the Fountain of Youth.
After a year of running, the Order catches up with Bree and her friends, which results in a car crash and a stabbing incident. At the end when the story culminates, Bree decides to return home to the cult, leaving her friends in grief.
Lonelygirl15
Who is she:
She is called Bree Avery - She is an American girl from Los Angeles and she is sixteen years old.
What type of life does she lead:
It seems to us, that she is living in a normal way, but she has a different religion. She is homeschooled and she moved from place to place with her family when she was younger.
Who does she hang out with?
She hangs out with her best friend Daniel (“Danielbeast” – YouTube account .red)
What is the “storyline” of the selected videos:
In the episodes she is talking about:
1. her boring life (while making weird faces and fooling around).
2. Daniel and her problem with him, she is saying in the video that he likes her, and says that it is weird that she is saying it in the video.
3. Daniel is questioning Bree’s religion, he doesn’t understand it.
4. her religion: “Zodiac of Denderah”
5. Daniel and Bree is out driving and is surveillance her parents. They are driving away with some people from the same religion as Bree and her family.
6. Bree is gone – her friends are looking for her – we don’t know the friends.
Find out more about Lonelygirl15 by looking at the blog: http://www.lg15.com/lonelygirl15 and skimming through more video clips that you select/find.
The show started with her just uploading some random videos on YouTube of her everyday live. She later starts to talk about her religion and then things get strange. She talks about her having to go through some sort of ceremony, but she doesn’t want to. As a result of this she and her friend Daniel runs away.
She is called Bree Avery - She is an American girl from Los Angeles and she is sixteen years old.
What type of life does she lead:
It seems to us, that she is living in a normal way, but she has a different religion. She is homeschooled and she moved from place to place with her family when she was younger.
Who does she hang out with?
She hangs out with her best friend Daniel (“Danielbeast” – YouTube account .red)
What is the “storyline” of the selected videos:
In the episodes she is talking about:
1. her boring life (while making weird faces and fooling around).
2. Daniel and her problem with him, she is saying in the video that he likes her, and says that it is weird that she is saying it in the video.
3. Daniel is questioning Bree’s religion, he doesn’t understand it.
4. her religion: “Zodiac of Denderah”
5. Daniel and Bree is out driving and is surveillance her parents. They are driving away with some people from the same religion as Bree and her family.
6. Bree is gone – her friends are looking for her – we don’t know the friends.
Find out more about Lonelygirl15 by looking at the blog: http://www.lg15.com/lonelygirl15 and skimming through more video clips that you select/find.
The show started with her just uploading some random videos on YouTube of her everyday live. She later starts to talk about her religion and then things get strange. She talks about her having to go through some sort of ceremony, but she doesn’t want to. As a result of this she and her friend Daniel runs away.
Lonelygirl15
Bree:
Bree is a 16 year old teenager, who thinks that she is kind of a dork. She makes video blogs of herself and posts them on Youtube to tell people around the world about her life.
She leads a boring life and she does not have many friends, because she is kind of a geek.
She hangs out with Daniel, who is one of her best friends. But she has also got a few other friends, who appear through these episodes.
The storyline:
Blog 1: She introduces herself. Blog 2: Daniel is talking about Bree, and an orginasation called order of denderah. Blog3: Bree is telling about sacrificing rituals’ called zodiac of denderah, which is a bit mysterious. Blog 4: something mysterious is going on about her parents. Blog 5: the final episode a friend of Bree and Daniel are telling about what went wrong/what happened.
Bree is brought into some kind of cult, named The order of denderah. This cult is a mysterious order which trick girls into being one of them, and make them attend in their ceremonies. In the last episode Bree asks her friend to help all the other girls that is out there, before it is too late. Bree dies at the mysterious hospital.
Episode 8/12: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wUo2zy3iqw&feature=relmfu
Brees’ friends find the mysterious hospital where she may be.
Episode 10/12: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8-veTh7H3E&feature=related
Bree was found, in the hospital. Her friends watch her die.
Episode 12/12: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ianUGwrLxA&feature=relmfu
Bree has left a message on the phone for her friends, where she explains why she has done what she did.
Bree:
Bree is a 16 year old teenager, who thinks that she is kind of a dork. She makes video blogs of herself and posts them on Youtube to tell people around the world about her life.
She leads a boring life and she does not have many friends, because she is kind of a geek.
She hangs out with Daniel, who is one of her best friends. But she has also got a few other friends, who appear through these episodes.
The storyline:
Blog 1: She introduces herself. Blog 2: Daniel is talking about Bree, and an orginasation called order of denderah. Blog3: Bree is telling about sacrificing rituals’ called zodiac of denderah, which is a bit mysterious. Blog 4: something mysterious is going on about her parents. Blog 5: the final episode a friend of Bree and Daniel are telling about what went wrong/what happened.
Bree is brought into some kind of cult, named The order of denderah. This cult is a mysterious order which trick girls into being one of them, and make them attend in their ceremonies. In the last episode Bree asks her friend to help all the other girls that is out there, before it is too late. Bree dies at the mysterious hospital.
Episode 8/12: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wUo2zy3iqw&feature=relmfu
Brees’ friends find the mysterious hospital where she may be.
Episode 10/12: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8-veTh7H3E&feature=related
Bree was found, in the hospital. Her friends watch her die.
Episode 12/12: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ianUGwrLxA&feature=relmfu
Bree has left a message on the phone for her friends, where she explains why she has done what she did.
The "lonelygirl15" phenomena explained!
Members of the lonelygirl15 castGo through the following videos, and try to work out a ”profile” on Bree:
Who is she?
She is a typical teenager, who lives with her mother and father in a suburb. And then she has this video-blog: ”lonelygirl15”. She is close connected with Daniel, but has an odd religion/belief. – During the show, she becomes a member of the ”Hymn of One” – An ancient Egyptian cult. Besides all that, she is also open-minded, careless and shares her problems, thoughts and experiences with us. – So normal teenager, with a different religion
What type of life does she lead?
Quite normal, but according to her, boring. She hangs with her friends, and having fun.
Who does she hang out with?
Daniel (her best friend). And he is the only one we hear about, even though the Wiki-page says that there are several members of the cast. For example Jonas (the guy with the cell in the last episode), and a girl we don’t get the name of. But we have identified her as being the character Sarah Genatiempo, a 19-years old who during the show develops a crush on Daniel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ianUGwrLxA&feature=player_embedded#at=22
^^ - You can check out the last episode we were given, to see the characters.
What is the ”storyline” of the selected videos?
The storyline is pretty much about normal teenage-problems. The unusual thing about it is that Bree is a member of the Hymn of One, a religious evil society. So it starts out being normal, but becomes a weird story, with the cult as motive power.
Find out more about Lonelygirl15 by looking at the blog:
Bree during her first broadcastThe Order had discovered the fountain of youth, an incredibly rare enzyme in the blood of special girls like Bree. Controlling vast wealth and power, the Order had infiltrated every level of society, and on August 3rd, 2007 they finally caught up with Bree and her friends…
Around the world people just like you are joining the fight against the Order. In England, another special girl like Bree was discovered, KateModern, and her friends joined the fight. In Poland, n1ckola. In Australia, The Last. And, in the United States, a new resistance answered the call.
After having goggled the religious cult, Hymn of One, we’ve found out that:
The cult calls the “lonelygirl15” phenomena a group of pranksters, which have interrupted their holy pilgrimage, and caused severe damage to the society’s brethren.
http://hymnofone.org/
^^ - Check the cult out yourself!
So to sum up:
• Bree is a typical teenager, besides that her parents are members of Hymn of One.
• The Order wants Bree to join, because of a rare enzyme in her blood. – The enzyme is the base of the fountain of youth.
• More YouTube-accounts were created in different countries, to support Bree’s fight against the order.
• The real order is quite pissed. They claim that the “lonelygirl15” phenomena has ruined their holy pilgrimage.
Written by Anne-Sophie, Marina and Andreas
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