Friday, 18 September 2009

Homage-a brief definition

Homage: a reference within a creative work to someone who greatly influenced the artist would be homage. It is typically used to denote a reference in a work of art or literature to another, at least somewhat widely known, work. In literature and film, homage is similar to allusion, except that whereas allusion merely refers to another work, homage typically repeats a recognizable scene or stylistic element from the other work. Homage can be similar to parody, except that parody typically exaggerates characteristics of target works for comedic effect.(wikipedia)

Excellent examples on this blog are the Death Proof trailer (Quentin Tarantino) and the Beastie Boys video (Sabotage) by Spike Jonze.

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