To what extent does the combination of video and song in Symphonies conform to Charles Jencks' view that 'Post-Modernism is fundamentally the eclectic mixture of any tradition with that of its immediate past...'

Dan Black's video 'Symphonies' does agree with Charles Jencks view that 'postmodernism is fundamentaly the electric mixture of any tradition with that of its immidiate past'. This is evident throught Dan Black's creation where he has taken recognisable scenes from films and recreated similar shots with himself in. Here Dan Black is going into the past from what has already been created and put together the recognisable iconography from the begining and endings of famous films. There is little correclation between the films that he has selected to resemble and the order they clips have been put into dont feel like they match. There is also a very varied and wide selection of film genres used as he goes from using 'Bonanza' which is a cowboy film, to using 'E.T' a well known sci-fi film, to 'Goldfinger' which is an action Bond film. This suggests that a specific genre isnt essential to make video work. Dan Black is producing against all recommendations to making film. He is suggesting that you do not the typical conventions of film to produce something that can still work. By making this video he is almost mocking the original conventions of producing a music video by showing you can make film work by putting any clips together in any order.
He uses relativley old but timeless films that are recognisable to a wide range of audience, this helps Dan Black make his point as his video will reach and stand out to a big audience. What makes this video 'post-modern' is the fact that it clearly takes scenes from existing films that are recognisable to the audience, so they can pick out the film that is being copied. Dan Black shows clearly that he is ripping off existing films, and that what makes the video 'post-modern' as he does not discretly put them in.