BLONDE AMBITION by

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sophielee388 — 2024-01-29 11:55:44 UTC

AI Generated Image - '80s pizza restaurant with neon sign. with symmetry in counter top food. at night time with street view'

sophielee388 — 2024-01-29 11:57:14 UTC

AI Generated Image - '80s pizza restaurant with neon sign. with symmetry in counter top food. at night time with street view'

nicolemeehan03 — 2024-01-29 11:57:26 UTC

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sophielee388 — 2024-01-29 12:02:25 UTC

AI Generated image - 'two people, one who looks like madonna, the other a man in the 80s sat eating messy stringy cheese pizza by the window of a resteraunt. with neon lights'

nmorgan100 — 2024-01-29 12:02:56 UTC

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nicolemeehan03 — 2024-01-29 12:05:39 UTC

sophielee388 — 2024-01-29 12:06:11 UTC

AI Generated Image - 'small convenient shop with symmetry in products in aisles. with over head bright lighting in the 80s. blue and green toned colour'

nicolemeehan03 — 2024-01-29 12:07:41 UTC

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nmorgan100 — 2024-01-29 13:00:01 UTC

80's Anamorphic approach

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nmorgan100 — 2024-02-04 17:07:28 UTC

sophielee388 — 2024-02-04 17:19:51 UTC

sophielee388 — 2024-02-04 17:20:04 UTC

In 1983, Madonna met John "Jellybean" Benitez, who worked as a DJ at the Funhouse club in lower Manhattan. Soon, they started dating and working on her self-titled debut album. When Benitez started work on his debut EP, Wotupski!?!, he asked Madonna to write a song for him.

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Studio 54

sophielee388 — 2024-02-04 17:22:21 UTC

The ’80s NYC nightlife wasn’t shootings and lootings. It was party time. Studio 54. What went on which nobody ever said went on was Andy Warhol. Roy Cohn. Cher. Madonna. Liza Minnelli. Bianca Jagger. Elton John. Diana Ross. Brooke Shields.

sophielee388 — 2024-02-04 17:31:03 UTC

Jelly Bean, also known as John Benitez, most known for being an American DJ, Producer and Songwriter. Often remixed songs for Madonna, Whitney Houston and Micheal Jackson. Later becoming the executive producer of Studio 54 Radio where Madonna's music first became popular, kick starting her career.

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Context: What was happening in Manhattan, New York in the 1980's.

sophielee388 — 2024-02-04 17:42:16 UTC

Graffiti-bedecked subways and storefronts were still the norm and crime was high, but gentrification was slowly starting to seep into worn-down neighborhoods from river to river. Bodegas closed and yuppy wine bars opened, ushering in rent spikes and the displacement of long-time tenants and low income families.

Before the fame

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The 1980s: When Art and Nightlife mixed.

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Nightclubs hosting art exhibitions.

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Films of the 80s

New York City in the 1980's

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New York City before its Urban Renovation becoming one of the highest tourist destinations.

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Potential location - Karens Diner

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Location Colour Scheme

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Potential Location - Cubit Town Pharmacy

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Location Colour Scheme

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Sourced Photography from Photo Challenge blog by MsJohnson

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Reflections in cars

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Reflections in puddles from Neon lights

Green/ Yellow Lighting Hue

sophielee388 — 2024-02-12 12:33:22 UTC

Connotes the Re-Birth of Madonna as we know her, when she first discovered blonde hair dye in this scene.

Popular 80's Products

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Repeating Patterns

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Canary Wharf

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97363722 — 2024-02-25 23:24:30 UTC

potential location - frankies and benny's

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Potential location - inside frankies and benny's

The Outsiders Colour Scheme

sophielee388 — 2024-02-25 23:29:05 UTC

1983, Francis Ford Coppola

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jmetsapeltoocira — 2024-02-25 23:30:10 UTC

Potential location - Carnaby street in soho

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Potential location - soho

jmetsapeltoocira — 2024-02-25 23:31:20 UTC

The Breakfast Club Colour Scheme

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1985, John Hughes

Cinestill 800T - Colour Inspo

nmorgan100 — 2024-02-26 10:54:23 UTC

800T - halation, lightingh & colour referece

nmorgan100 — 2024-02-26 10:58:42 UTC

Neon soft lighting, possible lens inspo if not anamorphic

nmorgan100 — 2024-02-26 10:59:41 UTC

Diner Scene, but food and not arcade games

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The Discarnets - Neon Ref?

nmorgan100 — 2024-02-26 11:03:08 UTC

The Discarnets - Neon Ref?

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