Analyse the content of the music video for Dream , using the technical codes ( use of camera, lighting, props , costume, iconography etc )and the narrative of the video to focus on the following areas :
Narrative
What is the main narrative and message of the song , and how is this added to or altered by the visual elements of the video ( e.g lighting and colour ,camera framing ) and the techniques used, such as the use of puppets ?
Does the video subvert or confirm the messages and content of the song ? How ?
What might the video be saying about Dizzee Rascal's relationship with the pop and grime genres , their audiences and the music industry ?
Representation
How is ethnicity, age , gender and class represented in the video ?
How is the extent of power and freedom enjoyed by these characters shown visually ?
What binary oppositions are created or shown in the video between different stereotypes or characters ?
Are there any characters that subvert or challenge stereotypes about their social or ethnic group ?
Intertextuality : What cultural or media references does the video and song make and why ?
Intertextuality : What cultural or media references does the video and song make and why ?
e.g Captain Sensible
Muffin the Mule
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THEORY : Postcolonialism( Gilroy) : Summarise the theory and how it can be linked to content in the video. Does the video refer to "traditional white Empire " UK culture and create a binary opposition with modern multicultural postcolonial Britain ? How ?
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THEORY : Postcolonialism( Gilroy) : Summarise the theory and how it can be linked to content in the video. Does the video refer to "traditional white Empire " UK culture and create a binary opposition with modern multicultural postcolonial Britain ? How ?
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