Dizzee Rascal - 'Dream' music video analysis Narrative The narrative of the song is about Dizzee Rascal telling this audience that he had a dream and managed to achieve it. The overall tone of this song is inspirational and Dizzee wants to get his message across that you need to work hard and be committed to achieve your dreams. The music video is set in a elderly woman's living room as she is playing a piano. The actual setting of the living room is fairly simple in colour by the wallpaper being a simple cream colour and the curtain by the window being a brown colour. The small snippet of the living room already shows that it is set in a stereo-typically ideal British woman's living room and from listeners expecting a darker tone and setting due to Dizzee Rascal being a grime rapper and there are dark undertones of the genre, however the music video and the beat is quite upbeat and colourful making this song by Dizzee an unexpected surprise. Camera and lighting The li...
Life on Mars Analysis Genre Life On Mars consists of two genres which is seen to be a 'drama' series which has 'sci-fi' and 'fantasy' sub-genres from the first episode revealing the genre and plot for the series. The main character who plays as a police officer who is hit by a car and wakes up in the year 1973, still as a police officer and in the same city. After the scene where the police officer wakes up in 1973, the audience may be able to recognise that whilst the show has still maintained the 'drama' genre, it also introduces the 'sci-fi' and 'fantasy' subgenres to make the audience realise that the plot of 'transporting to a different year in the past' raises the element of 'fantasy' being introduced as a genre. This relates to Steve Neale's genre theory of 'repetition and difference' which is what he sees as forming the genre of a television show or movie. Life On Mars follows this theory by including a...
I, Daniel Blake Overview The film is about a 59 year-old carpenter who suffers a heart attack which leaves him unable to work and relies on the government's 'benefits system' for money. Even though his doctor agrees that he cannot work, he is denied from the benefits by the authorities and is told to resume his job. He then has to find a way to appeal for these benefits and convince the authorities where he meets a single mother who is struggling with two children and they form a close friendship. The budget of the film is unknown however it is an independent film which was funded by the BBC and the British Film Institute. The film was deemed a success with the box office grossing $15.8 million. Cast and director The director is Ken Loach who is a British filmmaker where his movies focus on the topics around social issues such as poverty, homelessness, and labour rights. Loach is known for his independent films which include: Kes, Sorry We Missed You and Sweet Sixteen. Loa...
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