Save
ghost town CSP media
Save
Share
Learn
Content
Leaderboard
Share
Learn
Created by
Lottie Pownall
Visit profile
Cards (30)
establishing shots
help to set the scene as being
London
View source
empty streets
create
enigma
for audiences and make the town seem
desolate
and sad
View source
diverse mix of people in the car
represents the band as being integrated and multicultural which was fairly unusual in the early
1980s
View source
cramming In the car
suggest they are
close
friends
View source
serious
facial expressions
reflect the serious social and political issues behind the song
View source
thatcher
Britain
huge amounts of poverty and deprivation, violence in the streets, rioting,protests
View source
young men angry about what
the lack of jobs and support in
thatcher
Britain
View source
period of what in 1981
marches,
protests
and riots with people angry about the government decisions to privatise and close many industries
View source
what does the video reflect?
the way in which
young males
felt at the time
View source
mainstream media
e.g
newspapers
did what?
placed the blame for crime, poverty and unemployment on immigrants
View source
political party on the rise at the time of mv
the national front
View source
instead of representing racial tension and division, the video does what?
shows
racial
harmony
and
diversity
View source
mixture of
white
and
black
musicians
in the band
very
unusual
at the
time
View source
what the
specials
tried to do was
create
something that was more
integrated'
Jerry Dammers
View source
the specials genre of music
alternative. mixed together cultures and genres e.g
British
punk and
Jamaican
ska
View source
fast
paced editing,
canted
angles,
hand
held
shots and
crazed
expressions
make them seem
wild
and
rebellious
View source
car
swerving
all over the place
resembles the
political
turbulence
of thatcher Britain
View source
fast paced
scenes
create a
dangerous
,
thrilling
and potentially
exciting
tone for
audiences
who might
identify
with
wanting
to
break
the
rules
View source
upbeat
dancing
sector
the 'dancing' creates a
dark
comic
vibe
View source
the
colour
grading
creates what?
binary opposites
between the once joyful cheery past to the now
desolated
and
melancholy
city
View source
cold blue
low lighting with
long shadows
make streets appear
dangerous
and
eerie
View source
tracking shots past
vandalised
cars
reflect the
crimes
and
riots
that were happening in
Britain
at the time
View source
continued use of
shadows
act as what?
semantic
code
to suggest that Britain is a
shadow
of its
former
self
View source
excited
look om their faces as they
fall
around in the car
signifies that they
arent
afraid
, and instead are so
tired
of the
dismal
state of the country that they
enjoy
even the
dangerous
thrills
View source
use of
moving
reflections
connotes what?
the idea that the specials'
lives
are
passing
them
by
and they feel
powerless
View source
throwing stones in river thames
adds to the idea that they are
bored
and feel
nothing
impactful
is going on in their lives. perhaps a nod to the faults of the thatcher government
View source
siren-like
whistling noise
makes the town feel
empty
and
abandoned
but also might remind people of
police
sirens and add to the anti-establishment theme
View source
racial murder of who during time of release
satnam
singh
gill-
20 year old black boy in
Coventry
View source
too
much
fighting
on the
dancefloor'
ref to fighting in
clubs
View source
directed by who?
artist
barney
bubbles
rather than actual music video director
View source
See similar decks
AQA A-Level Media Studies
1222 cards
Edexcel A-Level Media Studies
1371 cards
2.1 Home, town, neighborhood, and region
Edexcel GCSE Spanish > Theme 2: Local area, holiday, and travel
124 cards
4. Media Audiences
AQA A-Level Media Studies
160 cards
3.1.3 Media Influence
AP French Language and Culture > Unit 3: Influences of Beauty and Art > 3.1 Definitions of Beauty
58 cards
2.1 Home, town, neighbourhood and region
AQA GCSE Spanish > Theme 2: Popular culture
90 cards
2.3 Online Media
Edexcel A-Level Media Studies > Component 2: Media Forms and Products in Depth
154 cards
13.2 Media Consumption
Edexcel GCSE German > Thematic Context 13: Communication and Media
12 cards
1.1 Media Language
Edexcel A-Level Media Studies > Component 1: Media Products, Industries and Audiences
177 cards
1.2 Media Industries
Edexcel A-Level Media Studies > Component 1: Media Products, Industries and Audiences
129 cards
8.2 Media Consumption
Edexcel GCSE German > Thematic Context 8: Communication and Media
71 cards
1.3 Media Language in Context
AQA A-Level Media Studies > 1. Media Language
44 cards
3.2 Analysis of Media Industries
AQA A-Level Media Studies > 3. Media Industries
94 cards
1.3 Music for Media
AQA A-Level Music > 1. Appraising Music
37 cards
2.3.2 Social Media Influence
AP French Language and Culture > Unit 2: The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity > 2.3 Media and Popular Culture
27 cards
5.11 Changing Media
AP United States Government and Politics > Unit 5: Political Participation
64 cards
3.2 Modern Art and Media
AP Japanese Language and Culture > Unit 3: Influences of Beauty and Art
26 cards
2. Media Representation
AQA A-Level Media Studies
100 cards
5. Technology and Social Media
GCSE French > Theme 3: Communication and the World Around Us
81 cards
1.2.1 Social media and mobile technology
Edexcel GCSE Spanish > Theme 1: Identity and culture > 1.2 Technology in everyday life
66 cards
2.4 Media and Technology
Edexcel GCSE French > 2. Thematic Contexts
48 cards