A Little Bit of Love (Component 1- 2022-2024 students only) Flashcards
What is the genre of music video of A Little Bit Of Love?
Social Realism
Who are the main target audience for representation in the music video?
Working class people, people from a C2, D and E background
How is the representation of class made realistic?
Shown through the use of urban working class locations e.g. Corner shops and run down flats.
Shaky camera/handheld camera
In one scene, red low key lighting is apparent, what does this lighting signify?(LBOL) which semiotic code is this?
Anger - semantic code
How does the music video represent capitalist culture? (LBOL)
Negative, shows it turns normal people money hungry
What does the money drying on the washing line in the final scene represent?
Tom and his brother are still trapped financially because they care so much about money.
What do the fast paced jump shots of Tom scrabbling for the money in the pool represent?
Represents Tom’s desperation showing the life of crime he’s committed to has caused him to be more stressed and angry.
What are 2 key representations in this video?
Combatting Toxic Masculinity
Unconditional Love between brothers
What does the colour grading add a sense of in the music video?
Adds a sense of grittiness, shown through the use of overcast weather, which represents the working class and their surroundings.
What does the colour grading add a sense of in the music video?
Adds a sense of grittiness, shown through the use of overcast weather, which represents the working class and their surroundings.
How does the dark room at the start of the video reflect Grennan’s mental health?
He feels trapped in his own mind and alone
