MEDIA P1 CSP DETAIL (Ghost town)

Question 1

What is the visual on screen for the lyric ‘This town is coming like a ghost town’?

Answer 1

long shot of the car moving slowly through deserted London streets at night

Question 2

What is the camera angle used for the lyric ‘This town is coming like a ghost town’?

Answer 2

static low angle, wide shot

Question 3

What is the lighting used for the lyric ‘This town is coming like a ghost town’?

Answer 3

Low key lighting enhances the gloom and emptiness

Question 4

What is the overall analys for the lyric ‘This town is coming like a ghost town’?

Answer 4

• the lyric and scene together reflect urban decay and neglect in 1981 britain.
• The quiet streets mirror the ghost town metaphor and social abandonment, enhanced by the eerie silence and lack of people

Question 5

What is the visual for the lyric ‘All the clubs have been closed down’?

Answer 5

cut to a darkened building with boarded up windows

Question 6

What is the camera angle for the lyric ‘All the clubs have been closed down’?

Answer 6

tracking shot from the car, passing the empty club fronts

Question 7

What is the overall analysis for the lyric ‘All the clubs have been closed down’?

Answer 7

• this reinforces the economic hardship and unemployment of early 1980s Britain, particularly for the working class and youth.
• The lyric refers directly to the closure of youth venues due to recession and violence – a major theme of the video

Question 8

What is the visual for the lyric ‘Bands wont play no more / too much fighting on the dance floor’?

Answer 8

interior car shot – band members looking glum and silent

Question 9

What is the camera angle for the lyric ‘Bands wont play no more / too much fighting on the dance floor’?

Answer 9

close up on terry hall staring out the window blankly

Question 10

What is the overall analysis for the lyric ‘Bands wont play no more / too much fighting on the dance floor’?

Answer 10

the solemn, passive expression from hall contrasts with the energy of the music, underscoring the disillusionment with youth culture. The lyric reflects real violence in clubs during the era

Question 11

What is the visual for the lyric ‘Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town’?

Answer 11

quick cuts to older, more vibrant street scenes

Question 12

What is the camera angle for the lyric ‘Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town’?

Answer 12

cross – dissolve editing

Question 13

What is the overall analysis for the lyric ‘Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town’?

Answer 13

• the nostalgic lyric reflects the loss of community and joy.
• The visuals reinforce this by briefly contrasting the present decay with implied past vibrancy. It also challenges the viewer to consider how quickly social change has occurred