National 5 Media: Society

• Other languages
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• GCSE

We have spent a lot of time this year looking at films and documentaries. What role do you think Music Videos play in the current social landscape? Do you think they are important? Why/why not?

National 5 Media: Society in Music Videos

L/O 

- To analyse how music videos critique and reflect society

S/C 

Bronze - I understand the themes of a song

Silver - I can identify how these themes are linked to society 

gold - I can critically analyse these links and explain my crititcism

Song 1

- We are going to look at a song together. 

- It is one that we have already looked at

- As you watch, make notes on any words, lines or imahges that link to today's society

03:40

What aspect of society is this video being critical of?

00:04

Why is Dizzie's name being revealed with toy blocks?

00:20

Why is it important that Dizzie appears from a toy box?

00:29

What is interesting about the mis-en-scene in the video so far?

00:51

What point is Dizzie trying to make bu using puppets?

03:00

Why do you think the old woman is miming the words to the chorus?

03:33

What does the ending of the video mean? why does the old lady reperat the word "goodbye'?

Summary

What is Dizzie Rascal critiquing and how is he critiquing it?

Remember to reference representation, film language, narrative, genre and or institutions in your answer.

Group Task

This period you are going to be split into groups and assigned a music video. You task is to create a powerpoint on how that video critiques a faction or ideal in society. 

Group 1 - Ally, Tolu, Blaike, Christopher

Group 2 - Finlay, Megan, Liam, Leah 

At the end of the period...

- you will be feeding back to the rest of the class on your analysis. 

- consider the following categories in your presentation: 

1) Mise-en-scene

2) Representation

3) Narrative (particularly Binary Opposition)

4) Genre

I understand how music videos critique society

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I understand how media language is used in music videos to critique society

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I feel confident in writing about music videos in my final exam

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