Formation

Question 1

Social context/ Themes of the video

Answer 1

BLM- represents the murders of many black men and women in America by police officers (‘STOP SHOOTING US’, little boy surrendering)

Antebellum era- economy in the south was booming based on the work of black slaves (featuring of Beyoncé and black women in clothes similar to what they would wear in that era)

Hurricane Katrina- the ill treatment of black lower class communities during that natural disaster and how they were forgotten about and left to die or live in extreme conditions

Question 2

Aims of the video

Answer 2

bring light and representation to those forgotten about (hurricane Katrina, BLM)
Aims to unify the black community
Aims to allow education and an open discussion on the issues faced by black women

Question 3

Mise en scene

Answer 3

Featuring documentary images about BEAT music ‘i might get your song played on the radio station’- directing new Orleans musicians
police lights, cars , jackets communicating the issues with the police for the black community (us vs them)
Sitting on top of police car shows B’s dominance but also the failure of the police for the black community - could ALSO symbolise how as a society we need to move away from old policing issues and let them drown
B seen in expensive jewelry and clothing

Question 4

Editing

Answer 4

Montage editing drawing the audience into the product perhaps representative of the chaos of experienced by the black community in America
low angels showing B’s power and influence
Loosely framed wide shots showing the lower classed area, B is with them and stands for them