Seventeen Going Under Flashcards
How are the female characters represented as more intimate?
Holding hands, playing with hair, embrace eachother
Have more intimate relationships
How does Fender represent the working class/north east through ML?
• Establishing shot of urban street, terraced houses, concrete, lack of nature - reminiscent of a council estate
• Costume - gray shirt with logo “crown” -> suggests a work uniform (Fender used to work in a pub as a teen)
• “canny” “nowt” colloquial terms
In what scene does Sam fender represent himself as going against the crowd?
Group of teens stand on a beach, all facing towards the sea, Sam fender faces the camera
What does the scene where fenders mother stands on a beach holding her son suggest?
She is isolated in the frame
More space around them in comparison to the urban areas, more freeing
How is toxic masculinity represented in the SGU MV?
• Fender has very little facial expression throughout the video
• “crying like a child”
How does Fender challenge gender stereotypes?
Scenes of women fighting on the beach
What percentage of children live in poverty in North Shields?
30%
How does the crane up shot of fender present him as a role model?
• Continues to make DMOA with camera, low angle shot
• He made it out of that low income area, unlike many do (also referenced in the shots that show dark roads with no destination in sight)
What issues does fender discuss in his video?
• Welfare system
“The debt the debt the debt”
- mother peaks through the blinds in her home with the lights off, empty gin bottles, crumpled papers on the table “DWP see a number” -> criticism of the government
• Drug abuse
Fast paced, XCU shots of glazed eyes and sweaty skin - drug culture is prominent in poverty stricken areas
