Seventeen Going Under (Component 1) Flashcards
What genre is SGU?
Indie
What narrative structure is SGU?
Non-linear
What is the effect of a non-linear narrative structure?
Creates a more conceptual music video, the video also becomes more memory based
Briefly explain the representation of youth in SGU
Complex, neutral representation. A range of positive scenes (action codes of girls hugging) and negative scenes (sam walking away distressed, biting his thumb. Facial expression)
What year was SGU music video released?
2021
What is the effect of the tracking shot that follows Sam Fender above the houses of North Shields?
Shows how Fender was able to rise above his working class life and become successful. The fact North Shields can still be seen shows how he will not forgot his background.
Name three visual codes seen in SGU
Setting;
Urban setting-North Shields
The beach
The car
Costume;
Sam’s own clothes
Plain “average” clothing
Colour/lighting;
High contrast between scenes
Dark lighting reflects dark lyrics
Name three significant audio codes in SGU
“I was far too scared to hit him But I would hit him in a heartbeat now”
“That’s the thing with anger It begs to stick around”
“Drenched in cheap drink and snide fags”
“I see my mother The DWP see a number”
Name three technical codes in SGU
Tracking shot, car and platform rising up
Close ups, fists clenching
Establishing shot, working class area
What binary oppositions can be seen in SGU
Sam in the present vs sam in the past
Innocence vs impurity
Maturity vs immaturity
What examples of intertextuality can be seen in the text?
Covid-19
Setting is North Shields
What music video genres apply to the text?
Performance
Narrative
Concept
What would David Gauntlet say about SGU?
A progressive media product that represents that portrays contemporary gender expectations.
What would Roland Barthes say about SGU (semiotics)
Symbolic- (Gin bottle is symbolic of alcoholism)
Action- (fist being clenched)
Cultural- (the setting being where sam fender is from)
Semantic- (bright, colourful clubbing lights)
Enigma- (driving scene)
What conventions of indie music videos are present in SGU?
Performance scene
Low budget
Not pop music genre
Simple editing
Colloquial audio codes
Concept video
