1) What other projects has Common been involved in over recent years? He debuted a longer version of the song at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. 2) What is the 13th Amendment of the American Constitution? The amendment stated that slavery was abolishes as well as involuntary servitude, but this was negated if a person was punished for a crime. Passed by the house in 1865 3) What were the Black Codes? They were laws passed in the Southern states in 1865 and 1866 restricting African Americans' freedom and compelling them to work in a labor based economy on low wages or debt. It was a part of a bigger problem of Southern Whites who tried to supress the freedom of African-Americans. 4) Why do people suggest that the legacy of slavery is still a crucial aspect to American culture 150 years after it was abolished by the 13th Amendment? After the abolition of slavery and segregation, mass incarceration was introduces to take the place of both constrictions. Criminals are used as...
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1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). 2) Read the whole mark scheme for this assessment carefully. Identify at least one potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment (even if you got full marks for the question). Q2) Branding on Poster and DVD package. Q3) Representations portray both sides. Favouring the West - Capitalist, supermarket scene. Hero is East German reflecting communist and socialist valued. 3) The first question demanded a response using postmodern terminology. Write a definition here of the three main terms: Bricolage: The difference between old and new texts. Pastiche: A style that imitates another work or period. Intertextuality: Referencing other media texts in a media product. 4) The second question was on the film industry. Write down two points from the mark scheme about Chicken's promotion and distri...
1) How does the This Is America video meet the key conventions of a music video? Performance and lip syncing are the main elements in the music video. Cars are also a part of the video towards the end, but the reason is different. 2) What comment is the video making on American culture, racism and gun violence? Pop culture takes a centre stage of public consciousness, where no one notices the tragedies that happen in America as pop culture distracts the American people. Young people dancing with Donald Glover in the video with all the violence happening around them, marking the distraction pop culture gives every day to citizens. They are oblivious to the obvious inequality happening around them. But as the artist is in power, which exemplifies those in power – could be the mass media – and how they keep us oblivious by distracting us. We get our news from them; the focal point of the whole music video could be that mainstream outlets distract us from stories that cause political back...
1) What is the purpose of a music video? The purpose it to sell a product. This can either be for the full album, a film that the song is featured in ir even new merchandise (shirts etc), and tours. 2) How has the digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos? They are now widely available, ready to view at any time, they can be seen on phones and can be heard whenever the consumer chooses. But a physical copy like CD's or Vinyls are becoming less mainstream and are a problem for artists and producers when consumers can choose to listen to their music for free instead of buying it. 3) Which three major record labels are behind VEVO? What is VEVO and why was it created? Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Abu Dhabi Media. The platform is specifically for music videos and ensures that the companies receive the advertising revenue than third parties who upload them on YouTube. 4) What are the key conventions of a music video? Movemen...