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WorksheetsGhost Town: Lang, Context & Rep
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
Media Language: the establishing shots do what?
Create enigma
make the town seem desolate
nothing
set the scene as being London
TRUE OR FALSE: Empty streets: Create enigma, making the town seem desolate and sad
TRUE
FALSE
The diversity in the band within the car show what?
nothing
that they are all friends
that it creates a dark and comical vibe
It represents integration and multiculturalism unusual in the 1980s)
What do the serious facial expression suggest?
that they are happy
that they are bored
that they are upset
Suggest the song tackles serious issues
What kind of shots are present within Ghost Town?
Fast-paced editing
canted angles
hand-held shots
Bird-eye view shots
what do the camera shots suggest about the singers?
that they are amazing people
that they hate the world
Make them seem rebellious and wild
makes them seem sad
the scenes prevalent within Ghost town create a dangerous, __________ and potentially exciting tone
thrilling
scary
happy
exhilarating
what is the colour grading within Ghost Town?
Warm tones for nostalgia
cold blue low key lighting for danger
Warm tones for danger
cold blue low key lighting for nostalgia
TRUE OR FALSE: Tracking shots past vandalised cars reflect crime and riots in 1980s Britain as well as the continued use of shadows suggest Britain is a shadow of its former self
TRUE
FALSE
the use of moving reflections is a connotation to what?
how London is a shadow of its past
Reflects the crime and riots in 1980s Britain
Connotes that their lives are passing by, feeling powerless
Men are angry for the lack of jobs
TRUE OR FALSE: The throwing of the stones in the river adds to the idea that they are bored and feel there is nothing else going on in their lives
TRUE
FALSE
YES OR NO: The Whistling wind noise suggest that they are tired of the dismal state of the country and enjoy dangerous thrills
TRUE
FALSE
Context: in what decade was there high poverty and unemployment due to government policy (Thatcher as PM)?
70s
80s
30s
50s
TRUE OR FALSE: Young men were angry and frustrated about lack of jobs and support and there were marches, protests, and riots in 1981 that were against government decisions to privatise and close industries
TRUE
FALSE
What were the laws called that highlighted police racism and discrimination?
Lost and Found Laws
The Search and Search Laws
The Stop and Stop Laws
The Stop and Search Laws
Who did the mainstream media blame for the problems (crime, poverty and unemployment) within Britain?
They blamed no one
Government
the PM
Immigrants
TRUE OR FALSE: The National Front encouraged racism and xenophobia, increased racial divide in Britain
TRUE
FALSE
Protests against police discrimination and National Front turned....
Peaceful
Calm
Angry
Violent
Representation: "Ghost Town" reflects ______ about unemployment, crime, and poverty in Britain at the time
joy
saddness
happiness
anger
TRUE OR FALSE: Ghost Town shows racial disharmony and diversity instead of racial tension and division
TRUE
FALSE
A mixture of the Mixture of white and black singers/musicians: Promotes what?
Promotes equality and racial harmony
Promotes inequality and racial disharmony
promoted anger
promotes happiness
What two music cultures and genres are mixed?
none
British Punk
Jamaican ska
HipHop
TRUE OR FALSE: Men represented as angry and frustrated but not particularly violent and they break male stereotypes and conventions
TRUE
FALSE
