Rhys' Media Blog

 Zoom in on a specific scene:  https://youtu.be/kX3Dwx-t0Gk (Video in reference) 0:00 - 4:47 In the early days of the scene, we are treated to an opening cutscene of a mortar being fired and our main protagonist seeking cover upon return fire impacting your position. An effortless transition is applied as you are thrown into gameplay. A chase-like scene is put in place where a timed sequence is enforced, to which you must make it to your ship "Jackdaw" before the time limit is expired. after utilising a main game feature of parkour. Upon reaching the "Jackdaw" and continuing the 3rd person experience, you take a hold of a new set of controls, to partake in controlling the "Jackdaw" manually. The interface because somewhat cluttered, as your objectives, health bar and other essential points are displayed screen side. Your objective is to "Board the Man o' War" to which you are then presented with various side missions. Gameplay takes into a ma

“The Man” made by Taylor Swift and “Riptide” made by Vance Joy, are near total counterparts. “The Man” centralises on the god complex, that men give off during any activity, as-well as behavioural, socially and physically, “The Man” also promotes the idea of the “ patriarchal” society, as the primary focus of the music video is essentially to be a man and the social empowerment that accompanies it, however, where “Riptide” is concerned the roles are flipped, as women are essentially the main focus as-well as other objects that correlate to the lyrics present at the time of being mentioned, “Riptide” places women in a state of traumatisation and fear, placing them in states of danger and in the forefront. “Riptide” promotes the idea of the female figure being a somewhat important aspect to the video message, “Riptide” also uses post-modern references, where as “The Man” stands to a more modernistic point of view. In “The Man” the male is presented as a “bully” which is in contrast to th

 Lyrical to visual representaion Woman progressively getting more tramatised other scenes of women being scared In Vance Joy's "Riptide" a various references are made, whether its towards domestic violence towards women or jealousy represented by money, "Riptide" is full of post-modernistic references and visual to lyrical references. Riptide's music video, for the majority of it, directly correlates what is being said lyrically, to what is being shown visually. With references to women appearing traumatised, the theme of post modernism is prominent though out. During the beginning, a lyrical to visual reference is present first out, "I was scared of dentist and the dark." whist this is spoken, we are greeted with a  woman, presented worried and in a form of dentist equipment. The next scene places women in a sexual light, and not for the first time either, a woman is shown slowly stripping down, this scene can be used to reinforce the stereotypica

"Dream" samples from "Captain Sensible - Happy Talk" swell as the video idea coming from " Muffin the Mule" In Dizzee Rascal's "Dream", in a effort to make is seem old fashioned, with paid homage to the black and white effects of a 1950s TV, the 1950s sitting room is accompanied by a grand piano being the mise en scene of the room as well as a muted colour palette, Dizzee Rascal is in a bright red hoodie, which is a commonly used film technique, which is to make Dizzee, the star of the show, stand out. Along with Dizzee being the standing out character, not including the woman playing the piano, he is the only character not on strings, potentially signifying that he can't be controlled by the higher powers as he has "made it" and he is his own person now. In a counteraction to the previous point, Dizzee is summoned out of a box, by the woman playing the piano, signifying a higher power and that he is not 100% in control and at t

 Rain For Good Charity Advert. In the advert, during the beginning, we are brung into a living room to which the news is stating that rain is going to be present over the days, stereotypically  the uk is always miserable and raining, so in contrast to Africa and the advertisement, rain is not typically present to which promotes the inner message of the advert. In addition, the opening is placed in a middle class setting presumably which also presents the UK as selfish in this sense. The radio is speaking generally, but directly to the audience, being us as what is spoken, is relatable and connects to the listener directly, with cold low lighting to accompany it. Poor African areas are shown purposely within the advertisement for sympathy reasons, whilst the main character of the advertisement subverts generic stereotypes as she is singing happily and has nice clothes, not crying nor seeming in need of serious help, yet her mood is ambiguous. These are binary opposites as the UK is show

My study on the stereotypes "Get Out" During near the opening scenes of “Get Out” where we are introduced to Chris, our main protagonist of the film, who is a black man living in the busy streets of a new York town, with the occupation of a photographer, with no indications of coming from wealth or possessing much of it in his current time. Chris has a partner, Rose, who is a white woman who is suggestively born into wealth as the audience then learn and discover that Rose wants Chris to visit her parents who live in a quiet, owned suburban lot, withholding the information that on the lot is a costly mansion like home. the stereotype of the black man being less wealthy, than the white woman, is displayed prominently throughout the movie. It is suggested that the stereotype of a “lower” black man vs a suburban white middle class family. In the film, from near 10 minutes in, Chris begins a phone call with his friend, who is a TSI agent. Chris' friend begins to exaggerate ab