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Unfinished Sympathy- Massive Attack: Analysis Mise En Scene Camera shots / angles The director uses a tracking shot in the music video as it follows her down the street, to show the street around her and what it is like.He has done this so that it make the audience feel like they are following her down the street, and also to make you feel as it you are also seeing what is going on, The use of different people/ 'extras' may suggest that the director was trying to get across different messages. (For example the stereotypical 'gang' with a 'vicious' dog may be trying to get an authoritative message across.  (To show that they are in charge etc). Lighting In the music video natural lighting/daylight is used to show that the video is real and that it is how the street actually looks, apposed to using lighting in a studio. Settings The music video was set on a street as it shows the realism of the street and what people are like.The majority of ...

Advertising: Old Spice Analysis Old Spice: Who does the advertisement appeal to? How do you know this? The poster advertisement applies to men. This has been showed through the companies catch phrase 'Smell like a man, man'. It is also shown as a male product, as there is a man holding the product. The 'Old Spice' vintage television advert is aimed at older men, for example (fathers and grandfathers). We can tell this, as the only actors in the advert are men. The 'sirens/mermaids' swimming towards the ship may symbolise that women are attracted to the men who wear this brand of aftershave. The use of the ship logo and the product being for men may have a link, as sailors used to believe that it was seen as being bad luck for women to be aboard a ship. So the aftershave is only advertised for men because women should not have it. The 1970's Old Spice advert is aimed again at older men, as the advert is of a man (who is surfing). The use...

Massive Attack Task 1 Who are Massive Attack? Massive attack is are an English trip hop group, that was formed in 1988 in Bristol. The member are: Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and formerly Andy Vowles. The album 'Blue Lines.' The Album 'Blue Lines' was released on the 1st June 1991, it was their first album. The Album has 9 songs on it: They released the single with the name 'Massive' and then later changed it to 'Massive Attack'. ' T he choice of using the name "Massive" was done to avoid a radio ban as its release coincided with the Gulf War.' The song and video 'Unfinished Sympathy.' The song was written by the three members of the group: Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Andy Vowles  Shara Nelson  and the group's co-producer  Jonathan Sharp .   The music video was directed by Baillie Walsh.  Shara Nelson featured in the music video and sang the lyrics of the song.  Baillie Walsh (Music ...

Newspaper Ownership 'The Guardian' newspaper and 'The Observer' is owned by Scott Trust Limited. 'The Daily Mail' newspaper and 'The Mail On Sunday' is owned by Lord Rothermere. 'The Independent' Newspaper is owned by Evgeny Levedev. 'The Times', 'The Sunday Times', 'The Sun' and 'The Sun on Sunday' are all owned by Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch. 'The Daily Telegraph' and 'The Sunday Telegraph' are owned by the Barclay Brothers'. 'The Daily Mirror', 'Sunday Mirror' and 'Sunday People' are all owned by the company Trinity Mirror. 'The Daily Star' and 'The Daily Star Sunday' are both owned by Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell. Which companies own regional newspaper titles? Look at newspapers that you may be familiar with such as The Leicester Mercury. Trinity Mirror new...