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Similar movies include
IT the reason for this is because of the mystery killer aspect however in our movie the audience and our characters don't know the killer's identity

Watchmen because within the movie it contains a deceptive who hunts down villains and serial killers and kills them and there a mega mystery involved in the storyline similarly to our story where we have two detectives who aim is to track down the killer however their aim is to lock up the killer

scream is similar to our movie because there is a mystery killer that detectives are trying to find out who it is. the killer also has a link towards the victims but we are using an unknown killer with ulterior motives

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3 uses of mood boards

· Will help establish the basics of what you want. colour palettes, typography, the layout, images.

· They can help save time as after doing it you know roughly what you want to include.

· Mood boards are "fluid" meaning that although the final piece may be online you can do a mood board for any media platform making it very versatile.

3 uses of storyboards

· Helps to recognise the amount of time you'll need to produce whatever you are producing e.g. film or trailer.

· You roughly draw up the scenes needed so you know where to start and finish instead of just starting to film random bits here and there.

· Will help you to pre-visualise everything before you have started any actual production

3 differences between the two.

·  A storyboard is specific to a set genre whereas a mood board will be of just a general subject.

·  A mood board can be used to suggest a genre, colour scheme etc whereas a storyboard will show scenes and be more of a template.

·  Mood boards will help you get a general idea of what you want however a storyboard will show you what production needs to be done.

Dizzee Rascal - Dream V Beyoncé - Formation

This song is about Dizzee rascal's life and his perspective and thoughts on what happened to him from when he was growing up as a child.

The music video for "Dream" starts with some building blocks, that have animals printed on them this could have connotations with his younger self-being more primal since he talks about his life and his aspirations as a child; the blocks then rotate to reveal the name "Dizzee Rascal". A children's music box tune plays as the camera zooms in on a woman at a piano, who says "Hello boys and girls, shall we see what Dizzee Rascal's up to today? He's such a rascal," this is a parody based on Annette Mills and Muffin the Mule Dizzee Rascal may have used this as a parody because this connotes with the theme of his upbringing as a child. She then starts playing the piano and the song starts. Dizzee appears out of a music box, and starts by wondering "how he's going to pull this off, man, without singing the dots." He then states that the track he's rapping on is "too sensible for him," this probably link to the fact that his life was rough and that his environment was not the most "sensible". 

Then he starts rapping the song. Throughout the video, several incidents occur; two puppet men steal a TV, and the puppet police appear in a police car and beat the puppet thieves this aggressive act, even though shown in puppet form it doesn't take the police brutality that black people face lightly;  conjointly these scenes are shown with a close up of the woman portraying Annette Mills gave a facial expression that shows surprise as to what she was seeing, the reason for this could have been used in order to show that it's not the normal thing people would see. Then another puppet spray paints a shop wall; two puppets walk on screen pushing prams one being a woman and the other a man reasoning for this is probably because you don't typically see baby fathers with their pushing around their children and Dizzee Rascal does pay homage to parents staying with their children.

 The video ends with Dizzee climbing back into his music box, and the lady says "Goodbye, Dizzee, Goodbye, Boys and Girls, Goodbye..." and the building block logo appears again, and the video ends.

Overall the music video is a good way at portraying his life and his experiences and the way he has set up the music video is also good because it doesn’t take itself too seriously  which is smart based on the things hes gone through.

Formation contains strong political criticism in its lyrics, being described by Los Angeles Times's Mikael Wood as "a statement of radical black positivity." It also was noted by Joseph Lamour who commented during a review for MTV that Formation is "a song whose lyrics are teeming with notions of empowerment and pride in her heritage as a black American with roots in Alabama and Louisiana." The song opens with rumbling sirens, in the opening lines, "Y'all haters corny with that Illuminati mess," the song addresses rumors about the singer's connection to popular conspiracy theories about the Illuminati. This synth effect appears as Beyoncé repeats the first verse "My daddy Alabama/ Momma Louisiana", NPR's Mandalit del Barco noted during the verse, Beyoncé represents her family roots, he said, "Her mother is from Louisiana, as she let us know in the song. This has always been a big part of her identity; it's not one that the mainstream focus is on. People talk about her not centering it." He also described the lines as an "unapologetic blackness. 

In comparison with Dizzee Rascal who also embraces where he came from,his upbringing and his overall expirences makes these two songs lyrically similar however in terms of musci video Dizzee Rascal emits a satirical vibe which makes his upbringing even though serious easier for an audience to digest, which from a preffered reading stand point he may have done this to inspire children since the puppets and childlike characters are easier for kids to understand and empathise with. In contrast to Formation who goes for a stronger vivid way of expressing embrace this is seen from the dark colours Beyoncé chooses to wear which could have connotations with a dark a mysterious undertone which in my opinion works well with the idea of the music video since she’s in New Orleans in the middle of the flood trying to unite African Americans which could have connotations with the title of the music video Formation which could mean for African Americans to all be together and stay in formation. However, she does typically argue the feminist route throughout the music video and wants female empowerment but the oppositional reading would argue the point that if thats her aim why would she dress in such provocative clothing but the negotiated reading would say that even though she dresses that way she shouldn’t be judged since its her body and her choice.

Overall the two music videos are good at what they try to inspire since Dream is made for people who need motivation to aspire to what they want in life and Formation is for the empowerment and the unity of women and African Americans.

Weekly News

BBC Article 17/04/2018

Within this article, two MPs gave a speech revolving around anti-semitism saying that it is wrong and has no place in our society today, which I agree with since racism within society today should be outlawed due to there being no reason for it, the fact that it's still so prominent in society today is unacceptable and stupid because judging people based on something they have no control over is just dumb.

Weekly News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-43505894/cerebral-palsy-won-t-stop-me-becoming-a-lawyer 

Daniel Holt has a law degree, an ambition to be a barrister – and cerebral palsy. He says his speech impediment has been seen by some as an issue but that he will fight to work in the only career that has ever interested him. Even though he has cerebral palsy he wants to become a barrister and I think that this is a good thing since it shows a good representation of disability since it shows overcoming adversity.

RIOT - XXXtentacion

Riot by X is a song about how the world is changing and is going down the wrong direction and that we are divided amongst ourselves instead of being united, in addition, it has a lot of reference to ethnicity, prejudice, and discrimination.

The video starts out very dark since X and two other black people are hanging from a tree, with X wearing a gold chain, in addition to this scene, it transitions between different examples of black deaths as a result of discrimination such as Emmett Till and Rodney King and him swinging from the tree. The first bar start out 'You ever seen a nigga hung with a gold chain' this can have multiple interpretations; you can take it at face value since you will never see a black person hung with a gold chain or you could think that X is saying that since the 'gold chain' is a stereotypical representation of black 'gangsters' you would never see it around their necks in death since their possessions don't carry them towards the afterlife furthermore the gold chain could have connotations with status and wealth and the fact that being hung with it means that we carry our wealth with us into death but since it says 'you ever seen' means that its unrealistic you would see it.

 The next prevelant scene is of black men in ski masks with torches this is directly synonymous with the KKK in their white hoods with torches, X then says 'niggas ask for peace in riots then bring violence' he is calling out hypocrisy since black people demand respect from the police and the government yet they still out robbing stores and causing violence even though that may be stereotypical since thats what the media shows on tv and in the news, just how black people are behaving since me personally didnt see white people being on the news for rioting or violence probably because they aren't stereotypically 'oppressed' as an ethnicity.

Throughout the music video there are many scenes of black men being beaten savagely on the count of racism most likely to highlight how recently this stuff was happening and that it is still prevelant since it flashes between different examples with the dates included; in addition to this the music video is shot with much darker lighting to further enhance the lyrics being heard so that there are direct connotations between audio and visual, X also uses very simple shots like close ups and medium shots to see emotions in detail. Even though the song is quite fast paced and short there's the use of slow motion which is a contrast between audio and visual.

Overall the music video is very dark which coincides with the tone of the song.

weekly news

Tasnim Lowe says her father has shown no remorse for murdering Lucy Lowe in a house fire in Telford - the town mired in fresh child sex abuse claims. Lucy was 16 and pregnant a second time by Azhar Ali Mehmood, 26, when she died in the blaze in 2000. West Mercia Police said it could not comment on specific cases. Lucy was legally incapable of consent when she was targeted and groomed by Mehmood at 12 years old. The taxi driver was jailed for 21 years for murdering Lucy, and her sister and mother, by pouring petrol inside the house and setting it alight, he was not prosecuted for sex crimes. I think that what the taxi driver did is disgusting since she was 12 years old at the time furthermore he shows no remorse for what he's done, also he murdered the woman who was mothering his children, personally i don't think he should ever get released from jail.