1) This music video is rather typical to other UK rap music videos, set in the urban streets, roof tops, a gang of men behind the artists in hoods, it is all quite typical. Although, in my opinion this is one of the only videos that I have seen that have actually managed to use these typical techniques very well. They showed a overly aggressive side to these council kids that actually does look quite intimidating. The camera work is also rather the same too, very shaky movements along with loads of wide shots. Also, what makes this a lot more different is the fact that plan b has used some cartoon animation scenes that show that these types of people laugh and think that what the government or higher people think of them is quite hilarious.
2) This video represents the urban London youth to be very aggressive and violent. The main concept in this video are the London riots that took place in 2011. This video backs the stereotype of the rioters to mostly be council kids in hoodies that are always committing crimes. This video represents the rioters to be very young which signifies how corrupt the system may be.
3) This music video shows a sense of Surveillance (Information about the world around us) as it is informing us about the london riots, politics and also what the type of people are like that took place in the riots. It also shows some Diversion (Escape from routine and problems; an emotional release; entertainment) as some people may want to watch this instead of going out in the street and doing it themselves.
4) This music video is a great example of synergy for the movie as it is also part of the soundtrack for the film. People that enjoy this song or are even fans of plan b are most likely to watch the movie as they may like this style of music or plan b;s creativity. This music video also used actors that are in the movie to help promote them and so people can see what type of actors they will be watching.
Ill Manors (Album)
Ill Manors is a soundtrack / album that is fully made by the director of the movie himself, Ben Drew also known as Plan B. The album was released by american label atlantic records which is part of the Warner record company. The soundtrack is almost written as a hip hop musical as it tells the story of the movie in a narrative perspective from Ben Drew himself. The album itself received a very high number of sales as it in fact did become number 1 in the UK chart listings for a period of time. It also received very good reviews along with a nomination for a mercury prize. Alexis Petridis from The Guardian gave a very good critic and rated it 4/5 stars.
Here are some of his words (THE GUARDIAN JULY 2012):
"The sound sticks largely to the title track's blueprint of crunching breakbeats and orchestral samples. It's packed with neat touches: the growling acid line that underpins The Runaway, the sample from Saint-Saen's Aquarium that knowingly pitches a TV ad soundtrack staple into a world where the big sellers are "prossies" and crack. Drew and producer Al Shux seem to know exactly when shifting from a hip-hop rhythm to drum'n'bass's double-speed clatter will have maximum effect.
It's still relentlessly grim: you can see why Drew appended an uplifting moral to the story in the shape of Live Once, but its inspirational message feels at odds with what's come before it, as tacked on as the occasional references to David Cameron. Those who hailed the title track as a great protest song are likely to be disappointed: for all Drew clearly feels a social imperative to make this music, Ill Manors is more concerned with visceral storytelling than politics, although he's good on the media's view of sink-estate youth, smart enough to note that the people being demonised frequently collude in their own demonisation."
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