Ghetts Ft Dot Rotten - Trained To Kill
Director: Digital Dan
Producer: Digital Dan
360 Records
U.K.
The main aim of this video seems to be to make people aware of the effects of violence. The use of the hand gun has been made obvious for all the audience to see. This blatent use of violence may not be one to promote it but be one to advise against it. This may not be the view of everyone though, as many will feel that youngsters who look up to these two artists may misinterpret the message and see it as okay to use guns.
Ghetts - Artillery
Director: Digital Dan
Producer: Digital Dan
360 records
U.K.
With this video it could be hard to argue whether or not it would considered to influence someone to go ot and commit violent acts. The reason for this being that the video has no obvious use of violence within it. However it can be suggested that rather than the violence be shown, it has been implied through various hand movements ad gestures, special effects put in through editing, props and of course the lyrics. Could Ghetts defend himself against the view that he may be an influence to young kids committing violent acts?
50 Cent - Many Men (Wish Death)
Director: N/A
Producer: N/A
Shady Records
U.S.A.
The story behind the violence revolving around 50 Cent? Right from the opening credits the use of violence is involved in the video, with the SFX of gunshots, and this violent nature tends to carry on throughout the music video. This is the first video in the playlist which you may consider to be glorifying a violent lifestyle, this being done through the use of scenes such as the popping of champagne during the gunshots, the imagery of beautiful girls throughout the video and both the victims and the perpetrators of the violence being covered in attractive clothing and jewellery. This video is not only seen to promote violence, but it does it in a way that may be seen to encourage revenge in a violent manner.
Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers
Director: N/A
Producer: N/A
Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records
U.S.A.
Extremely similar to that of 'Ghetts - Trained To Kill' but the discouragement of violence may be more powerful within this video. Firstly, the scenes of the result of violence are much more graphic and show a truer nature to the outcomes of gun crime. Also, the use of a famous rapper as the deceased would likely help turn youngsters away from violence. Those who know that the story told within this video is actually true, and the rapper on the hospital bed - Proof - has actually died, will be greater effected by this type of video, and may feel a personal connection to it if they particularly liked the work of Proof.
The major thing in question here though is, do all, if any, of the above videos influence the type of behaviour shown in the video below.
WWW Good brief commentaries and some key questions being raised
ReplyDeleteEBI You need to show evidence of some secondary texts which explore the issues you raise - research into social trends, newspaper articles, news reports on violence 'inspired' by such texts.