I happened to stumble across this image when looking for added footage of the anti austerity march I attended last month, this image has much relevance to our music video and the track which we are using. This image is captioned 'The Mindless Minority' which relates to what Barnaby Raine (who's speech is used within Fold's song 'Fight Back') was strongly expressing about the media focusing on the mindless vandalism that was caused by thugs on the days of the student protests instead of the media focusing on the good and peaceful protests that the majority were there for. This then comes across to the general public that students are mindless criminals whose only intentions are to cause violence and anti social behaviour. The picture strongly relates back to the student protests back in 2010 as a minority of youth's went out and caused havoc in many of the UK's proliferatent cities such as Manchester and London, breaking into shops and looting their goods and even burning down peoples residence. Lying on the floor of this image is a 'No Cuts' sign which relates strongly back to our music video as Luke is seen using a replica sign of this to express his views, this sign appears to be thrown and cast aside expressing that this mindless minority aren't causing havoc for a cause but just for the sheer adrenaline rush and thrill. This image also strongly shows a contrast between the 'Mindless Minority' and the students and people who were protesting for an actual cause against education cuts. Barnaby Raine was part of this genuine cause, the days of the protests the mindless minority covered up their faces to hide their identity as they didn't want to be identified as committing a criminal offence unlike the peaceful protesters who dressed normally.
This is an image taken from the student protests back in 2010 in London. It shows someone labelled as the 'Mindless Minority' who is shown to be covering their identity. This is not how we want to present Luke as looking in our music video as we want to show him as a peaceful protester so we can express his frustration through our video in that the media and general population weren't recognising the good that was being done that day among thousands of students.
This is how we want to present Luke in our music video as a peaceful protester dressed in normal clothes holding anti education cuts signs.
Well done for including the contrasts between those involved in the riots of 2011 and those participating in student protests.
ReplyDeleteI suggest you look at the causes of this contrast which is linked to the demographic of the rioters
Google this link http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/aug/18/england-rioters-young-poor-unemployed
Research at Liverpool University reveals that..............the majority of people who have appeared in court live in poor neighbourhoods, with 41% of suspects living in one of the top 10% of most deprived places in the country. The data also shows that 66% of neighbourhoods where the accused live got poorer between 2007 and 2010.,,
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......Of those who have been sent to prison the average length of sentence is four months and there have only been a few fines, mainly involving a group of 18-year-olds from Liverpool who were arrested by police for wearing face masks.......
Re face masks, I have read that in the most recent student protest in London students were arrested for wearing face masks!!!!
Violence on the streets Fred is often carried out by those who have the least to lose and is likely to be a sign of social inequality.
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A quick point, the cartoon from The Guardian is meant to be ironic and is a send up of how The Coalition Government view the working class as demons!
ReplyDeleteFred there is a lot of planning to be uploaded onto your blogl.