This drum and bass music video consists of a protagonist saving another character from being mugged in what looks like a lower class/rough area. The production is filmed in a narrative form. It is narrative in the way that the lyrics link to the general story of the video e.g "born as a soldier, born in the streets" and the video consists of fighting and a working class area. Throughout the video we see the singer of the song miming the lyrics of the song therefore there is performance aspect and also star treatment. This video includes a linear narrative as it is continuously obvious to the audience what is happening i.e it is telling a story. How the lyrics link to the visuals are obvious:
Born in the ghettos, you have to fight for yourself.
Born in the street, you have to fend for your health.
Robbing and the rocks, trouble and the cops.
You have to fight for your freedom. ...trouble nonstop.
'Born in the ghettos' links to the fact the locations include working class indicated by the inclusion of council flats. 'born in the street, you have to fend for yourself' evidently links to the heavy violence and fighting included within the music video.
There is very little mode of address throughout the music video which means there is no direct eye contact with the camera. Mode of Address is not a common convention of drum and bass music videos however does appear sometimes. The music video is in black and white which could signify lack of emotion displayed these working class areas. It signifies a dark and depressing setting. In terms of editing, they include a common conventions which is the relationship between pace of editing, and beat of song (pace of editing changes according to beat of song).
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