Plan b-draw awareness to real life situations in music videos, I want to do the same but in a more discreet and hidden manner. Therefore I am presenting the harsh message of abuse through a whimsical disguise to draw attention to it but in a less stern way.
Examples of this in their videos:
End credits
Pieces
Writings on the wall
Ill manors
The effect:
-The message stays with you long after the song is over
-Resonates with you
-Changes the way you see the song
-Draws attention to difficult issues, sometimes addressing them explicitly but ether way making sure the message gets across the audience
-Tackles tough, controversial issues such as growing up in poverty, gangs and gang crime and cheating
Example:
The music video for End credits by Plan B revolves around the topic of gang crime. This song was used in the trailer of 'Harry Brown' -a film about the harsh reality of estates and gang crime- and a lot of the clips in the music video are from the film. This music video fits well with the piece of music itself with the man in the video dying just like the lyrics say. Many speculate the meaning due it never being properly stated, however the meaning for me that I feel is portrayed in the video and song is one of a man who has led a life of crime finally catching up on him and resulting in his death.
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