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Seventeen Going Under - Coggle Diagram
Seventeen Going Under
Starts with an establishing shot with terraced houses, lack of nature, dingy colours, creates a familiar representation of a working class town/ area
Close up of singer with direct gaze represents him as important, and is engaging for viewers
Slow motion shot loosely framed of women and child represents life here as being more free and relaxed
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The shot where Sam Fender is stood in a crowd facing the camera whilst the rest of them are facing the water represents him as being different unique, going 'against the crowd'. Also makes him seen isolated and alone no one is standing the same way as him
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Fast paced editing close ups of sweaty skin, spinning tracking shots etc make his life seem chaotic frantic and fast paced
The lack of emotion on his face perhaps reflects ideas of toxic masculinity, where men are often encouraged to hide their feelings and repress their emotions
Some of the lyrics draw attention to the way in which men are often encouraged to repress their emotions 'embarrass yourself for someone crying like a child'. The lyrics also focus on mental health 'I spent my teens enraged' 'spiralin' in silence'
Lyrics draw attention to issues of toxic masculinity and the lack of support for men who are struggling with their emotions
Women in the video seem to be emotionally more open, close and communicative. Also indicates a homosexual relationship which is often underrepresented in the media
Women are also shown losing their tempers and physically fighting, challenging typical gender representations. Perhaps suggests that everyone struggles when living in poverty stricken areas
His grey shirt feels depressing and sad and it has a 'Crown' logo which is a brewery - it feels like a pub uniform, reflecting Fender's teenage years working in a pub. This represents his identity and also clearly adds to the working class representations of those with low paid jobs, and represents Fender as being relatable and part of this community
Crane up shot represents singer as 'rising above' his situation, becoming a role model and escaping his problems
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Shots feel slightly desaturated and bleakly colour graded, making it feel like a gritty social realist representation of a town
The rural locations seem to be more colourful and brighter in tone (warmer colour), suggesting life is easier there
Overall working class people are represented as struggling and the places they live are shown as difficult
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Perhaps Sam Fender has chosen to represent the North in the video as those areas are often under represented in music videos in particular. He uses northern colloquialisms such as 'canny' and 'nowt'
His video shows the beauty of the coastal areas but the difficult realities of the more urban areas and the associates poverty which is reflected through the colour pallet in the urban areas being desaturated and earthy which reinforces the reality which is juxtaposed with the bright sunny coast (binary oppositions - Levi Strauss)
Young people are shown as being bored and having little to do except party and fight. Conventional representations of teenage life makes the video easier to understand but also relatable for a lot of young audiences
Fast paced extreme close ups of glazed eyes and sweaty skin suggest a lot of drug taking is going on. Sam Fender has talked about the impact that drug culture had on his youth and the pressures he was under to get involved due to financial issues. Represents young people as being at risk of drug problems as a result of their economic and cultural situations
The mother character is shown ignoring everyone, being a possible alcoholic (gin bottle on table) and living a depressing life, unconnected to her son. May represent the struggles that WC people face and definitely represents the poor relationship Fender had with his own mum as a result
Clear references to 'the debt' and 'DWP' through lyrics very clearly represent the government and the DWP as being to blame for his mothers struggles (seen by letters on the table)
Northern areas of Britain are often very anti conservative because of the impact that Tory policies have had on their lives, jobs and economy
Also ties in with the social realist feel of the video and the indie genre which often take a bleak outlook on like and an anti establishment perspective