- Paper Planes – M.I.A
Gangsters committing robberies, dealing drugs, and earning money, but later one of them discover one of their gang members is an undercover member of the FBI. Opening ends with someone discovering the badge.
Genre: Crime and Drama
Gangsters committing robberies, dealing drugs, and earning money, but later one of them discover one of their gang members is an undercover member of the C.I.D. Opening ends with someone discovering the badge.
Main character: C.I.D Agent
This narrative relates to the crime and drama genre as it has many elements of criminal behaviour in it. Having gangs and the law involved are codes and conventions of a typical crime and drama movie. This also links to the lyrics as it is mainly about drug dealing and crime.
And take your money
Pirate skulls and bones
Sticks and stones and weed and bongs
Running when we hit 'em
Lethal poison through their system
Some I some I murder
Some I some I let go
- Billie jean – Michael Jackson
Comical scenes of a guy being chased by a girl for her son. Scene ends when she realises that her father’s son is actually someone else’s.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Comical scenes of a guy being chased by a girl for her son. Scene ends when she realises that her father’s son is actually someone else’s.
This narrative relates to the romantic comedy genre because it is about the search for this woman’s lost father, which is related to lost love. The comical side to this movie would be how she is mistaken most of the time but doesn’t realise that the father of her baby is actually someone she has known for a long time. This relates to the lyrics as the line “Billie Jean is not my lover” can be interpreted as a guy saying it to the lady, as she feels that he may be her child’s father.
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son
3. Chillin – Wale ft Lady Gaga
Someone just moved to a new country and finding hard to fit in/ two different lives. Culture clash is shown.
Genre: Teen Comedy
Someone just moved to a new country and finding hard to fit in/ two different lives. Culture clash is shown.
This narrative relates to the teen comedy genre as the lyrics talk about how someone is feeling incongruous to their setting. The antagonists for the main character could be racist bullies or just the feeling of not being able to relate and be part of social groups in school/college. It would be related to teenage life and the comical side to it would be the focus.
Lookin at, lookin at, lookin at me
Look at that, look how they lookin at me
Eyes all sticky like honey on bees
Look at that, look how they lookin at me
- Beggin – Madcon
Boy chasing a girl he sees. They see each other on a bus/ street before. Then later they are at a restaurant and she gets scared as she thinks he is a stalker, and runs out taking a random umbrella from the side. He then chases her and then she runs into an alley way. He gets to her and she jumps. He wants his umbrella and then she feels guilty for misunderstanding him.
Genre: Romatic Comedy
Boy chasing a girl he sees. They see each other on a bus/ street before. Then later they are at a restaurant and she gets scared as she thinks he is a stalker, and runs out taking a random umbrella from the side. He then chases her and then she runs into an alley way. He gets to her and she jumps. He wants his umbrella and then she feels guilty for misunderstanding him.
This narrative relates to a romantic comedy genre as it shows the comical side to romance. The lyrics of this song “Put your loving hand out baby” could suggest the main character having secret feelings for this lady but may not be fully aware of it. This could raise many comical issues and therefore this genre would be a Romantic comedy.
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out baby
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out darlin
5. Digital girl – Jamie Foxx ft. Drake, The Dream and Kanye West
Two people meet over the net, don’t know what they look like and then meet coincidently and discover many uncanny things about each other. Scene ends when they exchange each others email address.
Genre: Love and Romance
Two people meet over the net, don’t know what they look like and then meet coincidently and discover many uncanny things about each other. Scene ends when they exchange each others email address.
For this film idea, I think this could be a dual narrative. This is because I think the main characters should be both the boy and the girl as the audience can see both sides of the story. They could both be narrating as they write about each event of their meetings in their diaries. This film would just be a romance as love would be the main focus in the film. The lyrics relate to this narrative as the line “So I pray that we never lose the connection” can suggest the two characters falling deep in love. Love is necessary as the code and convention from a romantic genre.
I just hit Alt....Tab
Switchin' in-between two convos
I should just call cabs
And bring em both here to the condo (Yeah)
Normally, it ain't a question
We would cross paths like an intersection
But she just too far away for affection
So I pray that we never lose the connection
6. Run this town – Rihanna ft Jay Z
Genre: Crime and drama
Leaders loosing power of their town, town is in chaos and many gangs and crime is shown. Leader is then murdered and we don’t know by whom.
This narrative is also related to the crime and drama genre as politics and crime is the major issue. These are typical codes and conventions of a crime and drama film. Also, the lyrics, “only thing that’s on my mind is who’s gon run this town tonight” link to the politics side of how the town is out of control as too many crimes have been committed than usual.
So i keep doing my own thing,
walking tall against the rain,victory’s within the mile,
almost there don’t give up now,
only thing thats on my mind is who’s gon run this town tonight,
heeeeey, heeeey, heeeey
who’s gon run this town tonite,
- Wonder woman – Trey Songz
Superwoman living two lives, someone has an eye on her and discovers who she is; opening ends with the person finding out.
Genre: Action
Superwoman living two lives, someone has an eye on her and discovers who she is; opening ends with the person finding out.
This narrative is related to an action genre as supernatural ability is shown. The lyrics “With a back like that you fly like jets are you my wonder woman” show the idea of the supernatural powers. These are codes and conventions of an action film as many elements are stunts and special effects.
"The way you talkin girl you seem so invinceable
Its more than sexy girl the way that you take control
I wonder woman are you my kinda woman
With a back like that you fly like jets are you my wonder woman (are you)
Are you my wonder woman (are you)"
8. Live your life – Rihanna ft T.I
A young person running from a robbery. Parents chuck him out of the house. Then he sees a newspaper add for a film audition. But then a gang recognises him and he is on the run again.
Genre: Crime and drama
A young person running from a robbery. Parents chuck him out of the house. Then he sees a newspaper add for a film audition. But then a gang recognises him and he is on the run again.
And then you’ll see, you’re gonna go far,
Cause everyone knows, just who you are-are.
So live your life, ay ay ay.
Your steady chasing that paper
Overall, our main idea as a group was to combine the two songs lyric ideas of "Paper Planes" and "Chillin".
Dhara well done for putting the lyrics in. You need to add in the other details-like possible chracters, narrative, genre which link to the lyrics (like I showed you in class).
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