Case Study; "Dream" Dizzy Rascal

Case Study; "Dream" Dizzy Rascal

 

• Woman at the piano represents middle class, white socialist Britain.
• Video could be perceived as Dizzy making a mockery of himself.
• The Grime community disowned him because he was a "sell-out" and now he has become more of a pop artist.
• The woman's facial expressions represent how Dizzy is breaking away from the stereotypical hegemony of black, grime artists and even black males. She seems confused and even a little startled, almost like the doesn't want to know what's going on (Refer back to white , upper class views)
• The song "Happy talk" is being played over "Dream"- INTERTEXUAALITY
• Woman at the piano used to be a children's presenter on a show that is set out exactly like the mis-en-scene of the video.-INTERTEXUAALITY
• Dizzy is portraying how rebellious he can be by climbing out of the "Box" he was placed in.
• Dizzy is also the only character that doesn't have strings or even look like the puppets.
• The video reinforces the narrative of the lyrics.
• The video can be perceived that