Inspiration and Influences-Film

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The films I have chosen all relate to the element of British/social realism that many indie rock music videos try to portray in both their images and videos. Submarine,Train-spotting and This Is England all represent the working class people of Britain in an accurate and honest way, similar to the way that Indie Music represent the average person using their image and sound. In particular for Submarine I was intrigued by the way that locations were used to show the industrial and labouring side of British realism, in addition the setting of Swansea in Wales further plants the film in realistic British roots due to heavy focus on the more gloomy and downcast weather and abandoned industrial areas. Moreover the film also has strong links to British indie as the director Richard Ayoade also directed the "My Mistakes Were Made For You" video for The Last Shadow Puppets, an indie rock band I have looked into and analysed during this research task. Furthermore the films soundtrack features Alex Turner lead singer of The Arctic Monkeys and  The Last Shadow Puppets whose music videos I have looked into and featured as solid examples of the indie genre.
I also choose This Is England due to the use of costume being very much in connection with conventional Indie Rock clothes. They mostly consist of jeans and casual t-shirts further representing the realistic and honest attire of the working class public in Britain. Furthermore the themes of the film of the everyday struggles against social conflict and the government, all common and strong themes within many Indie songs lyrics.
Finally I have chosen the film Train-Spotting  for its use of editing to match the pace of the story, similar to the way that Indie Rock videos match the editing of the video to the pace of the song they are creating the video for. In both the film and the videos it makes the project more engaging and consistent for the viewer to watch because it allows for the visual element to be a reflection of the sound/narrative element. Furthermore Train-Spotting link in context to Brit-pop places it at a time when British Indie was at its height of success and popularity meaning that many pieces of media, including this film, reflected the indie scene and the political and social views that it represented.