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Compare the choices that have been made in the representation of ethnicity in the film poster and the music video from Ju-at-BSix

Intersectional  feminism - recognises that certain groups of people have multi-layered facets in life that they have to deal with, such as racism and sexism Antebellum -  occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the US Civil War Black is beautiful -  is a cultural movement that was started in the US in the 1960s by African Americans. It later spread beyond the United States, most prominently in the writings of the  Black  Consciousness Movement of Steve Biko in South Africa. Black Girl Magic -  a concept and movement that was popularised  by  CaShawn Thompson  in 2013.  The concept was born as a way to "celebrate the beauty, power and resilience of black women", as described by Julee Wilson from  The Huffington Post ,  and to congratulate black women on their accomplishments.

Setting -Action movies are generally set in cities and other built-up urban areas. This is generally done as when rushing past building you get a better sense of speed and action than you would if you were rushing through the countryside. -Any locations that connote a sense of speed and danger to keep the action alive during the film -Specific locations can include anything from skyscrapers to underground tunnels. Eg. Power plants, flats, industrial warehouses, roads, police stations, cars, slums, casino, houses, sky (aeroplanes), banks Technical codes -All camera shots are fast paced and there tends to be a lot of close up shots to show the expression on the characters faces. -Establishing shots are important because they show where the action is taking place to. Most commonly these shots are done from helicopters as they are in a chase scene that uses a helicopter. -Tracking shots are also a common shot used for chase scenes to show action because they follow the scene whi

Police - gang culture and crime reduction  operation  from police so grime evolved - came with backlash of more uprising Police brutality The grime scene escalated quickly and was a huge genre from just a few artists Grime came with violence and youths speaking about their backgrounds - more recognition was given to grime artists because this is what people wanted to hear, it grew and artists like dizzy rascal emerged and became more famous not just in England but eventually world wide Garage was before grime but people wanted to speak more freely about their lives so grime emerged Grime brought a lot of violence because the people who listened to grime related and the audience had different views