Kett's Rebelion: The significance of Mousehold Heath

Mousehold Heath was where Kett and his rebellion set up their base on the 11th of July 1549. The camp was built near the landmark Oak of Reformation, a large tree at the base of Mousehold Heath. Kett of Wymondham was a former tanner who had become the owner of the manor of Wymondham..People from all around the area, including Norwich itself, joined Kett on the Heath such that their numbers amounted to around 15,000. Morale was so high amongst Kett's men that they rejected further bribes of money, liquor and official pardons, while ripping down buildings around the city. After a couple of weeks on Mousehold Heath, food became scarce and morale was weakening. Then on 22 of July, Kett led the men to an attack on Norwich,  with pitchforks, sticks and mud.After a struggling fight, the rebels entered Norwich, formed in the area now known as the  marketplace, and  assumed temporary control of the city. Then the King sent in several forces to dispatch Kett's men but the men prevailed because of their strong moral and loyalty to Kett. But the King sent in one of his finest generals, Warwick and an army of  14,000. Just as before they fought and fought but they could not prevail and Kett fled to a town outside Norwich, where he was discovered 2 days later. Kett was then convicted for treason at the Tower of London and hung at Norwich Castle as an example.

This is the history of Mousehold Heath, and it shows what an important and historic location it is, making it more significant in my video. It also adds a very strong British signifier to the video, with tough links to Norwich.
I wanted to use the location because of the strong cultural reference, signifying English heritage with the Cathedral in the background.
It also adds mystery, as looking over the city it makes the audience wonder and confuses them to where people could be, just as the character Nathan wonders where his true love has disappeared to.

Kett petitioned King Edward VI with a large number of demands:

1. We pray your grace that where it is enacted for enclosing, that it be not hurtful to have enclosed saffron grounds for they be greatly chargeable to them, and that from henceforth no man shall enclose any more.
2. We certify your grace that whereas the lords of the manors have been charged with certain free rent, the same lords have sought means to charge the freeholders to pay the same rent, contrary to right.
3. We pray your grace that no lord of no manor shall common upon the Commons.
4. We pray that priests from henceforth shall purchase no land neither free nor Bondy [neither freehold nor copyhold], and the lands that they have in possession may be let to temporal men, as they were in the first year of the reign of King Henry VII [1485].
5. We pray that Redeground and meadow ground may be at such price as they were in the first year of King Henry the VII.
6. We pray that all marshes that are holden of the Kings majesty by free rent or of any other, may be again at the price that they were in the first year of King Henry the VII.
7. We pray that all Bushels within your realm be of one strice, that is to say, to be in measure 8 gallons.
8. We pray that priests or vicars that be not able to preach and set forth the word of God to his parishioners may be thereby put from his benefice, and the parishioners there to choose another or else the patron or lord of the town.
9. We pray that the payments of castle-ward rent, and blanche ferme [fee in the form of silver], and office lands [kinds of land taxes], which has been accustomed to be gathered of the tenements, whereas we suppose the lords ought to pay the same to their bailiffs for the rents fathering, and not the tenants.
10. We pray that no man under the degree of a knight or esquire keep a down house [keeping Doves], except if it has been of an old ancient custom.
11. We pray that all freeholders and copyholders may take the profits of all commons, and their to common, and the lords not to common nor take profits of the same.
12. We pray that no Feodorye ^[2] within your shires shall be a councillor to any man in his office making, whereby the King may be truly served, so that a man being of good conscience may be verily chosen to the same office by the commons of the same shire.
13. We pray your grace to take all liberty of let into your own hands whereby all men may quietly enjoy their commons with all profits.
14. We pray that copyhold land that is reasonable rented may go as it did in the first year of King Henry VII and that at the death of a tenant or of a sale the same lands to be charged with an esey fine (which tenants often paid at the start of their landholding) as a capon or a reasonable sum of money for a remembrance.
15. We pray that no priest shall be a chaplain nor no other officer to any man of honour or worship but only to be resident upon their benefices whereby their parishioners may be instructed with the laws of God.
16. We pray that all bond men may be made free for god made all free with his precious blood shedding.
17. We pray that Rivers may be free and common to all men for fishing and passage.
18. We pray that no man shall be put by your Eschetory and Feodrie to find any office unless he holds of your grace in chief or capite above £10 a year.
19. We pray that the poor mariners or Fisherman may have the whole profits of their fishings as purpres grampes whales or any great fish so it be not prejudicial to your grace.
20. We pray that every proprietary parson or vicar having a benefice of £10 or more by year shall either by themselves or by some other person teach poor men’s children of their parish the book called the cathakysme and the primer.
21. We pray that it be not lawful to the lords of any manor to purchase land freely and to let them out again by copy of court roll to their great advaunchement and to the undoing of your poor subjects.
22. We pray that no proprietary parson or vicar in consideration of avoiding trouble and suit between them and their poor parishioners which they daily do proceed and attempt shall from henceforth take for the full contention of all the tithes which now they do receive but 8d. of the noble in the full discharge of all other tithes.
23. We pray that no man under the degree of [esquire] shall keep any rabbits upon any of their own freehold or copyhold unless he pale them in [confines them] so that it shall not be to the commons nuisance.
24. We pray that no manner of person of what estate degree or condition he be shall from henceforth sell the adwardshyppe of any child but that the same child if he live to his full age shall be at his own chosen concerning his marriage the King’s wards only except.
25. We pray that no manor of person having a manor of his own shall be no other lord’s bailiff but only his own.
26. We pray that no lord knight nor gentleman shall have or take in from any spiritual promotion [gentlemen shouldn't rent the right to collect church tithes].
27. We pray your grace to give licence and authority by your gracious commission under your great seal to such commissioners as your poor commons have chosen, or to as many of them as your majesty and your counsel shall appoint and think meet [suitable], for to redress and reform all such good laws, statutes, proclamations, and all other your proceedings, which hath been hidden by your Justices of your peace, Shreves, Escheatores, and others your officers, from your poor commons, since the first year of the reign of your noble grandfather King Henry the seventh.
28. We pray that those your officers that have offended your grace and your commons and so proved by the complaint of your poor commons do give onto these poor men so assembled 4 d every day so long as they [the poor commons] have remained there [at the camp at Mousehold].
29. We pray that no lord knight esquire nor gentleman do graze nor feed any bullocks or sheep if he may spend forty pounds a year by his lands but only for the provision of his house.

Analysis of Death Cab For Cutie Video "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" 1st Draft

Death Cab For Cutie are an American alternative indie rock/pop band. In their music video, “ I Will Follow You Into The Dark” they use a range of camera techniques, genre conventions and other methods of pulling in the audience, whilst entertaining them.
The video is set in a small studio apartment, throughout the video the character is in the apartment and never leaves. They do this to create the feeling of entrapment and fear, as if he is waiting for something to come. There is one character throughout also, a male who is short, wears glasses and dresses to appeal to the audience. He wears a stylish shirt with a tie as well as khaki coloured trousers and white trainers. This costume appeals to the target audience, the target audience being 16 to 25 interested in alternative music. 
The music video uses many of Goodwin’s theories, from notions of looking to the complete focus on the artist. The first Goodwin theory and the most used one is the complete focus on the artist. Throughout the music video the artist is always in the shots, this is because he is the character in the narrative. Using this theory the director advertises the band/particular singer, making him stand out and seem important. This is very important to the audience as they can recognise with the artist.
The second theory is the notion of looking. The director uses the notion of looking repeatedly throughout the video, starting with the notion of looking through the guitar, using this the director creates ambiguity of what is about to happen. Another time is when the character looks through the hole in the floor boards, this creates more ambiguity to what he is seeing. Also later on when the floor boards fall through then there is a notion of looking coming from there, looking up into the room as if there is someone down in the  darkness. The use of the notion of looking creates ambiguity overall, making the watcher intrigued and interested. 
Another theory of Goodwin’s is the relationship between the lyrics and the images, the director is linking the lyrics about darkness throughout the video, linking it with the dark hole appearing in the middle of the apartment.
The next theory of Goodwin’s is the link between music and images, in the video there is a link between the guitar and the music as well as the singer singing in sync in the video. This idea brings the music and the narrative together.
There are no dominant inter textual references in the video.
The music video uses many of the genre conventions including the use of the acoustic guitar, the acoustic guitar is a generic signifier of the alternative/ indie pop genre. This signifies to the audience straight away that the video is of this genre. 
The director uses many different camera angles and shots, close ups of the character and the focuses as well as over the shoulder shots and angled shots to make the video more artistic.
In the video the director is creating a representation of the band through one character. They are represented as lonely and loyal, through the idea of being confined to one room, and sticking to that concept. The character represents the band as a whole and this then relates to the audience.  The audience use this character as a link, letting the audience put themselves into that position.  
In conclusion I think that the video uses the majority of Goodwin’s theories along with a range of camera techniques and styles. Using both of these has added to the uniqueness and quality of the music video as well as creating ambiguity throughout. The setting and character play a big part in relating to the audience because it may well be that a lot of students or young adults live in studio apartments and feel that the world is keeping them there. The black/darkness then being the way out for them. This could then be a metaphor for escape.

Looking at the Conventions of the Acoustic Genre

This track by Ed Shearing has an interesting video which shows some of the conventions of an acoustic genre music video.  The use of a complex narrative is a feature of the acoustic genre music videos, the narrative is a story built with a meaning or emotion behind it. This is used to play with the audiences feelings, toying with emotions, making the song meaningful and more "real". This is prominent in the video "The A Team" by Ed Shearing, with the homeless girl who sleeps with men for drugs. This is what it is like for those who are like her living contemporary British cities and this is what the genre plays on.This theme is also used in "Trainspotting". The reason for the focus on somebody living rough is to draw the audiences attention to how they have to struggle and suffer to survive, making the audience feel sorry for them, upsetting them somewhat. Often acoustic videos will build up to climax, leading the audience along, an example of this is "Better With You" by Five Times August  In this video the man is in love with a fellow teacher and he gets embarrassed by others throughout, slowly building up to the end where he achieved his goal and got the girl.

Another convention is the use of slow motion and fast forwarding, indicating the speed of time, a video that also uses this is "The Remedy" by Jason Myraz. This technique is used when showing time and boredom or representing how long someone is doing something. It makes the audience think about how time passes so quickly.

An aspect that is prominent is nearly all acoustic songs/music videos is that it is about someone, it is mainly male singers which write and sing about women,girlfriends and bestfriends,people who are close to them. There is always an emotional tie in the lyrics which create a storyline based around women characters. But if it is not about someone special then they are usually about world affairs or events within the artists life.

Inspirational Music Video: "When September Ends" By Green Day

This video "When September Ends" by Green Day is my inspiration for my video because many of the aspects I wish to include in my video. The story in this video is a love story, a couple who promise never to separate spend all their time together but then the boyfriend signs up for the army and leaves her behind. The story and the different types of shots and angles used in this video have inspired my  idea. In the video there are a lot of close ups and extreme close ups focusing on the artist as well as the characters, which is one of Goodwin''s theories of music videos. The conversation at the beginning of the video is also an idea that I thought I could include in my video, I thought that this was interesting because it makes the music video have a deeper story.

Jason Mraz (Example of Genre)

Jason Mraz is a simialr genre to my artist, Daniel Cope. It is a mix of acoustic and pop, which is what my artist Daniel is but Daniel also seems to have folk inspirations.

Goodwin's Theory of Music Videos

Goodwin's Theory of Music Videos on Prezi

Analysis of Linkin Park Video (Not Finished)

This is a video of Linkin Park. This video has a montage of images to create the narrative as well as shots of the band in between, the montage creates the narrative based around poverty, war and destruction, showing images of these things representing the lyrics of the song. It doesn't have a classic narrative as it has no new equilibrium, it is simply a non linear narrative as it starts how it ended.

Daniel Cope (Possible Artist)

This is an artist that I have come across, that is of a similar genre as the two girls Chloe and Devin. The genre, which is acoustic/indie/folk, is the genre that I would like to focus on and that I am going to follow up.
Daniel's songs create many possibilities especially for a music video with a story to it, this would most likely be somethingto do with love.

Interesting Videos Task (Mr Seal)

This video above interested me because i like the techniques they have used and their odd approach to the video but it does get tedious and gimmicky very quickly making it boring, but i chose it because it interested me and caught my eye, making me watch the majority. The video is unconventional as it doesn't show the band, there isn't a link between lyrics and visuals, but there is a link between music and visuals.



I thought this video was interesting because of the animation used but i don't understand how it is relevant to the music and lyrics, but it does make the video run smooth and fits with the beat. It is a unconventional.




Klaxons - Twin Flames from Modular People on Vimeo.

This video really caught my eye because of how disturbing it is, the way they have created really interested me, it seems unconventional but it has has aspects of a conventional video such as the voyeuristic images of women.

Chloe and Devin (Local Girls)

These are all videos of two girls who are local, they are friends of mine and write their own songs but have only put covers of other songs on YouTube.  
The pros of these two are that they are local so i could use them in the video, making it easier and more practical, as well as promoting the actual band. The genre of these two is also a favorite of mine and i think that i could create a music video with a prominent narrative  something with a story/ meaning behind it instead of just a performance which is usually what acoustic indie singers have. I like the fact their singing is prominent over the guitar, which means you can hear the emotion behind the singing which will impact on the audience and the video. 
The cons are that they don't have many songs of their own, none of which i have heard. I have asked them if they could record an original one for me but they seem delayed and this may impact my work so i am going to look for other ideas as well.

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