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Robbie
Williams
Angels
Mark Clarke

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* Robbie Williams was initially a member of the pop group Take That.
Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s.
After many disagreements with the management and certain group
members, Williams left the group in 1995 to launch his solo career.
* Since then Williams has sold more than 57 million albums worldwide. He is
the best-selling British solo artist in the United Kingdom. Six of his albums
are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the United Kingdom. He
has also been honoured with seventeen BRIT Awards—more than any other
artist—and seven ECHO Awards. In 2004, he was inducted into the UK Music
Hall of Fame after being voted as the "Greatest Artist of the 1990s."

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* Robbie Williams says he wrote the song with Guy Chambers in 25 minutes
and the song is about his aunt and uncle. Williams and Chambers were
sitting outside a cafe watching a water fountain, this is what inspired
them for the chorus.
* This song proved to be his greatest commercial success, being certified
Double Platinum in the United Kingdom
* It was the 34th bestselling single of the decade.
* The song won Best British Single at the 1999 Brit Awards.
* At the 2005 BRIT Awards, "Angels" was voted by the British public the best
song in the past 25 years of British music, though it had only reached
number four on the singles chart.

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* Repetition of the chorus visually
* Singer looks at camera
* Miming to the lyrics
* Close ups of the artist
* Flattering camera angles and shots
* Change of location
* Edits cut on the beat

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* Colour
* Fun and light-heartedness
* Musical instruments
* Change of costume
* Dancing
* Narrative intercut with live footage of performance

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* I believe this song is about turning to a dead lover or friend for help and
guidance, someone looking down from up above and watching over you.
* The song is in the first person “I”
* The words “through it all are emphasised” to suggest that Robbie Williams
has been on a journey.
* This song is emotional and we can here this in Robbie voice when he sings
the chorus.
* This makes us feel that Robbie Williams has unconditional love to the
person he is singing to.

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* The visual content would be categorised as a mini film.
* The video tells us the story of love shared between Robbie and the
woman.
* The video shows the artist being alone looking for his loved one.
* The audience is engaged through observing the journey Robbie Williams is
going through.
* The places in the video are represented as empty and lifeless.

8. Heaven Love Religion
Angels in the bible were seen
to always help and protect
Jesus which suggests that the
song may be about those two
characteristics.

9. *
Close up of Robbie Williams’ face to
Robbie Williams
focus on his feelings and emotions.
has a natural
look, to suggest Robbie Williams
that the video has quite a
isn’t about having serious
fun and enjoying look, which
yourself, but suggests that
something more what his singing
ordinary. has deep
meaning.
The camera is
tracking Robbie
Williams as it
pulls back from There is the natural light of the sun peering on
Robbie on a fixed Robbie Williams’ forehead, but we can see the
track, and this other half of his face is in darkness which suggests
gives us a sense of he’s coming from a bad place (darkness) to
realism. somewhere better (light).

10. *
Setting is of a flat
block which Robbie Lighting is quite
Williams is walking dim in this
through and it scene which
suggests that he may reflect
maybe looking for Robbie’s mood
someone in this flat and suggest
block. that at this
point he is
unhappy.
Robbie Williams
is looking down
at the floor
upset which
suggests that he
may he may be Low Angle shot showing Robbie Williams and
singing about it emphasises the power of what he is saying
something that as we are looking up to him.
makes him feel
sad.

11. *
Setting is of a Natural lighting
huge field which emphasises how
emphasises the Robbie is in the
emptiness and middle of
isolation Robbie nowhere all
Williams is going alone.
through.
Robbie Williams
is wearing a had
Establishing shot which shows
showing Robbie that he is cold
Williams alone and emphasises
on a journey to that he is alone
find the girl he because he has
loves. no one to warm
The camera pans as the shot moves from up next to.
side to side on a fixed axis and this aids
to realism and is useful for showing
location shots.

12. *
The camera is on a dolly to prevent Robbie Williams’
Robbie Williams wobble moving around Robbie Williams face is now fully
looks a little to show his feelings. lit up which shows
unshaven which that he may have
shows he has been found what he
on a long, hard was looking for or
journey to find the something good
woman he loves. may have
happened to him.
Robbie Williams is
staring straight at
the camera which
makes the words
he is singing more
personal and have
deeper meaning to Close up of Robbie Williams’ face to
the target show his face in great detail and focus
audience. on his emotions.

13. *
Natural lighting we High Angle long
can see is showing shot to make
Robbie Williams’ Robbie Williams
shadow to appear vulnerable
emphasise that he and to establish
is all alone and no how vast the
one is around him. location which
reinforces the
isolation of Robbie
Williams.
The crane shot shows the camera mounted well above the action to give a birds-
eye view to make the character seem weak and lonely.

14. *
Setting is now in a Robbie Williams’
playground to face is all lit
suggest that which suggests
innocence not just something good
of the children but may have
of the love Robbie happened.
and the woman
share.
Robbie Williams
has a small grin
which shows he
has seen
something that he
like and his
journey may be Medium shot focusing on the character to show
over. relationships between Robbie Williams and the
woman.

15. *
Natural look to Natural light to
emphasise the emphasise her
woman's beauty beauty
and that she
doesn’t need
make up and
may suggest the
natural love she
shares with
Robbie Williams.
Close up of women to introduce her to the scene and to show her feelings and
emotions. It also shows her face in great detail which emphasises her good
looks.

16. *
Medium shot focuses on Robbie In this screen grab we
There is a car in emotions towards the woman he get a full look of the
the background to loves. clothes that Robbie
suggest Robbie Williams is wearing
Williams has bee and we can see that
on a long journey he is dressed all in
to find the woman black which may
that he loves. suggest that he is
Furthermore it is going through
quite an old car something that is
which contrasts really sad. His clothes
with song as it is also suggest it is quite
relatively new cold which may
therefore it may emphasise that
be suggesting that Robbie Williams
good music is Robbie is staring straight at the doesn’t care what the
timeless. camera which makes it more weather is like he just
personal for the viewer. wants to find the
Robbie is lit up but he is standing in front of a dark woman he loves. He
background which suggests he has found the girl he wears this costume
loves. throughout the video.

17. *
Robbie has his head Low angle shot
held up which looking up at a
suggests he is huge building
feeling better than suggest how small
earlier and his and vulnerable
journey is almost Robbie Williams
over. is.

18. *
Robbie Williams is Robbie Williams is
now on a beach to wearing sunglasses
suggest how far to shield the light
and wide he is from his eyes
looking to find the which suggests he
girl that he loves. still hasn’t found
what he is looking
for.
Medium shot focuses on Robbie
emotions towards the woman he
loves.

19. *
Natural lighting we Robbie Williams
can see is showing is standing in
Robbie Williams’ crucified
shadow to position which
emphasise that he suggests his
is all alone and no religious beliefs
one is around him. and explains to
us why the song
is called Angels.
The camera pans as the shot moves from
side to side on a fixed axis and this aids
to realism and is useful for showing
location shots.

20. *
Establishing shot
The helicopter showing Robbie
suggests emergency Williams alone
and that something on a journey to
serious is going to find the girl he
happen. loves with a
Furthermore it helicopter flying
contrasts with the past him.
car we saw earlier
as it is modern
which suggests the
target audience of
this song could be
both old and young.

21. *
Here we see Robbie
Medium shot focuses on
Williams playing
Robbie’s actions with the
football which
football.
shows that he is just
a normal person
who has the same
hobbies as anyone
else and feels love
just like anyone
else.

22. *
Robbie Williams’
face is all lit
which suggests
something good Robbie Williams
may have has quite a
happened. serious
look, which
suggests that
Robbie’s jumper is what his singing
covering his mouth has deep
showing just his meaning.
eyes which
suggests that his
eyes show the way
he feels and they
can tell a story.
Close up of Robbie Williams’ face to
focus on his feelings and emotions.

23. *
Lighting is The couple are
brightly on the laying down on
couple which a rug which is
shows their love shaped on a
for each other heart to further
and their passion suggest their
towards each love for each
other. other.
High Angle to
establish the
location and show
Robbie finding the
girl he loves.
The crane shot shows the camera mounted well above the action to give a birds-
eye view to make the character seem weak and lonely.

24. *
High Angle to
We see the girl
establish the
putting her arms
location and show
out like wings with
Robbie with the
the lighting
girl he loves.
creating a shadow
that looks like an
angel which
suggests this
women is the angel
Robbie Williams has
been singing about
throughout the
song.
The camera pans as the shot moves from
side to side on a fixed axis and this aids
to realism and is useful for showing
location shots.

25. *
The camera is on a dolly to prevent
wobble moving around Robbie Williams
Robbie is and the women to showing their
expressing the feelings towards each other.
emotions he has
built up during the
whole song.
Two shot Close up of Robbie Williams
and women showing their love for each
other.

26. *
Editing:
* Straight cuts to give a sense to realism.
* Fade in/out to indicate the beginning and end of song.
* Jump cut to make the audience suddenly focus on a
character.
* Montage of Robbie playing football to show his
perseverance to succeed in finding the woman he loves.
Sound:
* There is no extra sound added in the video.