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Friday, 17 September 2010

A2 Summer Prep

To prepare myself for A2 I briefly analysed two music artists.

50 cent
  • He is an American rapper, hip hop performer and actor.
  • He is known as a gangsta as he used to deal drugs and was shot.
  • 50 cent is often represented as dangerous, violent and independent.
  • On his album cover 'Get rich or die tryin'' there is a master shot/high angle shot of him, so the audience can see the artist fully.
  • He is looking at the camera, therefore looking at the audience.
  • He is wearing no shirt, and has tattoos indicating his body confidence.
  • The left hand side of the front cover is bright with high key lighting.
  • The right hand side of the front cover is lower key lighting, with a shadow across his face.
  • There are indexes on the front cover, the cover looks like cracked glass, with a hole above his chest, this relates back to his past and when he was shot.
  • 'Explicit content' is written on the front cover, telling the audience that the album is violent.
Bob Marley
  • He is a Jamaican singer, song writer and musician.
  • He performs reggae music.
  • His album 'Legend' was released after his death, and this portrays him as a legend himself.
  • The front cover of the album is simplistic, with soft lighting, and he is not overly posed.
  • There is light across his face, and his expression is sincere/curious compared to previous drug related images.
  • It seems producers did this to change his image, so he is not purely associated with drugs but seen as a 'legend' too.

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