Bruno Mars's album cover here signifies how far he along with all other emergeing artists have come. You can see that he is just a little black figure that doesn't mean much and is in the middle of a wide and long road, but as the path goes along it narrows down and is shown as the material left by a jet. This could siginfy that he had to come a long way but he is getting closer and closer to stardom and fortune, which is shown by the jet which could be seen as his own private plane.
Ndubz are a band formed of cousins Dappy and Tulisa, along with friend Fazer. They were a very urban style band from Camden who grew up in rough estates and had experienced a life of violence, drugs and gang culture.
You can see that as their name has got bigger so has their image, you can see in the first video "Feva Las Vagas" that they look as if they had just come out of their council house and started filming whilst in their latest video "Morning Star" Tulisa and Fazer are in smart dresses/suits. Dappy however does keep his urban style and the hat is seen as his trademark, it also is their to signify how far they have come from their childhood.
These albums covers also show how their image has changed (Improved) from when they first started to where they are now.
As they have got bigger they have now got their own reality tv show "Being Ndubz" on Channel 4. Dappy has colloborated with rapper Tynchey Stryder for hits "Number 1" and "Spaceship". Whilst Tulisa was asked to be a judge on The X Factor and has been seen by critics and the public as a success and seems to be preferred more than her predicessor, Cheryl Cole.
Colin Tilley, a regular worker with Chris Brown, usually works with artists of black origin and they are usually singing about a girl. You can see that he likes to be known as his name usually comes up on the titles at the start of the video. When you see his name you can usuallu expect a black/mixed race singer and a dance routine.
This video has clear intertextuality in that around every 5 seconds it changes from a modern day theme to a 80's theme and it shows how the same diner has changed and peoples different dress senses. You see towards the end of the video Sean Kingston singing on a black and white screen which could further demonstrate how long ago it was.
Eminem - We Made You
This video is really good example of a parody music video. Eminem mocks a lot of different media areas such as reality tv stars and film stars, in a four minute video he Jessica Simpson, Bret Michaels, Britney Spears, Kevin Federline, Lindsay Lohan, Samantha Ronson, Amy Winehouse, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Jessica Alba, Elvis Presley, Tony Romo, John Mayer, Jennifer Aniston, and Kim Kardashian. Eminem even spoofed himself, wearing an ALF t-shirt and holding a cake, referencing a commonly circulated pre-fame photo of him of when he was a youth.
Fergie - Glamorous
This video intertextualises a "Glamorous" life style and a big stars life style. It starts with a shot that goes back to 1994 so older people can remember and relate to it. It also goes from the present day back to that era and you see how things were different such as their dress sense and what car they had. It then goes to a old fashion western movie set.
This is one really good example that can be used to describe the voyeurism. At 1.20 you can see Rihanna trapped on clingfilm, this could mean that she is just a exhibition for men to glare at all they want. At 1.55 she is holding a box of candy, which could signify her bieng just eye candy for men.
50 Cent - P.I.M.P
You can see very early on at 0.17 that the women has got some jewerally around her neck, this could signify that she is just something that 50 Cent just owns or has as a speciemen. This is further backed up at 1.12 where you see a car moving in slow motion across the screen, then at 1.17 you see him coming out of the car with a girl, which again could mean that the girl is just a object. Then at 2.44 you see the camera quickly cutting across a line of girls, which could be asking you, have your pick.
Britney Spears- Womanizer
At 0.17, you can see Britney Spears wearing her top so you can see her bra whilst she is at the kitchen, that is the best sight for a guy and signifies that men see women just as good things to look at whilst making dinner. At 1.16 you see the guy try to touch Britney Spears but then having his hands taken away, this siginifies the viewers urge to want to touch her, but there is no way the viewer can. Throughout the video you see Spears portray herself as a promiscuous black haired secretary, a red haired waitress and a blonde, this could say that all different types of women could be eye candy to men.
Katy Perry - California Girls
You see right at the start at 0.07 that Snoop Dog puts down a figure of Katy Perry on a board then a few moments later rolls a dice, this could signify that Katy Perry is just the mans counter and he has the decision as to what moves he makes, i.e he is in complete control of her. You then see at shot 1.28 a girl is trapped inside a green jelly cube, which again signifies that women are just eye candy to men. Shot 2.02 you see a girl in wrapping paper, shows that women are just a item.
Alright there, my name is Fraser Wilson, and this is my Advanced Portfolio for my A2 Media Studies coursework. This is my individual blog, and here is a link to my group blog which i worked on with Adam Crompton. http://fwacmedia.blogspot.co.uk/
