Band/Artists Image Analysis
- 1. Band/ Artist Image Analysis The image clearly indicates the name of the band which is ‘Panic! At the Disco’. The men in the band are wearing black which highlights the genre of the band being emo and punk rock. Their skin colour has been brightened to white which makes the black costumes stand out more this is a stereotypical representation of emos as they are seen as sinister which causes the people who see the image to immediately know the genre of the band.. The hairstyles are stereotypical of emos as it is dark, spikey and wild. The band member’s eyes are dark which also adds to the stereotypical representation of emos and the man on the far right has his hair flopping over his forehead and eyes which is also a stereotypical representation. The dark colour also add to their music genre as punk rock. The image clearly indicates that the man who is closer to the camera (Brendan Urie) is the leader of the band. The fact that he is closer to the camera it makes him look bigger than the other band members which indicates he has the most influence and power in the band. The image is informal balance as Brendan Urie is slightly closer to the camera than the other band members.
- 2. This image is of American rapper, Nikki Minaj. The image is formally balanced as Nikki Minaj is in the centre of the shot. She is looking slightly past the camera. The serious look on her face clearly indicates the stereotypical view people see of rappers, as they are seen as being serious and strong as she looks like she is ready for anything to come her way.The bright colours in the background and on her face are the opposite of a stereotypical rapper, which clearly highlights she is a unique kind of rapper this also makes her stand out against other rappers. The colour pink suggests that Nikki Minaj’s target audience are females. This is also the opposite of a stereotypical rapper as most rapper’s target audience are males. The bright colours also suggest that Nikki Minaj stands out and her face highlights that she doesn’t care that she is a unique individual which adds to her music genre of being a unique rapper. This image clearly indicates the genre, as the background indicates the genre is country as the artist, Lucy Hale, is stood in a corn field. This is a stereotypical image to establish the country genre as we associate wide, farm-like spaces as country. The sunlight in the background also adds to the genre of the artist as being country as it is a stereotypical
- 3. representation. The bright colours in the image also indicate that her genre of music is calm, country music. This image clearly indicates that Lucy Hale is a singer as her facial expression makes her look like she is actually singing. Her clothing indicates the audience are teenage girls as she is wearing casual clothes. This image is informally balanced as Lucy Hale isn’t exactly in the centre of the image. This informality indicates that Lucy Hale is a modern, young artist. This image is of the singer James Bay. His music genre is indie rock/ folk rock/ soul music/ blues music. The fact that he is holding a guitar in the image clearly indicates the genre of indie rock as we associate rock with an electric guitar. James Bay is looking at something past the camera with a grin on his face and he is lay down on a couch which highlights his genre of music is calming and relaxing which adds to the blues music. His clothes are casual which emphasises his is for a young adult audience. His costume also indicates his target audience as both male and female. The use of the hat he is wearing indicates the genre of his music as being blues as the hat is not modern which we associate blues music as not being modern but slightly old fashioned. The fact that in the image James Bay is wearing jeans indicates the indie rock genre as we associate indie rockers in jeans. This image is informal balance.
- 4. The image is of the band Coldplay. The genre if their music is alternative rock. This is an older band which is represented by the colour of the image as it is black and white this also indicates that the target audience of this band are adults as younger people prefer bands that are represented by vibrant use of colour. This image is informal balance. The man at the front (Chris Martin) is closer to the camera to emphasise he is the leader of the group as the fact that he is closer to the camera makes him look bigger than the other band members which makes the people who see the image immediately look at Chris first. Their facial expressions indicate the genre of the music as rock as the stereotypical representation of rock bands are supposed to be serious people. The facial expressions also indicates that is is for an older audience as a stereotypical image is a young band always have a smile or humorous expression on their face. The colour black indicates the bands genre of music as rock bands tend to wear darker colours depending on the target audience.