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- 1. Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is 43 years old, female artist who was born in America but has a mix of Irish, African and Venezuelan in her. In 1990 Mariah was signed to a major record label, Universal music group. From the start of Mariah’s career she idolized Marilyn Monroe. This is very much seen in the way she acts and dresses. She wears a lot of make- up and dress in bright, high fashion clothing. Her clothing reveals a lot of her body.
- 2. We Belong Together We Belong Together is from Mariah Carey’s tenth album, The Emancipation of Mimi. The content of this song is a love song. Watching the music video you gain to learn a lot about an artist, by the way they look and dress and the idea that is put into the music video. There were quite a few editing techniques used in this music video. Straight cuts were used to show different scenes. At the beginning of the music video merging shots and fades. A shot is used relating to the lyrics “I can’t sleep at night, when you are on my mind.” where it is in black and white showing a memory from a previous music video. This shows that the songs on the album if you have seen all the music videos is linked. and transitions The locations used in the music video is mansion, this already represents the wealth that the artists is in. The artist is seen in rooms within the mansion such as the bedroom, corridor and bathroom shower. The Lighting in the video is very bright especially on the artists face. The artist wears quite revealing clothes which show off a lot of her body, this makes her seem more sexy along with wearing a lot of make-up which makes her look glamorous. There are a lot of shots used which are mainly for the artists face and body, close-ups and extreme close-ups on the artists face. Wide shots showing what the artist is wearing and her figure. The main characters that are in the video are both well known actors, the young male being ‘Wentworth Miller’ from a popular TV show called Prison Break. The older male being Oscar winner ‘Eric Roberts ‘ from. This shows that there has been a lot of money put into this music video. This music video is professional and very high standard, which shows that the artist wants her video to be high quality. The video is almost as though it is a movie, which is interesting because this video is directed by film director Brett Ratner. Ratner is famous for directing films such as Rush Hour 1,2&3, X-Men: Last Stand, Tower Heist and many more. This suggests that this music video is important.
- 3. Adele Adele is a 24 year old female artist who was born in the UK. In 2006 she was signed to an independent record label XL Recordings. Adele has always idolized Elle Fitzgerald. Her image is simple she has big hair and wears dark colours which is suitable.
- 4. Someone Like You Someone Like You is from Adele’s second album 21. The content of this song is a love song. This music video enhances the artists personality. Throughout the video until 3:50 minutes there is no editing used. Although towards the end of the video you being to see straight cuts which takes you from one scene to another. Merging of two shots are used of the artists eyes and the shot of London. There were only two locations used in this video which was central London, which tells you more about where the artist is from and a shop. The lighting is quite dim in this music video and continues to get darker in parts towards the end. Costume was casual nothing glamorous just ordinary clothing that would be worn when you would leave your home. This shows that this artist is not looking for a surreal type of video, but natural. There was only one other person which is in this music video which is male, although you do not see his face, it’s as though he is just a figure. This music video has been set in black and white, this really enhances the mood of the song and it’s lyrics. The camera shots used were close-ups and extreme close-ups to show the expression on the artists face whilst she’s singing. Tracking is also used as the artist is walking so the camera is following her. Adele’s star development was gained by her vocals and the way that the songs were written.