Evaluation – How is your media project similar to other media

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MotifThe motif in our main site and the one from our artists site are very similar as they have the same colour scheme of red and black. In addition the patterns are also similar as we can see smoke in both pages although they’re in different style.On the other hand the motif in the music video is similar to our influence’s previous video which he has made before he became a global star. The motifs which we see are basically the artist wearing a tracksuit whilst rapping in the hood.Finally on the cd cover there are lots of similarities in motifs, as we can see the image of the artist is behind the track lists and again the colours used are the same.

Style

The image of the video is of a young man in the hood looking to get out and gain a better life for himself and become more sophisticated. The video makes us seem he’s street smart and he has experienced things.

Character representation Firstly the representation of black males in society is bold as they are seen in a negative way. We see this representation in these CD cover, firstly Tinie Tempah has his eyes covered with the colour red. This shows complete power although you can not see his eyes, we see a very serious expression on his face which is telling us that he’s not afraid to address to the public. In addition he’s topless showing all his muscles, this tells us that he is trying to make everyone feel intimidated.

On the other hand when looking at Cee Reality’s CD cover we see similarities as he is looking straight at the camera, although his eyes are not covered we still see dominion as he looks directly at the camera showing no fear.

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In addition the style of text in the CD cover is very similar to one of the pioneers of rap (sugar hill gang) which can show that he’s showing a sign of respect to them.

Mise-en-scene - setting

There’s not a wide range of setting in the music video as we thought it would only be appropriate to use 3 to 4. There’s a setting where the rapper is walking on a high road, this shows that he lives in this urban lifestyle. In addition we see the rapper performing in the stage room and this shows that he’s performing live to an audience on a actual stage.Another set which was used is where we see the rapper in a studio, this is showing us how the rapper makes his music.

Mise-en-scene – costume

There’s not a wide range of costume in the video, however we see the rapper wearing a hoodie tracksuit in one scene which shows us his type of lifestyle and everyday living. In addition in another scene when he’s in the stage room he’s wearing all black and black is an indication of power, viewers could be thinking that the artist is trying to become more sophisticated.

Mise en scene – props

There’s really not many props in the video as they were not needed. However we see beats pill showing an indication of the rappers love of music and how it’s all he’s depending on in order to get a better life. In addition there’s a mask which is worn by the artist which shows paranoia as well as self consciousness, however it could also show sides of horror.