Wednesday 20 November 2013

When watching Jessie J's music video 'Do It Like A Dude' We found out and analysed different facts about The Cinematography and Mise-en-scene withing the video;
Cinematography:
There was a lot of frantic panning in the video, whole body tilts, Whip pans, tracking shots and shakey panning which was maybe perfected by using a hand held camera.
There were wide shots of the dancers in order to give us an easier view of their movement.
The video almost pulled you in by creating a P.O.V. effect (Point Of View).
A lot of the solo attention given to Jessie was perfected through extreme close ups on her face and lips.
The scenery for the smoking was put into slow motion, which replicated the movement of the the exhaled smoke.

Mise-en-scene:
It seemed to be set in a warehouse that was dark and dingey and represented the underworld.
Cigars were being smoked by women which flipped the stereotype over.
A lot of street clothing and bling was worn a long with piercings.
Pig trotters were being sliced by a large woman with a knife.
There was a lot of gambling and card playing in the corridors.
Test tubes were around a room, so this maybe suggested the use of drugs.

We also watched Christina Aguilera's music video 'Dirty', and took the same process;
Cinematography:
There were tilts, birds eye view shots/high angles, close ups, tracking and 360 degree panning.
When the rapper done his verse, the camera seemed to follow him through the corridor.
There was a lot of quick cutting and the camera seemed shakey at times.
There was a P.O.V. of the audience and some quick zooms too.

Mise-en-scene:
It was set in a wrestling arena in cages/cells, almost like a boxing ring or a fight club.
Some women wore red leather jackets and tops, but most of the men seemed to be topless.
Some scenes were shot in the showers/toilets.
there was a motorbike and a lot of bling.
Mascots were also present, some people wore bandana's and were fire throwing.
People were lifting weights in  corridors almost showing us that they were training.
And boxing gloves, water bottles and so on were used to give us the perception of the whole video being based around a fight.
Beyonce's video Run The World, represents girls in a positive nature http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmMU_iwe6U

However, Lil' Wayne's video represents girls in a somewhat negative way  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY44zvhWhp4

Monday 21 October 2013

This is my ravens wood logo.

WWW;
It stands out.
Looks unique.
Good use of colours.

EBI;
There was a picture of a raven in the middle of the actual badge/logo.
The colouring had been neater and less blurry.
There was text below the logo.

Tuesday 15 October 2013

REPRESENTATION.

'Eye Candy' is used a lot in rap videos, but what effect does this have on women and men's perception on how they thin women should act and be like?

Eye Candy or Hip Hop Honeys, are often seen dancing and posing in music videos, next to the artists themselves.
However, as I have personally seen in a documentary watched in class about hip hop honeys, not all of these women in the video are getting paid... Half of them just showed up, auditioned and hope to get recognition from another artist/director, in order to get paid. Almost like chasing after a dream.

But some people are told that they're not good enough to even be put into a video. Whether that is because of their skin colour, weight or even height, it varies.
This can often hurt and give a blow to the women auditioning for the opportunity to be recognised.
It then leads to the streotypical action of paying for boob and bum implants, to gain attention.
This usually isn't because the woman wants it for herself, but to please men with it. It can cost up to thousands of pounds to get those types of operations done, and in addition, most of them still aren't getting paid, so they loose money and don't gain anything out of it.

On the other hand, not all hip hop honeys are struggling with earning money and being successful. A lot of the successful hip hop honeys earn thousands of pounds not only for featuring in a music video, but just to be present on set!

Other women would feel that women are being exploited in these explicit music videos, and that it has a negative effect on the women that resent these perceptions. Almost presenting women as sexual objects to men, and that all women need to have big boobs and bums.

Perhaps you could say that men are blind and oblivious to this and the fact that what they're doing is morally wrong and counts as exploitation. But most men that are in charge of these music video production labels say, that no one is forcing these girls to audition and take off their clothes for camera. But they do tend to try and make women feel good about themselves, implying that they have a perfect body if they are picked for the video.

In my own opinion, I do not believe that all women are represented in a bad way because of hip hop honeys, and I believe that what hip hop honeys want to do is their choice, who are we to tell them what to do?
As most people recognise and know me as a young rap artist, from a rappers point of view, I know that a lot of people in my audience and other audience's like to see hip hop honeys and female dancers. But this doesn't have to be in such an explicit nature. However, as an artist, you have to know and realise when you're being lead and told what to do by you're audience, and become a puppet, almost like the same position some hip hop honeys find themselves stuck in.


Thursday 10 October 2013

WWW in my Powerpoint presentation:
1) Presented in a unique way.
2) Good detail.
3) Caught peoples attention.

EBI:
1) Used pictures.
2) If Will got a chance to say something as well.
3) We showed a clip of the 2 music videos, so that people could have a visual understanding of what we were on about.

Monday 7 October 2013

Media Homework: Representation

50 cent's music video "Candy Shop" is telling us about his love for women.
It includes a lot of half naked girls stripping.. Clearly his idea of a candy shop is fairly different to what we would of thought.
It gives us an idea of what kind of things he is into, plus what he thinks of women. He could be creating a stereotype for women, himself. It does look appealing for young boys such as myself and many others that would like to look at a good looking woman, but what would a woman think if she saw this video of what men percieve them to be and act like?
Maybe this is what 50 thinks the fame and money leads us to, that final reward of a beautiful woman at your doorstep.

And that brings me onto my evaluation of Jay Z's music video "Big Pimpin'". This video is set on a yacht and on a beach; giving it that upbeat and summer feeling.
In comparison to 50's video, both of them had a lot of women... But Jay Z's video seemed to have another level of class to it. Not only were there women dancing around in bikini's on a yacht and in a carnival, but there was a huge amount of champagne being sprayed around, money being thrown into crowds, and gold chains being worn. This to me suggests that JayZ feels as though he has made it as an artist, he has time to dance with his friends and perform at a carnival and still have a good time with girls.


As I am a young rap artist myself, you would probably be wondering what i think about the situation and as to whether i agree with the representation of rappers. All i can simply say is that I agree with Jay Z's representation more than 50 Cent's because it adds a level of achievment to what hw's worked so hard to get for most of his life. On the other hand with fifty's video, I don't think that we should judge all rappers just from one video they produce for us, there is more music out there for people to listen to with a hiuge amount of stories and representations for us to take in; I guess the main question is... Which representation do you choose to believe?...

Jordan Onyeka

Wednesday 18 September 2013

HOW DO YOU CREATE A BORDER ON PHOTOSHOP?

The easiest method to add a simple border is by using the ‘stroke' command in Photoshop. To do this, begin by selecting the entire photo (Select>>All), then choosing the stroke command (Edit>>Stroke). You'll be asked to choose how wide you want the border to be in pixels, as well as what colour. The more pixels, the wider the border will be.

Using a different blend mode can yield interesting effects. For instance, by using "soft light" with a navy blue colour, you will be able to create a border that still shows the photo underneath.

Monday 16 September 2013

Dennotation: A mans face with a black background.
Connotation: He is serious and worried about something.

Dennotation: 5 men behind one woman.
Connotation: They all want to make her theirs.
Denotation; Diagonal red and white lines.
Connotation: Hypnotising picture with subliminal letters, trying to trick the people reading.
Dennotation: 4 people standing by a rectangular object.
Connotation: They're lost on an abandend cliff with nowhere to go.
Dennotation: A man on fire shaking hands with a man wearing a suit.
Connotation: The man is fearless and doesn't care about his surroundings.
Dennotation: Black and white mountains.
Connotation: It looks unique and it looks lost.
Dennotation: 4 faces with a black background.
Connotation: It shows darkness and gives it a scary theme.
Dennotation: A gloved hand on a woman's bum.
Connotation: Maybe the album is for women.

Dennotation: The back of a mans jeans with a cap in the back pocket,
Connotation: Maybe he wants to live the American Dream.

Dennotation: A giant skeleton and a small devil, the ground is on fire.
Connotation: They're trying to take you to hell.

Friday 6 September 2013

Waterloo road is shown at 8pm which means it lasts an hour before the watershed at 9. This proves its a series of which younger viewers can watch as well as adults too.
I think the characters appealed to the youth of today that still go to school and sometimes go through struggles because of it. This makes the cast relatable to a young audience but also gives adults another perspective of school life at its worst. 
I Think they designed the waterloo road logo like this because it looks like school desks being shoved together, which has an association with the theme of the series (a school).

Sunday 1 September 2013

tell me what you think of my new track! JAYO - ALL OF THE LIGHTS !!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPUNdbEm7w8
I Used Logic Pro and went to a studio to record this track. I also had to use an apple mac and a microphone.

Friday 30 August 2013

Friday evening Recording in the studio, the hard work should hopefully pay off!
new to blogger.
check out my recent music video 'Hometown Part 2'
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