1. What kind of clothes are they wearing – what does this suggest about
Their persona or image? He is wearing a snapback, a bulletproof vest
And has grenades around his waist. This suggest some sort of gang
War, gang violence or fights. The bulletproof vest suggests he needs
Protection.
Consider their hair and makeup – what do these tell you about them
And how their image is constructed? The photo has been edited with
Photoshop to fix blemishes, patches and lighting around his face and
Arm on the right side. His hair is covered with a snapback this could
Mean that it is a fashion sense and the fight or war is based in a certain
Area not in an actual country war.
What kind of settings are they shown in – does this tell you about them and how their image is
constructed? The setting looks like some kind of western town or a rural place, hence the
name ‘Blood on the sand‘ or a ghetto kind of town. Could also be in a town in Texas or Mexico.
This could tell us he was raised in some sort of a ghetto town.
If you can find any mag articles/celebrity magazines stories – what is the angle of these? And
what do they tell us about the star? In this magazine cover you can see that
50 cent is taking a picture of a girl, and the title says ‘ 50 cent introduces Rick
Rosses baby mama TIA! ‘ the angle is that he is taking a picture of a female half
Nude which is not his own. This could tell us that 50 cent is into his girls and
Models etc.
2. 50 Cents Web Presence
Does their twitter feed tell you anything about their persona? 50 Cents twitter feed is
quite personal; posts Instagram pictures with other celebs and sometimes links to his
music on iTunes/YouTube.
What does their website tell you how they would like to be seen by fans? He wants to
show his respect to Nelson Mandela by posting a picture of him with NM. He also says
he was humbled he could meet him telling us he is a nice person.
Do they have any fan sites – who are they targeted at? 50 Cent has one fan site and it
is aimed at people who listen to 50 Cents music or watch the films he was in.
Look at all their social media – what does this tell you about the way they promote
themselves? On Facebook, Twitter and Instagram He has links to his new music either
via ITunes or YouTube. In most posts or tweets he also says ‘ Check out : LINK ‘
Look at YouTube videos for your artist and read the comments underneath – what
does this tell you about their audience?
