my analysis of bands/artists

1. Analysisof bands/artistsimages
Beyoncé – Genre; R&B
The artist is from the genre R&B thiscanbe seen bymanydifferent factors like;
The waythe artist is posing;as R&B music andits lyrics are often linkedwith
themes oftriumphs andfailures interms of relationships andsex linking to the
seductive pose the artist is making. Thiscanalso be said for the clothes she
wears as the music originates fromthe popular AfricanAmerican music, the
clothingshe is seen wearing suggests she is dressingto emphasise the music
genre. The lighting alsoemphasises the music genre as the image has been
taken inhighkeylighting however, the artists eye makeupis dark making her
standout to the audience alsoemphasisingthe manydifferent themes R&B
music is associated with. The positioning ofthe artists makesthe image in-
symmetrical as her bodyis slanted.
The 1975- Genre;Alternative Rock
This genre Alternative Rock(alsoknownas inde rock) canbe
established inthis image because of the black andwhite effect used.
The blackandwhite filter emphasises the grunge effect, this effect is
commonlyassociatedwithalternative rock. The waythe band are
positioned alsohighlight this as theystandwith a relaxedposture and
blandfacial expressionsuggestingtheyare easygoing people. The
clothes that theyare seen wearing emphasises the genre of music as
the clothingshows the edgylookof the band, whichis oftenassociated
with this band.
One Direction – Genre; POP
The genre POPis evident throughthis image because of many
different factors. The highkeylightingusedemphasises the
genre as it suggests the band is fun and playful whichis a few of
the manywords associatedwiththe POPgenre. The clothes
that the band is seenwearingalso contributesto this too. The
band wears clothesthat are bright in colour whichhighlights
genre more as the colours highlights the highkeylighting used.
The image is symmetricalinsome ways as the five-piece-
boyband is set out ina patternone at the backin-betweentwo
members on the left andtwo members onthe right. However,
because theypeople in the image are different andwear
different clothing the image is not symmetrical.

2. Carrie Underwood – Genre; Country
The genre countryis established in this image. We can see this by
the waythe artist is positioned looking intothe camera witha
flower inher hand, suggestingshe is “one withnature”. Also inthe
background ofthe image we cansee blurredcolours of greenand
yellow, thishints at the countrylife behind her alsolinking to the
genre of music she produces. The lightingusedemphasises the light
hearted nature ofthe musical genre andit also highlights the artist
in the image as it contrasts the blurred effect in the back of the
image. The image doesn’t have anyline of symmetrybecause of the
waythe artist is positioned.
LadyGaga – Genre; Electro-pop(Electric)
The genre Electro-popis a hybridof electric music
and popmusic. From this image we can see many
different factors that empahsise thismusical genre.
Firstlythe highkeylighting highlights the popaspect
of this genre. The clothing that the artist wears
suggests anedgypop look as the monochrome style
contrasts the light hearted ness offpopandthe edge
it gets fromthe electric music genre. The face paint
emphasises the edge the popgenre has. The edge to
this popgenre is electro.