The document compares and analyzes the music videos for Nicki Minaj vs Christina Perri. It discusses the mise-en-scene, camera shots, movement, positioning, and relationship between music and visuals/lyrics for both videos. For Nicki Minaj's video, it notes her changing costumes and locations as she dances with clones to the lyrics. For Christina Perri's video, it describes her sitting alone in a dress holding flowers, walking sadly down a foggy road, and remembering kissing her lover in the rain.

1. Music Video Comparison
Nicki MenajvsChrisitnaPerri

2. Mise-en-scene
(location, props, costume, lighting)
It is located in a studio. The
props are: ice shaped into a
motorcycle. Every thing is
being lit up. She is also
wearing a pink onesie with
white patterns.
Camera shots, movement and
position
It is a close up of Nicki
Menaj looking to her left
trying to smile.
Relationship between music &
visuals (editing)
She is blinking and smiling
to the beat of the music.
She is also moving her
mouth to the music aswell.
Relationship between music &
lyrics
In this part she is talking to
the audience telling them
“this one is for the boys
with the booma system”.

3. Mise-en-scene (location, props,
costume, lighting)
The location is in a studio. The
props are speakers covered in
ice. The costuming is very little
as they are wearing denim
shorts that are unzipped, and
wearing a tank top with bra’s
being shown. The speakers and
girls are lit up.
Camera shots, movement and
position
Nicki Menaj is surrounded
by five women that all look
alike to her and are
wearing the same clothes
as her.
Relationship between music &
visuals (editing)
Nicki Menaj and her look
alikes are all dancing in
time with the music.
Relationship between music &
lyrics
She is saying “Can’t you
hear that boom boom
boom super bass” which
tells she wants us to dance
to the music.

4. Mise-en-scene (location, props,
costume, lighting)
It is located in a studio. The
props are flowers that are on
the floor. The costuming again
is very little and they are
wearing the same clothes as
before but, they are lighted up
in neon lights. The lighting is
used in the women’s outfits
and on the flowers on the floor.
Camera shots, movement and
position
Nicki Menaj and her look
alikes are about to give lap
dances to the men.
Relationship between music &
visuals (editing)
The music tones down and
the song has completely
changed and Nicki Menaj
starts singing emotionally.
Relationship between music &
lyrics
She is acting different and
she starts singing about
her lover wanting him to
stay with her.

5. Mise-en-scene (location, props,
costume, lighting)
It is located on an abandoned
street with a lot of fog on
someone’s doorstep. There are no
props in this part of the song. The
costuming is a white dress with
black stockings. The lighting is
quite dark.
Camera shots, movement and
position
She is sitting on a doorstep
holding flowers in her hand which
could mean she is heartbroken.
Relationship between music &
visuals (editing)
She is singing very slowly in time
with the music.
Relationship between music &
lyrics
She sings about regretting ever
being with her lover after he
cheated behind her back.

6. Mise-en-scene (location, props,
costume, lighting)
The location is in a foggy area on a
road. The props are smashed up
cars. The costuming is a dirty
white dress. The lighting is dark
and dull.
Camera shots, movement and
position
She is walking in the middle of the
road.
Relationship between music &
visuals (editing)
She singing very slowly and in
time with the music.
Relationship between music &
lyrics
She sings about her former lover
going around and doing it to other
women(cheating on them)

7. Mise-en-scene (location, props,
costume, lighting)
The location is unknown. The
props are a umbrella. The
costuming is the man is wearing
casual clothes and the women is
wearing a dress. The lighting looks
very dull.
Camera shots, movement and
position
This is a flashback of when her
former lover was with her. She is
kissing him in the rain under an
umbrella.
Relationship between music &
visuals (editing)
She is enjoying her relationship
with the man in the flashback.
Relationship between music &
lyrics
She is singing about her former
lover telling him to never come
back to be with her beacsue it is
over.

8. What representations are created?
Nicki Menaj Video… Christina Perri Video…
This video shows a negative and very sexual
representation of women, and dosen’t seem to have a
story.
This video shows a negative representation of men, as it tells
the story of 1 man who “collected the hearts of different
women and put them in a jar”.

9. Compare the two video’s using the technical terms
In Nicki Minaj’s video she shows a very negative
representation of women through mise-en-scene (costume)
whereas in Christina Perri’s video she shows a negative
representation of men via the use of story and plot in her
music video.