1. LaurenStatter
Band Genre Evaluation- Lauren Statter
The image clearly indicates the name of the band which is ‘Panic! At the Disco’. The men in
the band are wearing black which highlights the genre of the band being emo and punk rock.
Their skin colour has been brightened to white which makes the black stand out more and
add to the stereotypical representation of emos as we associate the colour black as white to
emos. The hairstyles are stereotypical of emos as it is dark, spikey and wild. The band
member’s eyes are dark which also adds to the stereotypical representation of emos. The
image clearly indicates that the man who is closer to the camera (Brendan Urie) is the leader
of the band. The fact that he is closer to the camera it makes him look bigger than the other
band members which indicates he has the most influence and power in the band. The image
is informal balance as Brendan Urie is slightly closer to the camera than the other band
members.
This image is of American rapper, Nikki Minaj. The image is formal balance as Nikki Minaj is
in the centre of the shot. She is looking slightly past the camera. The serious look on her
face clearly indicates the stereotypical view people see of rappers as they are seen as being
serious and strong as she looks like she is ready for anything to come her way The bright
colours in the background and on her face are the opposite of a stereotypical rapper which
clearly highlights she is a unique kind of rapper this also makes her stand out against other
rappers. The colour pink suggests that Nikki Minaj’s target audience are females. This is
also the opposite of a stereotypical rapper as most rapper’s target audience are males. The
bright colours also suggest that Nikki Minaj stands out and her face highlights that she
doesn’t care that she is a unique individual which adds to her music genre of being a unique
rapper.
2. LaurenStatter
This image clearly indicates the genre as the background indicates the genre is country as
the artist, Lucy Hale, is stood in a corn field this is a stereotypical image to establish the
country genre as we associate wide, fam-like spaces as country. The sunlight in the
background also adds to the genre of the artist as being country as it is a stereotypical
representation. This image clearly indicates that Lucy Hale is a singer as her facial
expression makes her look like she is actually singing. This image is informal balance as
Lucy Hale isn’t exactly in the centre of the image.
This image is of the singer James Bay. His music genre is indie rock/ Folk Rock/ Soul music/
Blues music. The fact that he is holding a guitar in this image clearly indicates the genre of
indie rock as we associate rock with an electric guitar. James Bay is looking at something
past the camera with a grin on his face and he is lay down on a couch which clearly
indicates his music is calming and relaxing. His clothes are casual which emphasises he is
for a young adult audience. His costume also indicates his target audience as both male and
female. The use of the hat he is wearing indicates the genre of his music as being blues as
the hat is not modern which we also associate blues music as not being modern but slightly
old fashioned.
3. LaurenStatter
This image is of the band Coldplay. Their genre of music is rock. This is an older band which
is represented by the colour of the image as it is black and white this also indicates that the
target audience of this band are adults as younger people prefer bands that are represented
by vibrant use of colour. This image is informal balance. The man at the front (Chris Martin)
is closer to the camera to emphasis he is the leader of the group as the fact that he is closer
to the camera makes him look bigger than the other band members which makes the people
who see the image immediately look at Chris first. Also, it makes Chris Martin look like he
holds the band together by being in the front and indicates he holds the power over the
band. Their facial expressions indicate the genre of the music as rock as the stereotypical
representation of rock bands are supposed to be serious people. The facial expressions also
indicate that it is for an older audience as a stereotypical; image of a young band always
have a smile or humorous expression on their face. The colour black indicates the bands
genre of music as rock bands tend to wear darker colours depending on their target
audience.
