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1. 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 costumes stand out
more this is a stereotypical representation of emos as they are seen as sinister which
causes the people who see the image to immediately know the genre of the band.. 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 and the man on the far
right has his hair flopping over his forehead and eyes which is also a stereotypical
representation. The dark colour also add to their music genre as punk rock. 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.

2. This image is of American rapper, Nikki Minaj. The image is formally balanced 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.
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, farm-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

3. representation. The bright colours in the image also indicate that her genre of music is calm,
country music. This image clearly indicates that Lucy Hale is a singer as her facial
expression makes her look like she is actually singing. Her clothing indicates the audience
are teenage girls as she is wearing casual clothes. This image is informally balanced as
Lucy Hale isn’t exactly in the centre of the image. This informality indicates that Lucy Hale is
a modern, young artist.
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 the 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 highlights his
genre of music is calming and relaxing which adds to the blues music. His clothes are casual
which emphasises his 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 associate blues music as not
being modern but slightly old fashioned. The fact that in the image James Bay is wearing
jeans indicates the indie rock genre as we associate indie rockers in jeans. This image is
informal balance.

4. The image is of the band Coldplay. The genre if their music is alternative 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 emphasise 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. 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 indicates that is
is for an older audience as a stereotypical image is 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 the target audience.