Music Video Production

1. Star Image and Development
Rochelle Cranstoun

2. Kid InkWho is kid ink?
Brian Todd Collins (born April 1, 1986),better
known by his stage name Kid Ink, is an
American rapper, singer, songwriter and
former record producer. He is signed to RCA
Records.
Kid Ink has 25 tattoos on his face, arms, hands, and
torso. He got his first tattoo when he was 16 and has
been "addicted" to getting tattoos since. His favourites
include portraits of his mother and grandfather on his
chest and a tiger on the front of his neck, which
represents his Chinese symbol. The rapper has been
dating fitness model Asiah Azante for over a decade.
The couple became engaged in June 2015.
Personal Life:

3. Kid InkMusic Genre
Hip Hop & R n B
Origin:
Los Angeles, California U.S
Occupation[s]
Rapper
Singer
Songwriter
Associated Acts
Dj Ill Will
Tyga
Dj Mustard
Trey Songs
Dej Loaf
Chris Brown
Labels
The Alumni Music Group
88 Classic
RCA

4. Star Image Establishment
First Video
Time of your life was kid inks
first music video this music is
narrative in the music video it
is telling a story by the
following the title of the song
‘time of your life’ the video
consists of a young lady going
through her day but in the video
she seems to be having the
time of he life in the music
video.

5. Star Image Establishment
In the video you see that kid ink in parts of the
video and you don't see him at all in other parts. I
think this is because he was trying to indicate he is
just coming out of his shell and he is ready to
become an real artist this is why you only see him
in certain points in the video. You see kid ink at the
end of the video you see him on the stage with an
audience which looks almost like a small concert
this shows that he has made it from being a small
background star to a big international star.

6. Star Image Establishment
You see kid ink on TV
You see the actress acting.
Again you see kid ink but on the
wall not in the music video.
You see kid ink in the video at the
end of the video performing his first
music video song ‘ time of your life ‘

7. Star Image Establishment
The earliest image of kid ink was ‘The
time of your life’ and he is best known for
his body full of tattoos.
In the music video he uses the lyrics ‘
Know I came through deeper than the
sewer ‘ meaning ‘deep‘ is in a
colloquial sense , using the general
depth of sewers to illustrate his
intensity.

8. Star Image Establishment
How was the image developed?
Over the years Kid Ink
has become more
confident. You know this
because you see in his
first video he is on his
own and being a very
solo artist because he
is always making songs
on his own. Recently Kid
Ink has come out of his
shell and started to
collaborate with
different artists.
Dej Loaf
Chris Brown
Sevyn Streeter
Tyga
Usher
Omarion & French Montana

9. Star Image Establishment
How was the star developed?
RCA records have developed Kid
Ink as an artist by giving him
different opportunities for
example starts that he has
worked with the passed like Tyga
and Chris Brown and countries he
chooses to go on tour. He is then
able to do what he wants to
become the artist he has always
wanted to be. They sit down with
Kid Ink and the label to ensure
that both the label and the artist
are happy about he arrangements
that have been made.
Kid Ink is also signed to
another label called Batgang
which is a label created by his
team of friends. They all help
each other on their musical
journey for example, in
Batgang Kid Ink has a
producer that produces all
his musical beats and he has
a Dj that mixes his songs
together at his concerts. His
manager is also a Dj so he
knows kid inks competition
he makes kid Ink better. A
positive family is what makes
Batgang label.

10. Time Of Your Life Genre: Hip Hop
The album ‘ Up & Away ‘ lead
single ‘ Time Of Your Life’ was
released on 7th February 2012
Label: Tha Alumni Music Group
Producer: Kid Ink & Dj Ill Will
The music video time of
your life is linear I say this
because you can see in the
video that the young lady is
having the time of her life.
In the video you will see;
-A female getting ready
- Eating, drinking, laughing,
fun.
-Home environment.
-Nice fancy car
-Streets of L.A
-Food and lots of food
-Arcade
-Shopping
-Kid ink
-Smoking
-Police chase
-Partying
Costumes:
Crop top and shorts
which is L.A dress
code for females
Leather biker jacket
and black jeans
with a black
snapback, kid inks
taste in fashion.

11. Time Of Your Life
Props
-TV
- Pizza Box
- Frying Pan
-Cups
-Drinks
-Remote
Camera Shots
You will see that the camera shots are
close up, med shot and long shots so
he uses a wide range of shots to get
the fullest affectivity out of the video.
Examples:
Close Up
Wide Shot
Long shot
Language:
In the song kid inks lyrics
quote ‘ I know I came
through deeper than a
sewer ‘ meaning ‘ deep ‘
using the general depth
of sewer to illustrate his
intensity.
Likes:
- I think the first video indicates that kid ink
is going to have the time of his life as this
was his first video and he was coming up as
a hip hop artist.
Dislikes:
- The fact that kid ink is not the main
character in the music video.

12. Bad Ass
The album ‘ Almost Home ‘ kid
ink released the song ‘ Bad Ass ‘
on 22nd January 2013
Label: Tha Alumni Music Group
/RCA Records.
Producer: Devin Cruise
Features: Meek Mill & Wale
Genre: Hip Hop
The music video is linear I say this
because in the video the three
male artist are talking to the fire
women and calling them ‘bad’
which indicates they are going to
out the fire that is happening in the
warehouse they are shooting in.
Costumes:
In this video
kid ink wears
all black with
three heavy
gold chains
which
indicates he is ‘
bad ‘.
In this video you will see:
-Kid Ink
-Meek Mil
- Wale
- Fire
-Fire engine
-In a underground car park
-L.A streets

13. Bad Ass
Props:
-Frie
-Fire engine
-Water sprinklers
- Fire hose
- Barrels
-Wood
Likes&Dislikes
I like how the video is unique I
have not seen a music video
that is so intense.
I dislike how the music video is
dark it is not very appealing it
doesn't draw people in.
Language:
The language used in this music
video is mainly explicit slang that
Americans use. example: ‘ Bad Ass’
is the title of the song.
Camera shots:
In this music video the
camera shots kid ink uses
are mainly wide shots and
close ups I think they have
used these shots because
with wide shots you can see a
lot o things on set and I think
they use close ups to portray
that kid ink is something
everyone else wants to be.

14. Money and The Power
Genre: Hip Hop
The album My Own Lane has
a popular song kid ink
released on may 28th 2013.
Label: Tha Alumni Music
Group, Classic 88 and RCA.
Producer: DJ Ill Will
I think the narrative for
this music video is linear I
say this because he is
showing what he does on
a day to day bases in L.A.
Costumes:
The men are all wearing:
-Gold Chains
-Black and White
-Snapbacks
- Jordan's
The women are wearing:
-Shorts
- Crop Tops
-Converse
- Boots
- Jordan's
In this music video you
will see:
-Sunny streets of L.A
- What people do in L.A
-Parks
- Friends meet up
- Train lines
- Subways
-Smoking

15. Money and The Power
Props:
-House
- Skateboards
- Money
- Dices
- Benches
- Tables
- Ice Cream Van
- Food
- Cars
Camera Shots:
In this music video you
will see a range of shots.
They are very smart with
the wording and the shots
of the camera. Example
they will use a close up
shot on kid inks jewellery
emphasizing on the
‘money’ kid ink has mad
over the years.
Language:
The language kid ink uses in
this music video is informal
language that describes him.
For example he says’ on a
whole other level’ meaning
he is up there and no is on his
level.
Likes:
I enjoyed the music video because you are able
to see what kid ink does in L.A being so
successful and having the money and the power
to do everything.

16. Show Me
Genre: R&B
The album My Own Lane
features on of kid inks greatest
hits ‘Show Me’ was released on
September 2013.
Label Tha Alumni
Producer: DJ Mustard
The linear for this
music video is linear I
say this because they
have a party and at no
time in the video do
they go back in time.
Costumes:
The men were
wearing:
-Jeans
-Dress Tops
-Formal
Trainers
--Gold Watches
The women
were wearing:
-Dresses
-Heels
-Jewellery
In this video you will
see:
-Partying
-Smoking
-Drinking
-Dancing

17. Show Me
Props:
-Cups
-Alcohol
-House
-Car
-Make up Brush
- Lights
Language:
The launguage kid ink
uses in this music video is
informal slang with
explicit content.
Camera Shots:
In this video they use long shots,
medium shots and close ups they do
this to show emotions on the casts
face, to make it as real as possible
to the audience for example the
house party setting with expensive
bottles and unique clothing.

18. Hotel
"Hotel" is a song by American hip
hop recording artist Kid Ink. The
song was released on January 9,
2015 by Tha Alumni Music Group,
88 Classic and RCA Records
The narrative for this
video is linear I say this
because the is
describing kid inks gang
going back to a hotel. It
doesn't go back in time at
any point in the music
video.
Costumes:
Because this is a
paper like
animated music
video it is had to
describe what
each individual is
wearing. They are
all wearing the
same ‘ batgang ‘
outfit.
In this video you will
see:
-A Club
- People Parting
- Subtitles
- Map
-Streets
-Violence
- Batgang
Genre: Hip Hop

19. Hotel
Props:
-Barrels
- Bikes
- Cars
Language:
The language kid ink
uses in this video is
informal explicit slang.
I say this because he
uses words like, lookin,
hoes, gon and tell em
through out the music
video.
Camera Shots:
In this music video they use long
shots to make sure the audience
is seeing the full story. I think this
compliments the music video
because you do not miss out on
anything that is going on and you
are able to catch the story behind
the video.