1. Arctic monkeys
Mise en scene
Design balance
The way the four men are dressed smartly shows maturity and significance. They are
well presented which suggests the genre of their music is alternative rock. The design
balance is symmetrical as there are four men, two in the background and two in front,
this suggests that their music is structured and that they are well organised. The way the
band are not all looking directly at the camera also shows the genre of music…as mostly
pop music look directly at the camera. Also the general colour of the image is dark which
tells us the are a type of rock band as darker colours are associated with rock bands. The
way they are presented goes against the stereotype of what a rock band would look like
as they are smartly dressed and have short neat styled hair.

2. Beyoncé
Design balance is used in this image as it is very symmetrical with her hair on either side
of her face, eye brows and eyes perfectly formal symmetrical and the drawings on her
face the same either side. The genre of her is established as pop due to the general
colour being used, the bright lipstick and how she is looking directly at the camera. The
general colour of gold gives the image a brighter and happier look, this could suggest
different genres of her music/songs. She is showing a sense of serious and happiness in
her facial expression, looking straight at the camera shows how confident and serious she
is and the facial expression is happy which may contrast to her looking at the camera not
being serious. These would both suggest that her music is generally serious/about
serious things as well as a more happy/pop side of music.

3. Justin Timberlake
Design balance is used as the picture is symmetrical as he is stood up straight/upright
looking directly at the camera. His suit, bow tie and how the picture has been edited
to be black and white suggests that his genre of music is classical. The way that he is
dressed smartly shows he is serious about what he is doing which may come across in
his music. There are two general colours of the image which are black and white
which may suggest an old side to his music which contrasts with how young he looks.
The way he is stood there alone looking confidently right at the camera shows his
independence and independence within his music, this may suggest he is a solo and
doesn’t have any or many duos with others.

4. Pharrell Williams
In this image the way he is looking right at the camera but is leaning slightly to one side
suggests his music is more unorganised and not very repetitive. It suggests that he does
different kinds of songs and is not set to one exact genre and that he may not be as serious
as other artists that are looking directly at the camera stood upright. He comes across as
he is doing his own thing rather than being told what to do on a photo shoot. This also
shows how he isn’t too serious. What he is wearing isn’t too smart but isn’t too formal
which may express his personality and type/genre of music. The way that he has a
summery hat on and something hanging out of his mouth also shows that he isn’t serious
and how laid back he is.

5. Ellie Goulding
Rule of thirds is used in this image which focuses mainly on her face whilst she is looking
directly at the camera. Her face does not fill all of the image as a lot of it is taken up by her
hair. High key lighting and editing has been used to show a blue/pink effect on the left
side of her face this may express on her genre of music or personality as well as linking
with her album cover. The colour shows her as lively which suggests her music falls under
the pop section.
Whilst looking straight at the camera her face expression is very serious, not showing
much emotion. This suggests that she is serious about her music and what she does. This
could suggest that her music is straight forward, serious and mainly pop as if it was a
happier type of music she would look more laid back in the image.