MUSIC VIDEO

ANALYSIS
CONTROVERSIAL: NIKI MINAJ

WHAT GENRE IS THE MUSIC AND HOW

IS THIS REFLECTED IN THE VIDEO.
This music video by Niki Minaj is a hip-hop/Rap genre and this is
represented through the video with privative dancing from females and also
through mise-en-scene such as the old boom box and gangster type
clothing.

HOW DO THE IMAGES RELATE TO THE

LYRICS
The images are representing the lyrics through suggestive images, for
example the hook for the so goes as followed my anaconda don't want
none unless you got buns hun then this is supported with the image of
bananas being eaten by females.

HOW DO THE IMAGES RELATE TO THE

MUSIC
The video has 160 shots all in all and the images cut to the music on beat
and to add the way the females are dancing is to the beat as they shake
their bottom, it was on beat to the music the video was also vibrant and it
matched the music as it was lively as well.

HOW WAS THE ARTIST PRESENTED TO

SELL THEM
HOW IMPORTANT ARE CLOSE UPS
The artist Niki Minaj was presented extremely sexually as a result Niki Minaj
was wearing clothing such as 2 pieces and thongs and was dancing
provocatively. This is what caused the controversy as there was a lack of
clothing.
There was not a lot of close ups used in this text as there was more wide
shots to show the artist and her back up dancers dancing.

IS THERE ANY REFERENCE TO LOOKING. ARE ANY

FEMALES REPRESENTED AS VOYEURISTICALLY.
The is a lot of reference to looking as the viewer is forced to look at
females dancing in a sexual manner. To add females a re represented
voyeuristically as the are in little clothing dancing reminiscent of the 1950
Scopito music videos.
However this is arguable because in this the female is in control so it could
have elements of female empowerment. Although one could put forward
the case that the presentation of the female body could advertise the idea
that the value of females do not go beyond the naked eye, rather value can
only be measured by their physical features.

MISE-EN-SCENE AND EDITING

The editing of the the music video was fast pace and on beat and it
exaggerated the twearking as the screen rumbled when the females where
dancing sexually.
There was a lot of random props placed in weird areas for example, a skull
and a beats pill this was most likely used for advertising. This is known as
product placement.