We were allocated our genre to research, by choosing out of a hat. My group chose the music genre of Rap. We began to research rap and find words and images that related to them. We discovered that most women rappers wear/look/act:

• A gold chain
• Sunglasses
• Cap
• Baggy Trousers
• Jackets (Labelled)
• Vests
• Gold Rings
• Tattoos
• Slouched Body Language
• Hair down

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I chose the image above as my final image as I think that it most represents the style of music rap. I think that the rapper is represented as wealthy, rebellious and arrogant. This is demonstrated through the excessive jewelry and ‘bling’and the confident position the rapper is positioned in.

I think that this image works better than the others, as I think that the light and shade on her face adds highlights and different natural lighting. I also prefer it as you can see the face more without the glasses.

Post it note activity

This image shows the post it notes made by my class, giving adjectives to describe the model for our shoot. They interpreted our character correctly describing them as:

• Confident
• Expensive
• Rebellious
• Uninterested

We used MES to portray our character in this way with:

• COSTUME: the hat, glasses and jacket all fit the style of a rapper.
• LIGHTING: the harsh light that appears on the face demonstrates their love for fame.
• ACTING: the body language and facial expression demonstrates confidence.
• MAKE UP: plain make up shows their confidence to wear any
• PROPS: the microphone shows their role and love for rapping, and the jewelry shows their wealth
• SETTING: plain background

Overall MES is very important to covey meaning and an idea/character. This has taught me that when I make my music magazine that I need to fully research and understand the message I want to convey.