Kanye West Screen Shots

Kanye West Screen Shots:

I chose four different songs and videos by Kanye West, but they all have the same genre. All of the shots are always close up or full body of Kanye, to make sure you focus and look at the way he moves and looks. Each video has some similarities and differences. In each of his video he is seen to be just rapping his lyrics, looking cool whilst 'dancing'. (As there is no real dance routine there, he is just free styling), which is very typical for a rap artist. In nearly every one of his videos, it features him dancing with a girl e.g. Gold Digger, Good Life, American Boy. Kanye keeps his image the same throughout each of the videos aswell as some of the locations e.g. Good life is shot in a white room, so is American Boy and Love Lockdown. Although Homecoming is shot outside. In Homecoming he is doing his usual rapping and dancing but it hasn't got any attractive ladies dancing with him. Also it has a member of Coldplay playing the piano which is the first music instrument shown and played during one of his videos. The Homecoming video is probably the one that is the odd on out from all of his videos. There are lots of interesting shots in homecoming with him looking into a mirror, a shadow of coldplay playing the piano, the piano being played and other effects which can be seen in the pictures. American Boy features Estelle singing and then Kanye rapping. There are no props used in this video other than the couch that Estelle is seen sitting on at the beginning, Then it is just Estelle and Kanye dancing with each other or on their own. In good life Kanye and T-Pain act out the lyrics whilst animated objects flow round them as the song carries on, whilst dancing with an attractive woman. Finally, in Love Lockdown, Kanye is singing to himself in a white room. Also half way through the song african tribal dances come on and start dancing out rituals. For all the videos the editors have used quick, interesting shots with colourful effects to keep the audience watching, make the artist look good and to make the video/artist seem professional. Kanye wants his audience to think of him as this rebellious, 'do anything he likes' character which appeals to the rap style audience.