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Close Textual Analysis

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There are many low-angled , close up shots i n hip hop videos, to imply the artists’ power over their audience. The low angle gives them the power, because they look down on the audience and the close up gives status because it implies they’re important enough to have a frame to themselves.  there are many two shots of Nsg performing, whilst a woman stands irrelevantly next to him. There are four of these in the space of one minute, which are used to indicate how appealing and desired the male artists are, something which is meant to suggest status. This also represents women as irrelevant and meaningless. In hip hop music videos, a crowd is usually shown dancing or bouncing their arms in time to the beat of the song. This gives credibility to the song/artist, because it shows that people do like the song, which makes it easier for the audience to like the song.  In addition, the music video featuring the low angled shots emphasises  the movement of male b...
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