Music Videos:Representation In BM & STY

Representation In BM & STY

Little Mix:

Little Mix as stereotypical Geeks-  

Age: around 16 Gender: Female Costume: Dirty, don't care about appearance Race- Mix of white and african decent 

Little Mix as stereotypical popular girls-

Costume: Well made up, care about appearance, wearing voyaristic clothes to make the audience interested to watch more. 

Male Geek character- 

Age: 17  Gender: Male  Costume: Stereotypical geek outfit, button up shirt, high waste trousers.  Race:White 

Popular blonde female-

Age:17  Gender:Female  Costume: Voyaristic outfit to invites the audience  Race: White 

Popular attractive male-

Age:18   Gender:Male  Costume: Casual, stereotypical 'cool boy' outfit.   Race: Asian decent 

Group of popular girls-

Age:17  Gender:Female  Costume: Voyaristic outfit to invites the audience  Race:Mix of white and african decent 

Teacher-

Age:35 Gender: Male  Costume:Typical teacher costume, Suite and tie  Race:African decent 

The characters in the 'Black Magic' video are shown a stereotypical characters (geeks,popular girls0 to show the realism of the narrative of the video. The video relates to teen culture which makes the video inclusive as there is many different characters in it, not only the main artists. The artists are shown as dominant representatives of women in society by portraying the 'star image' of the artists throughout the video. 

The Vamps:

The Vamps- 

Age: 20s Gender: Male  Costume:Typical teacher costume, Suite and tie  Race:African decent 

The Group of Girls- 

Age: 17   Gender: Female  Costume:Bikinis, Voyaristic but no close ups of body  Race:White

The Main love interest- 

Age: 17  Gender: Female  Costume: Bikinis, Voyaristic but no close ups of body  Race:White

Demi Levato- 

Age: 25  Gender: Female  Costume: Trendy, Current, festival clothes to reflect pop  Race:White