212 - Azealia Banks
The music video for the song '212' by Azealia Banks is based in one main location, against a brick wall. The main focus of the whole music video is Azealia Banks as a musician and an icon for modern-day hip/hop music. A close up of Azealia Banks mouth is used repeatedly throughout the video, this emphasises the importance of lyrics in rap music and also points out the fast pace she is rapping at it in points of the song. A effect used in the music video I like is how the video becomes blurs when the music does too, linking the on-screen action to the song itself.
The mid-shots of Azealia Banks on her own and the general movement of her during this replicates the attitude of her as an artist and matches the tone of the song. The two male actors in the music video only have very small and insignificant roles in comparison to Azealia Banks once again showing her importance as an artist. The fast pace of the cuts at the end of the music video match the pace of the music giving a good flow and tempo to the on screen action. The limited use of locations adds simplicity and focus on the artist.
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