Coolio ft. L.V - Gangster's Paradise
Film language: The lighting in the music video is very dark which represents death and misery with only a dim light in the middle which is on the man and lady which also indicates that he interrogating her. Also you can clearly see the two faces almost close together and their facial expression is very serious which signifies the horrible truth of young gangs.
Genre characteristics: The genre of this music video is gangster Rap set in the year of 1995, it is based on the movie dangerous minds which was a big movie. and lot of the lyric in the music video relates to the movie which is young teens getting involved in gangs and dying young.
Medium shot:
This medium shot is of one of the rapper in which you can see again all the background is black and if you look closely you can see him sweating which represents that he is nervous and is trying to tell the truth of what really happens, also he is facing a white smoke with light shining out of it which is signifying the "gangster paradise" and that he is heading to it.
Close up shot:
This close up is showing the actress in the middle and showing all the background, this close up shot has many meanings to it. For example the actress is in the middle and she is looking up, at the background is what looks like an abandoned class room with desks and chairs with a chalkboard which indicates that the school youths are taking the wrong direction and there education being ruined.
Mise-en-scene: The colour in the whole music video is all black and has dark colours which is representing death and the end of of someones life which are the teenagers in the movie, also the actors are wearing all black on which are representing the same thing. This creates the mystery and the death theme to the music video.
Film language: The lighting in the music video is very dark which represents death and misery with only a dim light in the middle which is on the man and lady which also indicates that he interrogating her. Also you can clearly see the two faces almost close together and their facial expression is very serious which signifies the horrible truth of young gangs.
Genre characteristics: The genre of this music video is gangster Rap set in the year of 1995, it is based on the movie dangerous minds which was a big movie. and lot of the lyric in the music video relates to the movie which is young teens getting involved in gangs and dying young.
Medium shot:
This medium shot is of one of the rapper in which you can see again all the background is black and if you look closely you can see him sweating which represents that he is nervous and is trying to tell the truth of what really happens, also he is facing a white smoke with light shining out of it which is signifying the "gangster paradise" and that he is heading to it.
Close up shot:
This close up is showing the actress in the middle and showing all the background, this close up shot has many meanings to it. For example the actress is in the middle and she is looking up, at the background is what looks like an abandoned class room with desks and chairs with a chalkboard which indicates that the school youths are taking the wrong direction and there education being ruined.
Mise-en-scene: The colour in the whole music video is all black and has dark colours which is representing death and the end of of someones life which are the teenagers in the movie, also the actors are wearing all black on which are representing the same thing. This creates the mystery and the death theme to the music video.
