Nicki Minaj - Superbass

Nicki Minaj is an international female rapper, signed with 'Young Money' her video Superbass was released in April 2011 and Directed by Sanaa Hamiri. 

It features Nicki Mianj surrounded by men and pink props and is supposed to connote a playful relationship between a man and woman. 

Mise-en-Scene	Camera Angles
What lighting is being used? A bright light is used and it makes a prosthetic shine come off props and people involved. Also a UV light is used in one section of the video.	What angles are being used? What effect does this have? Direct address to the audience – why sing directly to the viewer? Most angles are straight on mid or long shot, and usually the artist is looking straight at the camera, however it doesn’t feel personal but instead a fake relationship.
Do the make-up and costumes also contribute to make a convincing product? All of the female dancers are dressed and made up to look like Nicki Minaj which is a mix between a Barbie and a Mermaid.	What movement is used? Does this disorient? Is that the preferred outcome? How can movement contribute to the type of music? Only dancing is used really or slow walking in high heels, this fits pop music as it does make you want to dance.
What locations are being used? Why do they do this? A pink dance area, a uv styled room and a pink pool surrounded by ice. This is used to promote pink and glamour as a way of a girls lavish lifestyle.	Distances: are they varied? What difference does a close up have compared to a medium? What are they designed to capture? Distances aren’t varied much, they are all of a similar distance and don’t have much variety.
Do they use the instruments needed to make the music for that genre? Why would they include/omit them? No instruments are used, only large ice speakers in which the girls dance to the music.
Editing	Sound
Transitions: How are these being used? What effect do fades and white/black cuts have? They move from one scene to another with a different location and outfit. They make the contrast clear and apparent.	Synchronous editing (matching to the beat) being used? Why include elements of sound to match specifically with visuals? What impact does this have? Synchronous editing isn’t used in this piece as their aren’t fast cuts to match the fast beat.
How are the narratives arranged? Is cross cutting used throughout to indicate a parallel storyline? Do jump cuts make it confusing? It isn’t confusing as no real story line is apparent, it just jumps from one scene to another.	Interruptions in the song: are there elements added to build on the narrative of the video, rather than the song? Don’t be afraid to do this in your own work? None
What effects are used? How do these contribute to your understanding and feeling towards the artist? Slow motion, uv light are used, however this doesn’t change feelings on the artist.