I've chosen to do my age representation on Sia's 'Chandelier' as it involves a child in the music video.
The song is initially about the singer (Sia) being a party girl and drinking there are also references to sex throughout the song.
The music video however shows a young girl (Maddie Ziegler) aged eleven dancing around an empty flat. Throughout the music video the audience gets an idea that maybe the girl is mad or just alone as she's wearing a tan leotard that gives the impression from afar that she's naked (this indicates vulnerability) and she has drawings all over her hands - something only a child would do if their parents weren't around.
The song was made for young adults/teenagers of around 15/16-19/20 because of the references to sex and drinking and partying - something at this age people tend to do often.
Age is represented in the music not only in this aspect with children but with teenagers being classed as reckless and irresponsible. Women in music are often portrayed as objects of pleasure and not real people, they're also depicted in music videos especially to have sex appeal and often to not wear very little clothing.
Depending on the music and the artist its often easy to predict who the audience is for different songs in different genres - for instance, stereotypically - classical music is aimed at older people whereas more modern music thats in todays charts is aimed at teenagers, young adults and some older members of the public.
The music video however shows a young girl (Maddie Ziegler) aged eleven dancing around an empty flat. Throughout the music video the audience gets an idea that maybe the girl is mad or just alone as she's wearing a tan leotard that gives the impression from afar that she's naked (this indicates vulnerability) and she has drawings all over her hands - something only a child would do if their parents weren't around.
The song was made for young adults/teenagers of around 15/16-19/20 because of the references to sex and drinking and partying - something at this age people tend to do often.
Age is represented in the music not only in this aspect with children but with teenagers being classed as reckless and irresponsible. Women in music are often portrayed as objects of pleasure and not real people, they're also depicted in music videos especially to have sex appeal and often to not wear very little clothing.
Depending on the music and the artist its often easy to predict who the audience is for different songs in different genres - for instance, stereotypically - classical music is aimed at older people whereas more modern music thats in todays charts is aimed at teenagers, young adults and some older members of the public.
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