This instagram page is by Dababy. He is a fairly new artist, however hes has gained 17 million followers. He is both conventional and unconventional, this is because he posts basic pictures of himself wearing jewellery but on the other hand he also posts pictures with his daughter. The technical codes within his social media page are very conventional he uses the same camera angles as most rappers however he doesn't position himself as above his fans he [opstions himself as the same this is probably to portray himself as the same as the fans so they feel like they can relate to him as a person he also gives previews of his upcoming songs as well. In addition to this, The written codes he uses are very rare he does not post many things with different fonts and unique captions he is very conventional with his posts only on unique occasions will he post with unique captions and fonts this is so he can entice new audiences to his page. Finally the technical codes used in his page are very similar, the mise en scene is him and his expensive clothing as well as his luxury vehicles. However he also makes some posts that have deeper meanings behind them for example Dababy was a big advocate for social change after the incidents in America this helped get the issues to a wider audience and portrayed dababy as a person who cares about his community.
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Saturday, 13 March 2021
Analysis of the codes within a social media page
This instagram page is by well- known artist Travis Scott. We can see straight away from the photos he is not like other rappers, this is because he posts pictures with his daughter which is unconventional for a rap artist as they normally portray themselves as tough guy’s. The technical codes used in travis Scott's instagram page are very unique and sets himself apart from other artists. One example of this is the unique filters and low camera angles this helps the artist portray himself as powerful as the audience is positioned below him, this makes the audience look up the artist and aspire to be like him this will help with the artits branding as audiences will be more likely to engage with his posts. In addition to this the written codes within his social media page are he uses crazy fonts to appeal to all audiences this helps audiences engage with his posts as they are already intrigued before they click on the post, this is good for travis scott as he also brands his merchandise and tours in this way this makes his products stand out to audiences. Finally the symbolic codes within his social media page he is very conventional as he posts pictures with his nice vehicles and luxury clothing he also portrays himself as happy this is not very conventional of a rapper as they always try to look tough.