In this extract, the main splash image of Bob Marley, has been shot in a way in which we can tell he is a very friendly and happy person, and we can tell this by the way he is standing, which is very relaxed. This could connote that reggae musicians are very friendly people. The colours of this magazine are solid white, red, green and yellow. These colours are bright and bold and symbolises Jamaica as a whole. This shows us that Bob Marley comes from Jamaica as his surname is in those colours.
Majority of the bottom half of the magazine cover, is covered with the 'Jamaican Explosion.' The colours to the word explosion, are also in red, yellow and green, which symbolises Jamaica again. The image shows someone in an older time showing us the instruments used in reggae, which we can see look old and much different to instruments people would use now. This could show us the history and how far reggae music has come as a whole.
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ReplyDeleteRed, yellow and green are the Jamaican colours associated with reggae, which you state at the end, but put it first - start always with the big, over-arching points (like reggae). You are right about the sense of fun, so develop this point and draw attention to Marley's relaxed, open, warm, friendly representation.
He is shot in natural light.
The crumpled monochrome photograph of Jamaican sound systems suggests that Jamaican Reggae comes out of poverty and has an authenticity due to these roots.