Firstly, he sexualises women frequently (which is typical of an r&b music video). This is fairly derogatory, and is used to capture the attention of a certain audience. The video itself is a visual representation of the lyrics, with one line stating "You ain't tryin to hide it, girl you're a troublemaker". The word "girl" in the line reinstates the use of generalisation, with "girl" not personal to any particular female. This picture (time code 2:58) perfectly demonstrates this. The composition of the shot itself, and the wide shot used, shows the whole of the women's bodies, which exploits them further. They have also chosen to make each woman into a silhouette, which you could say is generalising women as a whole.
Throughout Tiao Cruz's video he expresses his power in various ways. These two screenshots of the music video represent this.
The first screen shot (time code 2:36) shows Tiao standing in the middle of the shot, showing that he is the main focus. There are two very expensive cars either side of him, being smashed into a brick wall, and this is another sigifier of his power- as it is not detrimental to him if he ruins the two sports cars. The second screen shot (time code 1:37) consists of 2 females standing to either side of him, with their faces directed away from the camera, with Tiao (again) being the focus of the shot. He looks sternly at the camera, and directly into the lens to show his authority and power. The power figure that Tiao wants to portray in his videos is typical of that for most r&b videos, with the representation of both genders being very 'black in white' in the way women and men are portrayed.
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