CHRIS BROWN

HOW HE ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A STAR

• Christopher Maurice Brown was born on May 5, 1989,in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia, to Joyce Hawkins, a former day care center director, and Clinton Brown, a corrections officer at a local prison. He has an older sister, Latrell Bundy, who works in a bank. Music was always present in Brown's life beginning in his childhood. He would listen to soul albums that his parents owned, and eventually began to show interest in the hip-hop scene. He is African American, and has also said that he has Pamunkey Native American ancestry

• Brown taught himself to sing and dance at a young age and often cites Michael Jackson as his inspiration. He began to perform in his church choir and in several local talent shows. When he mimicked an Usher performance of "My Way his mother recognized his vocal talent, and they began to look for the opportunity of a record deal. bAt the same time, Brown was going through personal issues. His parents had divorced, and his mother's boyfriend terrified him by subjecting her to domestic violence.

Characteristic Feature

Textual Example How it is demonstrated or developed.

Low Budget Chris Brown – Run it - 2005

Dark lighting, Shot in one place.

A lot of visual effects Chris Brown - Forever 2007

More budget the more better quality of the video. Angles were much more improved.

Collaborating with other artists.

Chris brown – Look at me now - 2011

In his previous video he was solo in this one he had busta rhymes as well as lil wayne in the video.

Quality of the camera angles and the movement vastly improved.

Chris Brown – Loyal - 2014

There was more variety of camera movements

The budget isn’t even a worry anymore the quality is amazing.

Chris Brown – Zero - 2016

Used a lot of multiple angles