Friday, 6 September 2013

Rock, Hip Hop & Dance. Convention time!



Hello, Hello, Hello!


     Time to talk about conventions of music videos of different genres. We cannot lie, conventions are a thing and they are quite often stereotypical. In the lesson we looked at three very different genres and a few videos from each. These were my findings of the conventions:






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  • ROCK
  • Concert
  • Band playing the instruments
  • Performing.
  • Dark, rather tight clothing
  • Story to the music not on the same shots as the band
  • Close ups on the band members, mainly the lead singer
  • Extreme close ups on the instruments
  • When an instrument comes to play, camera focuses on it.
  • Usually dark with high key focused lighting.
  • Band members – sweaty.
  • Quick camera movements.
  • Abandoned/empty places.
  • A lot of tattoos, piercings, spikes, make up.
  • CIEROSCURRO






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  • HIP HOP
  • Expensive cars,
  • Baggy clothes.
  • Beautiful women
  • Lots of money,
  • Parties,
  • Clubs,
  • Night time,
  • Night Life,
  • Gold jewellery,
  • Oversized sports clothing for men, tight, revealing clothing for women,
  • Women dancing, in a way used as props
  • Men surrounded by people and women.
  • Expensive alcohol, like rum, whiskey, champagne.
  • Limousines
  • Las Vegas
  • HEDONISM






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  • DANCE
  • Street
  • People getting together.
  • Relevant storyline.
  • House parties
  • Street sport.
  • Hope.
  • Human life stories.
  • Everyday
  • Relevant to ordinary people.
  • Hand held camera.
  • Friendship.
  • Freedom.
  • LIFESTYLE


-Greta owo



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