Monday, 21 November 2016
Group roles
There are four allocated job roles within the group, these job roles include the Editor, The team leader, the sound technician and lastly the person in charge of cinematography, there are various different strengths and weaknesses that are associated within each job role, this may effect the overall performance of the group.
Here are my strengths ad weaknesses of each role ad weather or not i believe i should perform that role within the group.
https://www.emaze.com/@AWITOWTW/group-rolesswot
Here are my strengths ad weaknesses of each role ad weather or not i believe i should perform that role within the group.
https://www.emaze.com/@AWITOWTW/group-rolesswot
Monday, 31 October 2016
Sunday, 30 October 2016
What is
music genre?
Different music genres and their association
What is a definition of a music genre?
Music genre can be categorises various types of music each
genre has its own symbols and its own belonging to certain groups of
conventions. It is to be distinguished
from musical form and musical style, although in practice these terms are
sometimes used interchangeably.
Therefore music is separated into many genres differently depending on
the style. For example, madrigal, motet and dance are example of genres from
the Renaissance period. Renaissance
music is vocal and instrumental music written and performed in Europe during
the Renaissance era. This is an example of how a piece of music can be
categorised. People may refer to some or all of a small group of categories
when using period as the criteria for a music genre. These include Early Music,
Medieval Music, Renaissance Music, Baroque Music, Classical Music, Romantic
Music, and 20th Century Music. Within the music genre there is a popular music
genre – any genre of music having wide appeal however, this doesn’t last very
long. Another genre is expressive style, style – a way of expressing something
(in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular
person or group of people or period; “all the reporters were expected to adopt
the style of the newspaper”. Also each genre has different associations and
representation for example;
This is an example
of the elements that influences the representation of house music. Dance music
includes ambient, breakbeat, disco, electro, freestyle and electroacoustic
music. It is the music made to facilitate or accompany dancing. The Renaissance dance music was written for instruments such as the lute, viol, tabor, pipe, and the sackbut. In the Baroque period, the major dance
styles were noble court dances. From that the
dance music developed to classical music era containing vocals mostly sonatas,
string quartets and symphonies. General association of this genre includes
beats music and often are shown at the club, gigs or festival.
conventions of music genres
Music Genre
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Conventions of the genre
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Hip Hop
Artist: 50 Cent
Song: I’m the man
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Some conventions of this
genre are mostly based on a lavish lifestyle, Some conventions in this video
are women wearing promiscuous clothing. These women are clearly objectified
and are used as sex symbols within the music video. A theory in which can
relate to this is bell hooks’ theory of the lighter skin women being more
sexually attractive and therefore seen as an object and not a person. In
hip-hop there are also conventions such as Jewellery, 50 cent is the main
star in the music video and this is signified by the amount of jewellery that
he is wearing. There is also strong language when taking the lyrics into
consideration. This seems to be a trending theme throughout the hip-hop genre
as when comparing music videos from the same genre strong explicit language
is apparent throughout.
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Pop
Artist: Justin Bieber
Song: What do you mean?
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Some typical conventions
for pop music are that seen in a pop music video are dance routines, dance
routines are actively seen throughout the pop genre as it will appeal to a
younger audience, the dance routine will most likely include the main singer
and will also have entourage of back up dancers to further emphasise the
dance moves. The pop videos that I have researched also have a vast array of bright
colours both in terms of the mis-en-scene and also the transitions and
cinematography. The style of the music video was a performance based
performance, this allows the performance to attract the younger audience
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Punk
Artist: Blink 182
Song: All the small things
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Some conventions that I
have seen when looking at this specific music videos are that they contain eccentric
haircuts, this my signify that the music is one of alternative choice, the
punk genre music videos also have dark clothing, this is again seen as
eccentric however not overtly as the clothes are dull colours however have
strange designs or rips in them. Live instruments are almost always played
and a live performance is all but guaranteed.
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RnB
Artist: Mario
Song: Let me love you
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In R&B there are some
conventions which are always used, for instance the use of money and luxury
items are used to show the singer in a position of financial power, in
combination with this they also show women in a position of naivety and lust,
this is similar to the hip-hop conventions however the music genre is
typically softer and men are seen as more emotional and loving towards their
partners compared to hip-hop where women are objectified.
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Rock
Artist: Red hot chili peppers
Song: Can’t Stop
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When looking at rock music
videos it is clear to see a similarity with rock and punk, for example both
have live performances in which instruments are played, this makes the video
more intense and clearly shows that the music video is a live performance. In
terms of the mis en scene the performers usually have long hair and is able
to shake that hair to create effect.
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GRIME
Artist: Santan Dave
Song: Thiago Silva
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When looking at grime music
I am able to see stereotypes such as the mis en scene, the young men are
wearing darkclothing with mostly Hoodies, this shows grime music to be urban
and also targeted at younger people, The singers also have aggressive facial
expressions, this could be signifying that the young males are serious about
their subculture and take it very seriously. There are hand gestures similar
to this seen in Hip-hop as grime is a sub culture of that music genre.
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DANCE
Artist: Alan Walker
Song: Faded
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The music video shows slow
movements and baron places, I believe that this is a countertype to
traditional dance music videos as the genre of music is very upbeat and
therefore the slow movements do not flow with the music , the colours of the
music video are also dark which again I believe is a countertype as I would
believe that this music genre would need to have bright lights to stay
current and modern.
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