Introduction to genre!

An Introduction to genre...

What is genre? 

genre

ˈʒɒ̃rə,ˈ(d)ʒɒnrə/

noun

1. 1.

   a style or category of art, music, or literature.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genre 

To put it simply, genre is the French word for type. Each genre has a set of conventions and this makes the genre easier to identify. 

Pete Fraser says: "Some music videos transcend genres, others can be more easily categorize. If you watch some (music) channels you will be able to identify a range f distinct features which categorize different genres".  

We have been establishing what we as the audience expect to see from certain genres and distinguishing different genres and the different types of music videos, for example whether they are performance, narrative or concept based. 

Here are some of the examples which I have studied: 

Name of the artist: Girls Aloud- Something New

Genre: Pop

Genre Expectations: 

- Bright colors

- Dance routines

- Love/Romance

- Close ups of body parts (such as lips, eyes, faces etc.) 

Performance/ Narrative/ Concept: Performance

Examples from the video: 

- Unusual editing

- Pop of color (orange dresses among a black and white set) 

- Dancing

- A lot of use of close ups 

 Name of the artist: Muse- Supermassive Black Hole

Genre: Indie/ Rock

Genre Expectations: 

- Performance

- Close-up of instruments

- A lead singer

- Dark colors

Performance/ Narrative/ Concept: Performance and Concept

Examples from the video: 

- Guitarists 

- Lead Singer seen

- Dark lighting 

- People in body suits

Action Plan

Action Plan

 

 

Here is my Action Plan, I will follow this throughout my A2 Media Coursework,

WEEK	DATE	TASK
WEEK 1	25.11.13	Research and Planning   -History of the Music Video -Textual analysis of pop videos - Notes on appropriate genre and conventions -Notes of Top 100 videos - Notes on Narrative -Notes on representation -Notes on Media Language - Notes on the music industry and the role of pop video within that industry - Notes on key directors -Notes on audience -Audience Research - Textual analysis and research of digipaks -Analysis and research of adverts
WEEK 2	02.11.13
WEEK 3	09.12.13
WEEK 4,5,6 (XMAS)	16.12.13 23.12.13	Review work so far
WEEK 7	06.01.14	Final week of research and planning before filming   -Beat Sheet -Record of ideas as they develop - Treatment -Animatic -Storyboard -Script (if required) -Recce info. - Recce shots -Shooting Schedule -Risk Assessment -Flat plan for digipak -Drafting of digipak
WEEK 8	20.01.14	Filming begins
WEEK 9	27.01.14	More filming
WEEK 10	03.02.14	Editing
WEEK 11	10.02.14	More editing
WEEK 12	17.02.14	Rough cut
WEEK 13	24.02.14	Begin Ancillary (CD Cover)
WEEK 14	03.03.14	Poster
WEEK 15	10.03.14	Evaluation
WEEK 16	17.03.14	Evaluation and Review
WEEK 17	21.03.14	Deadline!!!

Welcome!

Hello Bloggers!

I am Kristi. This is my blog.

I am creating this blog as part of my A2 Media, I will be using this to upload my work and track my progress!  I'm excited to see how it ends so....


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Kristi! :)