Notes on Genre

The word 'Genre' is the French word for 'type'. Each genre has a set of conventions and this makes the genre easier to identify.

Genre can be be defined as patterns/forms/style/structure which transcend individual art products, and which supervise both their construction by artist and their reading by audience. This explains genre as the space between artists, audience and text itself. There has to be a connection with the artist and its audience.

Lyrics tend to establish a general feeling or mood rather than offering a coherent meaning. music videos  tend to make use of the tempo of the track to drive the editing. While some videos transcend genre, others can be easily categorised. These features may be reflected in the types of miss en scene, themes, performance, cinematography and editing style.

While some music videos transcend genres, others can be more easily categorsied. Some, but not all, music channels concentrate on particular music genres. If you watch these channels over a period of time, you will be able to identify a range of distinct features which characterise the videos of different genres. These features might be reflected in types of mise en scene, themes, performance, camera and editing styles.

Action Plan

Action Plan

Here is my action plan; an action plan is a plan of what parts of the project are going to be done in what week. BY doing this will help me to be organised. I have roughly 13 weeks to complete my Coursework:

   Week commencing-

·         Week of November 25, 2013

·          Set up blog

·          Create action plan

·          Discuss which artist’s music we’ll be using

·          Initial research into the genre

·         Week of December 2nd, 2013

·          Get in contact with the artist and their management asking for permission and research them

·          What is a music video and its history

·          Textual analysis of a music video in the same genre as the chosen song

·          Contact and get permission from the artist to use their music

·          Decide on the song for the music video

·          Gain cast and crew who will help me to film

·         Week of December 9, 2013

·          Reece information; looking at locations and taking photos.

·          Decide on location and gain correct lighting and filming equipment

·          Create cast list

·          Decide on mise-en-scene

·          Create the initial storyboard for the music video

·         Week of December 16, 2013

·          Research the best way to create representation in my own way

·          Speak to cast and crew about the story board and make any necessary alterations

·          Create shooting schedule

·          Create a risk assessment

·         Christmas Break

·          make sure all the script is learnt

·          start speaking with actors and do some practice shots

·         Week of January 6, 2014

·          Get all of my props ready
·          Create Risk Assesment

·         Week of January 13, 2014

·          Filming

·         Week of January 20, 2014

·          Filming

·          Photo-shoot of the artist for ancillary texts

·         Week of January 27, 2014

·          Filming

·          Begin editing

·         Week of Febuary 3, 2014

·          Editing

·         Week of February 10, 2014

·          Editing

·          Research Ancillary Tasks

·         Half Term

·          Making/Organising the photo shoot

·         Week of February 24, 2014

·          Photo shoot

·          Final Editing

·         Week of March 3, 2014

·          Work on ancillary texts

·         Week of March 10, 2014

·          Work on ancillary texts

·          Gain final audience feedback

·         Deadline March 24, 2014

·          Finish any last things remaining

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