media studies work

1. Research on my music genre and video

2. List of Genres
Rock
Hip Hop
Jazz
Pop
Folk
R&B

3. Introduction to Rock music
 Rock consists of sub-genres of popular music that have roots in
1940s’ and 1950s’ rock and roll, but developed into a distinct
identity as rock music in the 1960s’. By the late1960s’ a number of
identifiable rock music sub-genres had emerged, including hybrids
like blues rock, folk rock, country rock, and jazz-rock fusion, many
of which contributed to the development of psychedelic rock
influenced by the counter-cultural psychedelic scene. New genres
that emerged from this scene included progressive rock, which
extended the artistic elements; glam rock, which highlighted
showmanship and visual style; and the diverse and enduring major
sub-genre of heavy metal, which emphasized volume, power, and
speed. From the 1990s alternative rock began to dominate rock
music and break through into the mainstream in the form of
grunge, Britpop, and indie rock. Further fusion sub-genres have
since emerged as well as conscious attempts to revisit rock's
history.

4. Selected Genre “Rock”
 Hard rock is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock
music (often combined with elements from metal) to compose a
louder, more toned-down sound. Hard rock had been established
as a mainstream genre by 1965. From the end of the 1960s, it
became common to divide mainstream rock music into soft and
hard rock, with both emerging as major radio formats in the US.
Hard rock was often derived from metal, using acoustic instruments
and putting more emphasis on melody and harmonies. The genre
tends to make heavy use of acoustic guitars, drums, synthesizers .
The electric guitars in hard rock are high-pitched.

5. Music
 Rock is a style of light, melodic, radio-friendly Rock music which
gained huge commercial success in the 1970s. It employs clean,
highly polished production values and arrangements, often led by
piano and/or acoustic guitar, aided by bouncy, harmonious bass
guitar and with smooth, restrained use of electric guitar. Artists
make frequent use of catchy, high-pitched harmonies, simple
verse-chorus structures and sentimental lyrics, whilst additional
layers of gentle synths and orchestration are not uncommon.

6. Lyrics
 Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song, usually
consisting of verses and choruses. They help to
create a narrative by conveying a story to the
audiences. Soft rock songs generally tend to focus on
themes like love, everyday life, and relationships.

7. Mise En Scene
 Mise-en-scene refers to everything that appears before the
camera and its arrangement for example composition, sets,
props, actors, costumes, lighting etc. However, in my selected
genre maintaining a balance of symmetry is very important. This
refers to having an equal distribution of light, color, and objects in
the music video. Unbalanced composition is also used in the
videos audiences are more inclined to pay attention to something
off balance, as it may seem abnormal.

8. Camera work
 The camera work for Rock music video always involves a lot of
close-ups of the band members as well as tracking shots of the
performance and sometimes the audience. Also, the videos that
involve stories usually have a lot of mid-shots to give a general
idea to the audience of what is happening in the story as well as
the idea that using mid-shots allows the audience to see all the
people in the setting and their emotions and actions.

9. Editing and Sound
 Editing aids to compile and syncing music during the production of
a soundtrack. Sound editing developed out of the need to fix the
incomplete, undramatic, or technically inferior sound recordings of
early talkies, with sound editors implementing the aesthetic goals
of motion picture sound design and supporting the narrative of the
music videos. There are primarily three divisions of sound that are
combined to create a final mix dialogue, effects, and music.