This is some further mise-en-scene research on indie rock looking at lighting, clothing, make-up, setting, props and colours and how they're presented in the media.
2. Lighting:
Lighting tends to be dark/ dull
and vague colour but not so
dark that you can’t see there
faces
Sometimes lighting can show a
unique contrast which NME do
regularly in there magazines
Shadow reflections may be
added to add a diverse effect
Shadow effect on side of his face
3. Clothing:
Clothing is usually very dark colours such as blacks, browns and darker shades of other
colours.
Leather jackets and black skinny jeans is a very precise look which many indie-rock artists
would be seen to wear (stereotype)
Clothing is also sometimes uncommon but indie-rock artists can pull it off!
The Kooks The Killers
4. Make-up
Make-up can vary with indie-rock as it can come from two different views:
Rock: black eyeliner (top and bottom), pale face
Indie: bright colours/ or pale colours (eyeshadow), bright bold lipsticks or pale
again, pastel colours
When they’re put together, it can look a little like this…
Florence Welch from
Florence + the Machine
5. Setting:
music videos
A typical stereotype for an indie-
rock setting would be a trashed
house after a party/ and or in
natural environment's such as
forests, seaside etc
Other settings can include for
example skating or car journeys
(these are seen very regularly in
music videos with indie rock
bands).
Some more indie videos can vary
from a vast of different but unique
ideas
Arctic Monkeys- R U Mine
Vampire Weekend
The 1975- Chocolate
6. Props:
Many indie rock artists have instruments within their band
mainly being the electric guitar or bass
Drums are sometimes included but not as often
The Smiths
The Strokes
7. Colours
Within music magazines, the colours for
indie rock are red, black, white and
yellow (sometimes)
In terms of clothing, its usually black and
dark clothing and very little colour
Even hairstyles tend to be dark apart from
red
Lana Del Rey
HAIM