Research on music genres

2. POP
 Pop Music was Originated in 1950’s. It gained popularity
in 1960’s It was derived from rock and roll. Short songs
with a basic format of repeated chorus’ and catchy
melodies. Pop music is an eclectic mix of many different
styles of music from jazz to country, rock and roll to
rap.There are core elements which define pop , such include
generally short-to-medium length songs, written in a basic
format often the verse-chorus structure, as well as the
common employment of repeated choruses, melodic tunes,
and catchy hooks.

3. Music Video Comparison
Mis en Scene
Mis en scene of a pop music video can depend on the music, lyrics and the type
of music video that is being filmed. Mis en scene includes, clothing certain
outfits for different people, artist, band , make up, themes, props, performance
equipment, artist merchandise, locations concert halls, venues, streets houses
and facial expressions.

4. Music video comparison
The video’s I’m going to compare are ;
1. Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball’
2. Lana Del Rey “Summertime Sadness”
3. Enrique Iglesias - "Bailando”
Thing that I’m going to compare are
1. Camera Angles and Shot
2. Costume
3. Location
4. Lightning
5. Make-up

5. Camera Angles And Shots
A pop music video contains a lot of different camera angles and shots. Some of
them are listed below ;
• Close up shots of the artist.
• Extreme close up shots of the artist, their instruments, face and lips.
• Crane shots which hovering over stage images.
• Low angle shots.
• Pans and tilts moving around, moving to different performances.

6. Music Video Comparison
Extreme close-up Close-up Low angle shot

7. Mid-Shot Two shot
Full
shot
High angle
shot

8. Music Video Comparison
Costume ;
These are screenshots from 3 different
videos. There is different kind of costume
in all 3 screenshots. In pop music videos
there is no similarity between the
costumes.

9. Music Video Comparison
Location
A closed wall or room is used
in this video.
This video is shot in
a forest as we can
see trees and stuff.
Tunnel is used as the
location for this
video.
In the above screenshots you can see that
different location is used like , A closed wall ,
tunnel and forest.

10. Music Video Comparison
Lightning
Bright lightning from bulb as
we can see in the above
picture. This video overall
has used bright light
Very low light has been used
in this video. Mostly natural
light has been used
Natural light has been
used in this video. Bright
light throughout the
video

11. Music Video Comaprison
Make-Up
Very less make-up is
used.
Dark make-up is used. Red
lipstick is very prominent.
Light make up is used.
Lipstick shade is dark.

12. Album Cover’s
In the above picture we could see different album cover’s of the early pop artist
“Madonna”. She uses her own picture on every album cover. Different fonts are used .
Things common on her album cover are that she has her name written on every album
cover and is clearly visible. Different camera shots are used to take the cover picture. The
colour scheme is completely different in every cover picture. She’s making different kind
of poses mostly she’s trying to seduce. In some of her covers she’s making innocent faces.

13. The above pictures are the album cover s of a pop artitst. The thing common in both the
covers are that they have the name of the artist written in the same font. The name of the
song is written under name of the artist.

14. Examples OF Pop Music
 Early pop music artists include Frank Sinatra , Bobby Darin and Peggy
lee
 Michael Jackson recorded Thriller, the bestselling album of all time,
and was the world's biggest pop star in the late 1980s.
 Essential Songs
 "Billie Jean"
 "Black or White"
 "Man in the Mirror"
 "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
 "You Are Not Alone"

15. Examples
•The Rolling Stones
•Madonna
•Elvis Presley
•The Beatles
•Britney Spears
• Jay-Z
• Beyonce
• Jennifer Lopez
• Jason Mraz
•Maroon 5