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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Week 1 - Genre Study Homework

  Genre Studies 

Today is all about GENRE research! Watch the video then proceed to the tasks below;


This HOMEWORK IS DUE NEXT FRIDAY 7th FEB





PART A of Genre Research

Your task is to;


1. Read through this aryicle that explains different genres or types of MV's

https://academy.wedio.com/types-of-music-videos/

2. Watch the video below to start



2. Make notes into a blog post about what the genres are in this video and some characteristics of each

3. Choose 3 different music video genres and at least 2 music videos in each genre , embed clips of them from Youtube into your blog

4. Analyse technical/stylistic elements (filming, editing, mise-en-scene and sound) 

5. Present your findings in a presentation blog tool (Canva / SLideshare etc) 

6. Explain what your genre preference is for creating a music video and why


PART B of Genre Research  

Start looking into those 3 genres you discussed in part A and answering the following questions in a blog post;

Look at

-  what record labels tend to produce artists in those particular genres

- who is the target audience for those genres (what demograhic is mostly consuming that genre / downloading / watching on Youtube etc)

- How the brand / Artist represent themselves on album covers

- What cross-media-convergence opportunities have been utilised for those artists/ bands in those genres? (newspaper / magazine articles / front covers / TV interviews with celebrity shows / news media)? 


*** remember to reference blogs from last year for ideas on how to complete tasks. Please don't use any of the same content! It's just good for a guide. 

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