Arose in the late 1970's/80's in the United States, L.A.
Examples: Kiss (wiki) (main example). Alice Cooper ,(wiki) Poision ,(wiki) Aerosmith (wiki) and a modern day example such as 'The Darkness'(wiki)
Uses traditional and heavy metal aspects whilst incorporating punk rock elements.
Guitar solos were often used, guitar rifts and catchy hooks.
Mise en scene: Long back-combed hair, heavy makeup, theatrical and feminine clothing (drag queen affect) - Tight jeans, leather, spandex and glitter. MTV (wiki)- This particular genre appealed to the MTV television production company, who helped the rise of the genre.
Performers were highly covered in the press because if their infamous wild lifestyles and late night partying.
There were two waves that the genre experienced of popularity and where new bands emerged, this was in the early 1980s and the mid 1980s. Bands such as Motley Crue (wiki), Guns n Roses (wiki), Cinderella. (wiki)Stryper (wiki) and Van Halen (wiki)emerged.
However a decline in the success of the genre came about in 1991-97. possibly from influence of bad press such as the film 'The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years',(wiki) helping to create a backlash against the genre.
Long shot/establishing shot Long establishing shot of woodland area. Sets the scene, connotes it is in a secluded area
Medium shot A girl and a boy talking and smoking Connotes the actor and actress are on their own and being watched, youthes as they have their hoods up and smoking.
Low angle-extreme long shot Group of teenagers sat in their campsite. Connoting they are again secluded from society and the outside world due to the long shot and as the shot is looking down on them, they are being watched.”
Close up Shot of beer being opened Connoting they youthes, drinking and rebelling, something bad is going to happen as their state of mind won’t be completley normal.
Long- shot Teenagers having a conversation Connoting that they are youthes as they are drinking and how many of them there are.
Two-shot, longshot Girl and Boy with arms around each other. Connotes they are a couple and sexually active, therefore likely to be killed first and the girl is the ‘scream queen’
Medium shot The couple and a friend having a conversation and drinking alcohol. Then girl and boy walk off. Connotes they are use from the alcohol substance and that the couple are walking off to be sexually active.
Tracking long shot Boy and girl walk off holding hands Connotes they are a couple and are sexually active.
Low angle- extreme long shot-tracking Girl and boy holding hands walking through the trees. Connoting they are a couple, however they are being watched possibly by a killer.
Shot reverse shot- medium shot. Boy offering girl a beer, girl rejects the beer and then the boys reaction is he is humoured by her rejection Connotes they are youthes again from the alcohol substances, the girl is the ‘final gil’ in this text as she is sterotypicaly the most sensible and rejects the alcohol.
Long shot, tracking The couple walk back pulling their trousers up/tops down. Connotes they have been sexually active
Long shot The couple greeting the other girl and boy back at the campsite. Everything is normal again.
Long- shot Shot of the group of teenagers in the group again Again everythings fine they are oblivious to anyone watching them.
Over the shoulder shot – low angle shot The couple recieving and accepting beer from the boy. Emphasises on the youth idea.
Long shot Group generally talking. Connotes they are secluded still, but there is no real vunrebility yet.
Low-angle medium shot. Shows the Scream Queen with little clothing. Connotes she is being watched due to the low angle and her vunrebility, she is exposed and on her own in the shot.
Medium shot Boy telling scream queen to put more clothes on. Connotes he is in a shot by himself so he may die soon aswell as it is a state of vunrebility, however it more emphasises on the fact that the scream queen is over exposed.
Long shot Group of teenagers again, boy leaves. Connotes that the group is getting smaller and the boy is maybe in a form of danger.
Medium shot Boy gets up and walks off. Again shows the group getting smaller.
Close up shot Close up shot of the beer bottles. Again connoting that they are youthes, that they are drunk and rebellious and that it may signifie trouble or danger.
Medium shot –two shot Boy and Girl holding hands by the campsite, final girl sat in the background. Boy and girl walk off in different directions to get firewood. That they are a couple, when they walk off show the group is getting even smaller. That they are in danger being on their own.
Extreme long shot- tracking Scream queen walking through woods, someone is watching her- shakey camera work. Connoting something is going to happen, she is in danger.
Extreme long shot – through the trees. Scream queen walking again. Connotes person watching her (killer) is getting closer.
Medium shot, tracking, Camera is following the scream queen directly behing her. She drops her bottle. Connotes she is going to be approached from behind, attacked?
Medium shot- two shot Killer grabs girl, girl screams Connotes she is going to be hurt , vunerable.
Close up Scream queen mouth with hand over it, screaming. She is fighting back but vunerable.
Two-shot medium shot. Scream queen is stabbed You can’t see the killers face, she is stabbed
Over the shoulder shot The Killers back, he stabs her repeatedly Connoting there is gore and blood there, but it isnt shown
Close up shot Killer stabbing girl- can see the knife more clearly with blood on it. Emphasies the gore.
Close up shot Blood on the tree Connotes she is dead/badly hurt.
Low angle shot Girl is dragged off on the groud. Connotes she is dead and her lifeless and limp.
American Pop Indie band from Brooklyn, New York.
Active from years 2006- present. Performance video in small parts
Narrative- slightly connected to the lyrics as it set on the beach 'Honey take a run down to the beach' and 'I don't care about nothing' running free at night, rebellious and random.
Running away or towards something?
Opposite time of day to the lyrics.
Mise en scene : Jeans, coloured jumpers - bright young modern colours 'yellow' reference to sun?
Music -upbeat, cheerful, fast-youthful audience
Shot types - Of whole band - tracking of them running - main singer in front for appeal, then back up vocals, then guitarist then drummer. Order of appeal?
Performance shot - same order from front to back- guitarist playing and singer but drummer not playing. -long shot.
Performance Video
Shots - closeup of singers face - expression but shadowed.
long shots of girl playins drums and close up of instruments to emphasise the importance of the music.
Pink/Purple colour effect - Theme of 'Girls' feminine and medium and long shots of girl ice sculptures may signify views on girls - cold and pessimistic.
Smashed ice - relates to lyrics girls falling like dominos- relationships breaking up and collapsing- melting like ice.
Clothing - dark, dull. Maybe to put focus on lyrics, music and performance. Colour effect is also more effective and stands out.
Title- 'Sweet Dispositon'= How you act towards someone, gentle, loving and kind. Already signifying themes of Love and Relationships.
Space and Galaxys , Shooting stars.- Long shots 'dreamy' 'light' signifies beauty.
Effect of taking off on a runway- freedom, fast.
Close up shots of main singer - appeal of singer.
Long shots of guitarist and drummer - zoom in shots. Some performance shots.
No 'Male Gaze' theory incorporated - romantic, love song.
Upbeat, fast tune - Happiness.
High Budget- effect of galaxy and space.
Mise en scene: Modern fashionable clothes, bright clothes, sneakers, Logos, words Ingraved into bottom of trainers, Spray paint, chewing gum, blood, hoodys. - Youth orientated audience, Graphiti effects which gives an urban street style feel and young/rebellious.
Lyrics are shouted and sung - Getting a strong message across/ breaking the rules and doing something different.
Shots-
Mainly of main singer with people in the background.
Closeup/medium shots of singer to show importance/sex appeal.
Dutch angles- show something isn't quite right, quirky and rebellious views.
Creative and wacky ways to express their music - gives some indication into band.
Genre- Rap/HipHop
Low/Faded quality and colouring - old technologies.
Mise en scene: Hats/Hoodys, groups of kids on the streets, skateboards, gold eaarings, jeans, t-shirts, informal wear. -Urban effect - youth audience.
Hiphop dancing - clear signifier of genre of music and audience intended for.
Performance video and narrative
Set in america - preffered reading to america, oppositional reading to older audience?
Medium close up shots of girl rapping - small tops on - Male Gaze theory.
Long shots of dance routine.
Electronic production duo from London, United Kingdom.
2003- present.
Drum and bass, hiphop, breakbeat and dubstep, electronic pop.
Website - www.chaseandstatus.co.uk
Narrative Video- taken ideas from gameshows such as the 'Jeremy Kyle show', Gameshow host living a double life, working and helping people however having skeletons in his closet himself and having his own problems, whilst linked to the lyrics.
Serious and aggressive tone to the music, fast pace - dance music.
Quick shots of camera, audience, gameshow host, audience and move quickly to different scenes - this signifies the pace of his life, distress and the state of mind he is in. Possibly signifies trouble, drugs, alcohol etc.
Closeup shot and slightly high angle shot of his face sweating in club to emphasise expression.
