Conventions of the Funk Rock genre
Conventions of funk rock genre
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The cinematography, Funk Rock typically adheres to the conventions of most music promos however at times subverts the typical conventions by producing music videos that have no relevance to the lyrical content. This is a familiar appearance in the Funk Rock genre mostly shown by bands such as the red hot chilli peppers, this is because one of the conventions of the Funk Rock genre is the artists are usually eccentric in the way they dress which is regularly. Long shots are used to dramatize the scene by adding eye pleasing shots of the scenery these scenes usually show shot with very pleasing backgrounds . Also a lot of close ups are used of the main vocalist, which is one of the main conventions of a music video. This follows Andre Goodwin’s theory of music videos demonstrating genre characteristics and fulfilling of record label demands. Because the funk rock genre is a mixture of Funk and rock music, funk rock demonstrates characteristics of these genres one of which is rock this means the decision to place the main singers in the view of the audience constantly throughout the music video suggests the audience want to idolize them to loyal fans. Indie pop however focuses equally on performance and narrative dependant on the artist. , this may be done through the use of long shots and close ups to shots to engage the audience further and demonstrate the band the interesting elements in the music video. For example, the red hot chilli peppers song ‘Californacation’.
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The cinematography, Funk Rock typically adheres to the conventions of most music promos however at times subverts the typical conventions by producing music videos that have no relevance to the lyrical content. This is a familiar appearance in the Funk Rock genre mostly shown by bands such as the red hot chilli peppers, this is because one of the conventions of the Funk Rock genre is the artists are usually eccentric in the way they dress which is regularly. Long shots are used to dramatize the scene by adding eye pleasing shots of the scenery these scenes usually show shot with very pleasing backgrounds . Also a lot of close ups are used of the main vocalist, which is one of the main conventions of a music video. This follows Andre Goodwin’s theory of music videos demonstrating genre characteristics and fulfilling of record label demands. Because the funk rock genre is a mixture of Funk and rock music, funk rock demonstrates characteristics of these genres one of which is rock this means the decision to place the main singers in the view of the audience constantly throughout the music video suggests the audience want to idolize them to loyal fans. Indie pop however focuses equally on performance and narrative dependant on the artist. , this may be done through the use of long shots and close ups to shots to engage the audience further and demonstrate the band the interesting elements in the music video. For example, the red hot chilli peppers song ‘Californacation’.
Editing like in all music promos is determined by the tempo of
the song. The Funk Rock genre however is made abstract through the use
establishing shots that show the location of the band, to make the music promo
more creative but also to make it more slow paced and interesting because it
shows the narrative of the music video whether the music video is disjuncture
or illustration. In the funk rock genre Editing is not excessive would most
promos that are involved with this genre like to stick to realism as shown in the
lyrical content, portraying their life experiences; they are usually telling a
story of their experiences. An example of a music video that doesn’t use
excessive editing is D’angelo’s ‘How does it feel’. The song has elements of
the funk rock genre and the song ‘Can’t stop’ by the red hot chilli peppers,
where you can see by the screenshot on the right, there is an established shot
that shows the location and scenery.
Within Mise en scene, settings vary with the song’s theme and sub-genre. Funk Rock splits between Funk and rock and so there is usually a mixture of locations in different music promos. Some Funk Rock promos may be seen in interesting places where they are emphasized more such as in the red hot chilli song ‘Can’t stop’, where the promo is based in a white area that shows an interesting place. Whereas others may be set in a city area that is quiet and focuses more on the narrative such as the verve ‘bittersweet symphony’, in which there is only one person present from the band walking through a city centre. The majority of times, Funk rock tries to follow an unrealistic approach this is mainly because the narrative is usually disjuncture, therefore the props used are usually random. Costume is usually the same and highly emphasized, especially on the vocalist/band, where they promote their style of fashion which is usually different and unconventional for an example the main singer from the red hot chilli peppers and sly and the family stone. Both bands show very different dress sense which is usually unconventional, which could influence fans to wear.
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