Genre: History of Pop music

 

Pop music has evolved from the Rock 'n Roll era of the 1950's and is still going to this current day. Since the the 1950's pop music has owned the widest audience, the influential sound which is inspired by Rock 'n Roll especially after Bill Hayley's "Rock Around The Clock". 

Pop Music Video

Technical Conventions =

• Shadows, mise en scene, reflects atmosphere, equal division of shots upon band members or focus on key members.
• High lighting
• Bright lighting
• High angle/ low angle, special lighting effects
• Close-ups/ Extreme close-ups
• Animation and video special effects (C.G.I, Green Screen)
• Colour effects - often monochrome / black and white

Performance Terms =

• Fast pace of editing
• Mainly straight cuts
• Bright lighting
• High/low angled shots
• Bright colours
• Panning

• Editing to reflect pace of music
• Special lighting effects
• High lighting
• Equal division of shots upon band members
• Whole shots
• No real sound effects

• Colour effects- often monochrome
• Dubbed sound
• zooming out/in
• Shadows

• Mise-en-scene reflects atmosphere
• Animation
• Montage
• Performance clips and Band shots