Genre Research

http://prezi.com/szcckp8rnvun/present/?auth_key=7mtsmmb&follow=vvm9dema8prv

Here is a prezi describing the history of Hip-Hop and the careers of some hip-hop artists. Further below are some music videos from artists of  the hip-hop genre.

I really like this music video as the main artist is wearing clothing that I would like to use on my model for my contents page. The overall theme of the music video is very colourful and loud. The mise-en-scene featured includes big chains, heavy makeup and cars. I hope to use some of these features in my magazine as I am attempting to follow this convention to achieve a similar effect.


This music video featured a very casual choice of costume and limited make up for the actors used. The main artist in the music video exposes his upper body throughout the music video and this also enables viewers to view his tattoos. I will include this feature of mise-en-scene in my magazine and I may also try to put temporary tattoos on my model to further the theme of the hip-hop genre.

This music video featured use of lights in the mise-en-scene to put emphasis of the main artist. I will include this element as it would look very eye-catching and bold on the front cover or even on the contents page to draw attention to special features.