Friday, 4 August 2017

Typical conventions of RnB music

We have chosen  the RnB genre for our music video as we feel we can be more creative and the genre is not commonly done.In addition to this RnB has developed so much in recent years compared to the past therefore we can combine the new and old elements together.There are two sub- genres, slow RnB and Fast RnB. There are obvious distinctions between the two,common features of this genre include..

Slow RnB
  • Low key lighting to add more intensity.
  • Shots typically include close-ups of face and body
  • Singers usually sexualised through clothes, which tend to be simple and neutral colours rather than bright, they also wear less jewelry.
  • Greyscale / sepia tone edited onto shots 
  • Slow RnB songs commonly have a narrative e.g breakup or flashbacks of a past relationship.
  • Meaningful lyrics 
Fast RnB
  • More flashy jewelry and cars.
  • Mis-en-scene typically involves locations such as night clubs with props such as champagne and artificial lighting, therefore resembling a party scene 
  • Women wearing bright revealing clothing and very sexualised through makeup and hair.

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