In our lip-syncing video we had very few issues with matching up the music to the sections each person had sung. To make it easier at the start I lip-synced the whole song so then we had an initial video that went with the song, we then imported Paige's and Jasmine's video and lined up their lip-syncing to the song and cropped my part down so it went into the order of Jasmine, Paige and then myself. We managed to get the video imported into iMovie and edited rather quickly, although we did face some small problems with the videos as it did take some time to line up the videos with the music. Also some of the lip-syncing isn't completely clear as we weren't as confident with the lyrics as we could have been before videoing. Therefore, next time we ensure that we know the lyrics of the song and timing of the music well, also we will need to make sure the camera is completely central and to steady the videos we will use a tripod so they are less shaky and more focused on the person.
Overall, this exercise has been good for us as a group as it given us some time to look at what we are doing when matching the lip-syncing to the music and how this needs to be clear and precise. We also will make sure to correct our pronunciation as this was one of the things that made it difficult to match up when looking at the videos.
It is a type of music characterized by the use of electronically created sounds, with a synthesizer as the primary instrument. It was created by artists in the early 1980s, such as: Gary Numan, the Human League, John Fox etc.The genre has seen a revival of popularity and influence since the 2000s.
Here are some current Electro-pop artists:
Don't let me down by The Chainsmokers
How deep is your love by Calvin Harris and the Disciples
R&B mean Rhythm and Blues originally but has been shortened. It is a popular genre of African American music that originated in the 1940s, the term was initially used by record companies to describe recording marketed mainly to urban African Americans, at the era when Urbane, rocking, jazz based music was becoming very popular. The majority of the R&B music from the 1950s-70s, the bands would usually consist of piano, 1-2 guitars, bass, drums, saxophone and background vocalists. The lyrical themes were generally based on the African-American experience of pain and fight for joy and freedom. The genre of the lyrics are heavily based on successes and failures in relationships, freedom, financial difficulties, aspirations and sex.
At first the term R&B was used in the 50s to describe blues music, mid-50s after this music led to rock and roll the term was used for the music that were incorporated into electric blues, soul and gospel music.
Ruth Brown- Mama He treats Your Daughter Mean 1955
Then to the 60s for several British bands like The Rolling Stones, The Who and The Animals they were referred to as being R&B bands.
Rolling Stones- Its all over now 1964
The 70s used the the R&B to describe soul and funk but in the 80s where R&B really began to become popular the newer style of soul, funk, pop, hip hop and dance used this term to describe the genre of music they came under. Some of the most Popular vocalists of this era included artists such as: Prince, Micheal Jackson, R.Kelly, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.
1970s-
Aretha Franklin - Share you love with me 1971
Stevie wonder- Isn't she lovely 1976
1980s-
Whitney Houston- I wanna dance with somebody 1987
Prince- Purple rain 1984
A lot of the music from the 80s are still popular now but are now also more popular globally as people all over the world know who Whitney Houston, Prince and Stevie Wonder are. Since the 1980s R&b has continued to change and the term R&B is used for other areas of music as well. Now the R&B genre consists of artists such as: Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, Kehlani and Nicki Minaj
To start off my A2 media i am looking at different genres and artists from each genre. I am mainly focusing on the music videos linked to the songs, generally the music videos follow the story of the song but is interpreted by the artists ideas and individuality. Narrative- a video consisting mainly of the story line relating to the lyrics and genre of the song. Performance based video- feature the band/artist performing to the camera/audience, this is a popular type of video used by rock bands and artists. A good example of this would be the music video by 30 Seconds to Mars-Closer to the edge Concept Based videos- these videos are unusual as they are based around one idea and often concentrate on something specific like an editing technique. Video 1: Maroon 5-Maps. American Pop-rock band, started in 1994, lead singer is Adam Levine. Narrative video (pop-rock) Video 2: Melanie Martinez-Pity party. American Indie-rock singer started in 2012, is a singer, song writer, photographer and music video producer. Narrative video (Indie-rock) Video 3: The Killers-Mr Brightside. They are an american rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2001, they are seen as one of the biggest rock bands in the 21st century. Narrative video. (alternative rock) Video 4: Amy Winehouse-Back to Black. She was an English singer and songwriter who unfortunately dies in 2011 at the age of 27. She was originally from Camden and was known for her deep expressive contralto voice and her eclectic mix of music genres. Narrative video. (Soul music and Jazz) Video 5: Panic at the disco-I Write Sins Not Tragedies. They are a rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004 the band recorded their first demos while they were in high-school. They were influenced by the bands like The Beatles, The beach boys and The zombies from the 1960's Narrative video. (Pop punk)
