Research Blog: Music Video Conventions

.The song we have chosen is Trust and Believe, By Keyshia Cole. We picked this song because it has a good storyline about relationships.

Genre: The genre of our song is Contemporary R&B and R&B/Soul. We chose this genre to get into the melody and talk about a deep and soulful manner.

C- In the original music video, Keyshia Cole wears a red silk shirt while her ex-lover is wearing a tight black long-sleeved shirt. We are going to try and replicate that clothing.

L- In the video, there are different settings. In the house, the lighting is a bright type of lighting. Outside is regular street lighting.

A- My close friend whose helping us out will be portraying Keyshia Cole while Akiel is playing her lover who's cheating on her with her best friend.

M- In the video, the woman portraying Keyshia cole will have on light makeup. We will also have on little jewelry to match the original video. 

P- Props in the video could be Akiel's bed, gold chain, and a jean jacket.

S- The video has a couple of different settings. In the first set, it shows me and her best friend laying in bed together, In the streets trying to comfort her after cheating, and another street location when she's singing alone about her pain.

Codes and conventions: Females in R&B music recordings are typically observed in negligible garments to engage the male crowd as wanted sexual items. Extras, for example, high heels and loads of enormous costly adornments are likewise worn. High heels are worn to lengthen their legs so they seem taller and enormous costly adornments are worn to show the crowd that they are attractive and not modest. Females additionally consistently have immaculate hair and cosmetics to help the possibility that they are awesome. For soulful videos, they appeal to the women who have been hurt before by inconsiderate men by expressing emotions through certain scenery.