2. The Indie Genre
The typical features associated with the indie genre are things such as the
clothing, props etc. For example, in the indie genre we commonly see
instruments being played, typically guitars and drums. This may be because
‘indie’ is an independent twist on the rock genre which also commonly uses
instruments such as guitars and drum sets.
Here are some examples:
3. The Indie Genre
Generally, the target audience for the indie
genre are males between the ages of 15-24. This
is likely because they feel that they can
associate certain aspects of their lives with the
band and/or song. For example, the Arctic
Monkeys ages are between 30-31. Therefore,
the audience may aspire to be like the artists
and look up to them as artists making their
target age be a little younger than the band
themselves.
4. The Indie Genre
The typical clothes seen to be worn by the indie
genre are usually dark coloured items such as black
leather jackets, black jeans and Chelsea style boots.
Their hair is usually a ‘rockabilly’ style similar to the
1950s style cuts. This works together with the
leather jackets to portray a ‘rock star’ image.
5. The Indie Genre
Whilst researching the indie genre we found that the common
effect used in both the videos and pictures of the band were in a
black and white effect. An example of a music video that uses
this is ‘Daddy Issues’ by The Neighbourhood.
Interestingly a video that directly mentions the black and white
effect is ‘Girls’ by The 1975. They say at the beginning
“Everything feels totally wrong it’s so ‘pop’- were not a pop band
and it feels like a really pop video the whole scenarios not really
what were about, it needs to be black and white for a start”
However, they then proceed to present the music video using
bright colours which challenges the typical conventions of an
indie music video.
6. The Indie Genre
Whilst researching the indie genre we found that the common
effect used in both the videos and pictures of the band were in a
black and white effect. An example of a music video that uses
this is ‘Daddy Issues’ by The Neighbourhood.
Interestingly a video that directly mentions the black and white
effect is ‘Girls’ by The 1975. They say at the beginning
“Everything feels totally wrong it’s so ‘pop’- were not a pop band
and it feels like a really pop video the whole scenarios not really
what were about, it needs to be black and white for a start”
However, they then proceed to present the music video using
bright colours which challenges the typical conventions of an
indie music video.
