This document discusses how the media product adheres to or challenges conventions of real R&B music videos and related media. It notes that body shots of the artist were used to illustrate genre and entice the audience, in line with Laura Mulvey's convention. Close-ups were incorporated to create a relationship with the audience and sense of voyeurism. The digipak and magazine ad feature the main artist image and consistent branding to make the artist recognizable. Lyrics and visuals, as well as music and editing, are linked to portray the song's message and artist's emotions through conventions typical of music videos.

1. In what ways does your media
product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media
products?
QUESTION 1

2. Laura Mulvey Convention
 Throughout the video we used body shots of Hannah, this is sticking to the
Laura Mulvey convention as a typical camera angle is to show off the girls
figures.
 We used this at the start of the video to illustrate what style and genre of
video it is straight away this would entice our audience to watch it.
 This convention is typically used in R&B videos so we thought it would be
best to use it throughout our video to make sure it stays within the
genre it is meant to be consistently during the whole video.

3. Close ups
 We used a range of close ups throughout our video, this is typical
of a R&B music video as it beginnings to create the sense of an
relationship between the artist and the audience.
 Also it sticks to the idea of voyeurism, by including close ups to
allow the audience to enjoy the music video and feel like they are
being welcomed in to be part of it.
 Using close ups also helps put the idea across of our music video
being about independent women, this is shown through the
strong stance and expression the girls have during the various
close ups.

4. Digipak
 Our digipak sticks to typical conventions of an R&B digipak
because it uses a plain background to allow the information
on the digipak stand out.
 Also it uses a main image of the artist this allows our artist to
become recognisable as she is focus of the digipak. This
again is a trend used throughout R&B videos.
 We also linked the digipak and the video as the artists are in
the same costume and the digipak sticks to the style of the
video, this again is used frequently in R&B songs, as it creates
a brand identity for the artist which is something we wanted
to achieve.

5. Magazine Advert
 Again this sticks to conventions of a typical music magazine advert as it
includes a close up of the artist as the main image. This again makes the
artist instantly recognisable for an audience.
 Also it uses the same layout and fonts as the digipak which again helps
to create a brand identity. Which would result in the artist becoming more
successful.
 As well as this the magazine advert is plain which makes the information
on it stand out. This is a typical convention of a magazine advert.

6. Lyrics and visuals
 Throughout the video we tried to include a relationship between
the music and what is being seen on the screen.
 The song is about independent women so we tried to portray this
though the use of a strong, army styled dance break to show the
girls are unified and don’t need men.
 This is a typical convention of music videos as there is usually a
link between the song and what the audience sees in front of
them.

7. Music and visuals
 Throughout the video we tried to use the editing of our videos in
time with the pace of the video.
 For example at the beginning when the pace of the video is quick
the shot from each girl cuts quickly.
 Whereas in sections where Hannah is dancing slower during the
verses the editing from each shot happens much slower.
 This again is a typical conventions of music videos as it helps
to tell the audience what is happening in the video and the
emotions the artist is feeling. For example on the slower
sections Hannah is trying to seduce the boy, this can be seen
through the editing being slow.