This tee shirt is one example of the costume of the rock genre- the studded logo an example of the D.I.Y punk ethic of clothing. The logo itself can be seen to represent sexual debauchery and attitude, the band 'The Rolling Stones' infamous for excessive events; taking the life of former guitarist Brian Jones at the young age of 27.
The jeans are skinny fit, a common costume for the rock n roll genre; like the shirt the skinny fit represents sexual debauchery and audacity alongside emphasising the common poor background of punk ethic with their small size- revealing the inability to buy jeans that fit.
The shoes are scruffy and dirty, representing the little care for appearance and hygiene from those who influenced our planning; the brand Chuck Taylor Converse is very popular amongst rockers and fans of the genre- one example being American rock star Kurt Cobain who was rarely seen without them on.
You place these costume elements within a context effectively, discussing their historical use in the music industry.
ReplyDeleteI want you to add one or two paragraphs to this to examine the appeal of the costume to your audience. Consider: identification and aspiration (to be like band X). bonus points if you can work into this some discussion of your costume in terms of Uses and Gratification theory (which I hear you're doing with Ms Barton now/ soon).
Let me know when you add the paragraphs and I'll have a read then.
It looks to me like you've now covered Costume and Location (although a little more might be needed on each of these) and you're yet to do the Props planning - is this coming soon?
ReplyDeleteDid you act on my previous comments for this blog post, Jordan?
ReplyDeletei did, it is part of my media theory blog post, final paragraphy in how it relates to my music video
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