Brittany Morgan

I chose to focus on the genre of Indie Rock music. The reason behind this decision is that I listen to this genre more than the other common genres

such as Pop or Heavy Metal. The term indie rock, derived from "independent," describes the small and relatively low-budget labels on

which it is released and the do-it-yourself attitude of the bands and artists involved. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include indie

pop, jangle pop, C86, and lo-fi, among others.

My chosen genre

Key components 1

Hair: Indie Rock musicians often

don’t have a particular hair cut all of

them go by. The hair cuts they have are

messy and un-styled as if no effort as

been put into them though in some

cases their hair has been styled to look

‘effortless’

Lighting: From looking at photos taken of

some Indie Rock bands the lighting within

them seem to highlight the musicians faces

and also create definition through shadowing

some parts of them. These can be created

through lights being positioned to one side of

the band, be it left or right.

Key Components 2

Key Components 3

Posing: The posing in these particular

photos are of them just being

themselves. The audience perceives

these bands as laid back as the pictures

show minimal effort with their posing.

Although these people may have

been directed to look un-posed to

create this certain perception.

Background: Through my research of the

backgrounds of photos presenting Indie Rock

bands, I have found that the background colour

is either quite bland and not vibrant or is a

backdrop of a street. This could represent that

there is no artificial side to them, they create

completely raw music. The bland colours also

could show that the band is the highlight of the

photo not the ‘decoration’.

Key Components 4

For my own music magazine to fit in the style of Indie Rock genre I’m going to have to try and recreate all of the key components. First of all the models I will have to photograph are going to have to have messy hair similar to the

hair styles I’ve found in my research. I will either have to wait for a certain time of the day to get the lighting low enough to create the shadow effect on the face of the person or I will have to create this effect using my own

lighting such as a lamp to the left or right of the model. I will have to instruct the model to look at ease and relax into a natural position or I could take an

action shot of them walking or moving their hair out of the way. The background I would like to use is a brick wall in a street or a set of steps so

that they can sit in different poses. This background will coincide with some of the backgrounds I have researched.

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