OVERVIEW OF ARTIST’S COSTUME

Edelyn Bonsra

MY ARTIST’S COSTUME I will be using a close up or medium shot of my artists, as he is an

upcoming artist. I thought it would be necessary for the audience to know what he looks like to gain a wide fan base.

My artists will be wearing a plain black or white top, or a grey or white turtle neck. I chose to keep the costume very simple as it is generic of the Indie genre. Most artist within the Indie genre tend not to have images of the artists face, they tend to do this because they are more focused on their talents and the lyrics of their music rather than their appurtenance.

The audience understand this and also admire them for their songs. However if they have am image of the artist face it’s because they’re an upcoming artists. I am following the conventions of a Indie genre.

EXAMPLES;

ARCTIC MONKEYS - WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT

Plain white T-shirt

Medium shotFacing the camera

Black background

Simplistic

TANLINES MIXED - EMOTIONSImage of the artists' face still promoting the band

Without much decoration

A clear Mid – Close up

Black and white stripped top

Black top

LINKING TO MY MUSIC VIDEO & GENRE

My artists is a young male who has a simplistic dress sense. In my video my artists is dressed high-street. The clothing is wearing is basic , everyday outfit , it’s not over the top . Unlike like Pop genre who tend to have a lot of costume changes and a lot of bright colours when it comes to their album cover and music video. Throughout the video James Whiteman only had two costume changes , this was done to follow the conventions of a real Indie music video which is normally portrayed in a Indie music video. Also the location of this video (the park ) links and suits the genre , the lyrics of the song also links because it’s about love and reminiscing , which most Indie genre tend to have their song about real life situations.