Name: High school in Jakarta
Year: 2022
Production Company: 88rising
Genre / Sub genre
- Genre: Pop
- sub genre: Indie/Alternative pop
What conventions does it conform to?
This song is about experiences in high school, it has themes such as young romance which are usually found within the genre of pop. It focuses on teen experiences and relatable scenarios to allow for young audience to feel included when listening to the song, as it is also enganging and has a catchy chorus to easily remember.
What conventions does it subvert?
A lot of pop music has an upbeat and feel-good type of vibe, however unlike most high school-themed songs, High school in Jakarta has a slower tone, as it reflects on nostalgia and memories. This song also focuses more on everyday experiences that a teenager would go through in highschool, rather than the stereotypical prom dance and/or sports event trope that a lot of high school music videos show.
What representations are there? (people/places/events)
High school in Jakarta shows the emotions and experiences in a teenage life, it includes the happy moments, as well as the heartbreaks a teen would face from love interests and romance. It also shows the nostalgia that comes with growing up. This song talks about school life in Jakarta, hence the title of the song; It focuses on the specific culture and dynamics that are typically found in high schools in Jakarta, providing a different perspective to those who are unfamiliar with this particular area, as it is also different than the stereotypical western music videos that portray high schools.
Name: deja vu
Year: 2021
Production Company: Geffen records
Genre / Sub genre: Pop / contemporary pop
What conventions does it conform to?
Like in many other contemporary pop music, deja vu conveys a lot of pure emotions that resonate with the listeners' personal experience. The song is a story about experiencing the emotions of jealousy and sadness that comes with finding out an ex-parter moving on with someone new. A lot of the audience can relate to this feeling, and the imagery of Olivia (the singer) looking at the supposed "new person" that the ex-lover has moved onto, enhances the storytelling and further connecting the audience with the song.
What conventions does it subvert?
Contemporary pop music, especially those that narrates around a breakup, usually end in a positive note as it often empowers the audiences to grow and change themselves for the better after a breakup. However, deja vu shows the messy reality of the endings of a relationship, as not everyone has an empowering moment after a painful breakup. The song offers a feeling of unresolved emotions that audiences can relate to when going through the journey of moving on.
What representations are there? (people/places/events)
deja vu includes representations of the female perspective on romantic heartbeaks. It provides the complex emotions that women go through when experiencing love, such as the feeling of missing an ex-lover with someone new, and the emotional pain that comes with jealousy.
Title: Birds of a feather
Artist: Billie Eilish
Year: 2024
Target audience, and how are they appealed to?
This song is targetted to those with close connections (friends and families) with their loved ones, and it talks about how Billie wants to always be with the people she loves.
What would you like to use in your opening from this?
The camera angles (lots trucking and tracking) that follow along with the subject.
Title: Die with a smile
Artist: Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars
Year: 2024
Target audience, and how are they appealed to?
This song targets a broad audience, as the themes in this song (love and romance) could be felt and related to by younger audiences, but it could also be targeted to older audiences who appreciate the emotional concepts of the song.
Title: From the start
Artist: Laufey
Year: 2023
Target audience, and how are they appealed to?
This song targets younger audiences, specifically 16-18 year old teens. It talks about the emotional distress that comes from experiencing an unrequited love from crushes. One sided crushes and unrequited love can be a common theme within high school students.
What would you like to use in your opening from this?
I would like to use the same way the camera follows laufey around as she sings and tells the story. I like that its narrated and focused around her.
What would you like to avoid in your opening from this?
I would like to avoid that laufey is the only subject in the music video, I'd want more people included and interacted with in the music video.
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