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A Level Media Coursework: Universal Music Group

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Universal Music Group (also known in the united states s UGM Recordings, Inc. and abbreviated as UGM) is an American global music corporation that is subsidiary of the French media conglomerate Vivendi. UGMs global corporate headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. It is considered one of the 'Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner music group.

A Level Media Coursework: Textual Analysis of Dance Music Videos

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                           The videos Lullaby (Sigala & Paloma Faith), One Kiss (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa) and Came Here for Love (Sigala & Ella Eyre) have a similar theme of ideology and ethnic imagery represented in their videos. They all carry similar features and music video conventions when concerning mise-en-scene, camera shots and editing. For example, in the three videos above, it shows a very clear representation of the age group which are typically into dance music, this can be identified through the use of age specific actors seen throughout the videos, all seeming to be in their early twenties. Those shown in the video are generally female, this has been purposely done in order to attract viewers attention (Male Gaze) not because the audience is mainly this gender. From this we can understand that the videos have attempted  to target both genders. The male gaze is very prominent within these videos, with low angle cam

A Level Media Coursework: Conventions of Dance Music

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Dance Music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing, It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In  terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance music. These websites all show typical conventions of dance music, through the use of these conventions they have helped to represent the artists themselves whether this has we done through online websites or social media pages. http://calvinharris.com https://www.sigalamusic.com http://thechainsmokers.com

A Level Media Coursework: History of Dance Music

10 years of Dance Music: The Documentary Dance music is composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can either be a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance music.Modern popular dance music initially emerged from the late 19th century's Western ballroom and social dance music. During the early 20th century, ballroom dancing gained popularity among the working class who attended public dance halls. Dance music became enormously poplar during the 1920s. In the 1930s, called the swing era, swing music was popular dance music in America. In the 1950s, rock and roll became popular dance music. The late 1960s saw the rise of soul and R&B music. The rise of disco in the early 1970s led to dance music becoming popular with the public. By the late 1970s, electronic dance music was developing. This music, made using electronics, is a style of popular music commonl

A Level Media Coursework: Making Media NEA Brief

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