Genre Research

1. What is the definition of your genre?  Heavy Metal
2. Find three examples of your genre. AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Marilyn Manson 
3. Identify the Key Components of your genre, referring to the examples. heavy metal is highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with masculinity, aggression, and machismo.
4. What would you audience expect to see in this genre? Head Banging Dark clothing
5. What are the stereotypical representations in your genre? saying that its evil
6. What will you have to include in your production to be successful? Good range of dark colouring

Chosen Brief

Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally candidates must produce a DTP mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program.