Hip Hop Music Analysis

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During the production process many decisions were made that not only affected the style of the film, but also the roles that the group members had. My role in this film was the sound editor and actor. As the sound editor, I had to create sound that flowed with the plot of the film and also heightened the emotion felt by the audience of the film. I also created sounds that matched the genre of this film. Because this film was portraying German Expressionism, I tried to create eerie music that would give the audience and uncomfortable feeling. As I was the sole sound editor there was not much discussion that took place; however, I sent samples of my music to my group members so that I could get feedback on it. This feedback helped me make better …show more content…
This is because many people said that there was not that much sound. Also, throughout this film hip hop music was used to connect to the younger generation. This is because this film is a testament to how the type of clothing and on a more symbolic level, this film represented how material goods do not necessarily define who you are. This film was used to teach younger kids this idea and younger kids listen to lively music like hip hop. Many people in the class found this rather entertaining and felt that this connected with them. Because the class is our target audience for our next film, I think we expect to use music that kids listen to so they can better connect with our …show more content…
One example that stood out to me was the scene where Hansel dies. This scene had many characteristics of German Expressionism. One of which was the lighting. The problem we were having was to figure out when John was going to kill Hansel. One argument was that Hansel should be killed right after Bartholomew died to represent how John really wants to kill. However, I came up with the idea that it would be best to wait until it was dusk to film this scene. This is because the darkness of the scenery would contribute to the darkness of John’s state of mind and the trees and shadows during this time would bring out the slanted lines, both parts of German Expressionism. However, after more debate we as a group decided that it would be best to have a scene in between Bartholomew and Hansel’s death scene to show some passage of time. This would then allow the audience to think that during that time frame the sun started to set. This pragmatic procedure in which we solved our problems helped us navigate through creative conflicts that plague many other creative groups. This is something that I think we did very well as a