INITIAL IDEAS

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I decided to collate my initial ideas onto a mind map. I've began to consider the typical features of the R&B genre as well as music videos as a whole. The comments on representation and codes and conventions are a good starting point on how my music video will form. The artists that I'll use as comparable products include Destiny's Child and TLC. At the moment, my most favoured idea is a narrative style video of Destiny's Child's 'Jumpin Jumpin'. I've used the mind map as an outlet of my first drafts on the music video form and visual imagery.

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