Consider legal innovation within the world of music, movies, and television. In the making of popular music, movies, and television there is definitely a norm in terms of how the final product should sound, look, or feel. However, some artists take risks and push the boundaries of those accepted/expected norms.
Instructions:
Choose a specific song, movie, or television show, that you think breaks with the typical norm within its genre (or subgenre). For example, you might choose a particular Hip Hop song that you think breaks the typical mold of what is expected for songs of its kind, in terms of instrumentation/beats or lyrics or theme. Or choose a movie or TV that has characters or ways of storytelling that defy the norm. Perhaps it simply discusses a topic that is taboo. If you select a song, you may also choose to discuss its music video.
Your paper should include, in no particular order:
- The name of the song, movie, or television show. Include any other information that might be relevant, such as the artist, director, actor, etc.
- A description of the expected norm for this medium or genre.
- A description of how the song/show/movie you chose innovates, and thus breaks with this norm. Be detailed and thorough, however try to avoid a complete description of the plot, lyrics, or video.
- Your thoughts about the risks you think the artist took and whether those risks paid off. In other words, do you think this act of innovation affected the world in any way (e.g. the genre it belongs to, or the viewing/listening audience).
