The song that we our building our video around for our A2 coursework, 'Pain' by 'Jimmy Eat World', is generally regarded as an example of the 'Emo' genre. To create a stylistic video playing on this theme, we have decided to research the conventions so we can easily express them during production.
The term 'emo' was first coined in the mid 1980's, during the hardcore punk movement in Washington DC. This minor, lamenting form of punk music was originally described as 'emotional hardcore', and later 'emocore'. This movement was pioneered by bands such as 'Embrace' and 'Rites of Spring', and grew very rapidly in popularity, and as other bands sprung up playing this style, it changed and developed over the years.
'Emocore' only really became mainstream in the early 2000's, with bands such as 'Dashboard Confessional', as well as 'Jimmy Eat World' themselves.
As the musical genre has developed over time, it has grown an associated fashion, being based around skinny-fit jeans, studded belts, dark colours as well as the hairstyles, often dark with a side swept fringe. This fashion is based around the ideas of negative emotions, of remorse and lamentation.
Jimmy Eat World is a perfect example of the emo genre, being one of the bands that brought it to mainstream music culture. Their appearance as well as their music reflects the genre, with many band shoots emphasising dark colours and a 'washed out' look. An example of this is their 'Futures' album cover (album featuring 'Pain'), which features a man in a hoody, standing and staring at a broken bus shelter.
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