Researching genre conventions

We did research into Iron by Woodkid. Woodkid (Yoann Lemoine) is a very genre-bending artist. He's been described as rural-rock, neo-folk, prog-rock and baroque rock. We decided to choose elements of his style and image which appealed to us. A few words which popped up were 'gothic', 'classical', 'bleak'. We compiled images from other bands which reminded us the genre.

Woodkid

Smashing Pumpkins

My Chemical Romance

Neo-folk aesthetic

Smashing Pumpkins


For the video, we discussed an idea involving a man buying a sword from a blacksmith, then walking to a party with the intent of killing someone. Whether or not the assassination is shown is not yet decided.