Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Music video conventions

After looking at a variety different kinds of music videos such a performance, narrative and concept. The general conventions all seem apparent

• Performance clips and band shots

• Fast-pace of editing takes are usually no longer than 5 

  seconds.

• Mainly straight cuts to show mise en scene

• Bright lighting

• High angle/low angle depending on the tracks genre

• Bright colours against black and white background to 

make an object or solo artist stand out

• Panning

• Editing to reflect pace of music

• Special lighting effects eg colour

• High lighting

• Equal division of shots for bands' members unless there is 

a main singer

• Whole band shots show togetherness always in boy bands 

particularly

• No real sound effects

• Colour effects – often monochrome (various tones in only 

one colour)

• Dubbed sound (re-recording sound and putting it over the 

top ie. lip syncing

• Zooming out to show mise-en-scene

• Shadows

• Mise-en-scène reflects atmosphere

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