Conventions Of A Music Video

 

We analysed a few music videos in our lesson these were:

Rudimental - Waiting all Night
Mcfly - Love is Easy
Kelly Rowland - Stole
Green Day - When September Comes

While watching the videos we wrote down the concept of the video and what shots were used during.

Key Conventions
- The sound matches the narrative.
- Having the artist appear in the music video.
- Having extreme close ups.
- Showing people playing instruments
- Tracking shots.
- Low angle shots - more powerful.
- Slow motion.
- Fluid camera movements.
- Lyrics matching the narrative.
- Visuals - representational of the sound