Thursday, 1 October 2015

Music Video Genres - in short

Animation 
Some music videos have a mixture involving animation that is edited in, this creates creativity and entertainment in the video.

Kanye West ft. T-Pain - Good Life:



Mixture 
Where there is the musician playing as well as a narrative story line occurring and the camera cuts between the two.


The Veronicas - Untouched 


Performance
Where the band/artist is playing the song throughout the video.

Lily Allen - Not fair



Cameo 
Where someone famous or from the same music label features in the narrative or music video.

Marina and the Diamonds ft. Charli XCX - Just Desserts 





Narrative
Where the song involves a narrative and so the words and meaning of the song is acted out in some way.


Sia - Titanium 




Concept
Concept videos are based around a single idea or concept and are usually unusual or obscure, even surreal for an audience. The unusual content is an attraction to many consumers, which draws them in.

Die Antwoord - I FINK U FREEKY


These are the most common genres of popular music videos however hybrids can be made along with more niche styles.

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