STYLES OF MUSIC VIDEO
The are many styles of music video that are produced, here are some examples.
Performance:
Performance based music videos are where the act/singers are performing with their own instruments in most/some shots and they could be singing as well as playing instruments.
Coldplay - Hymn For The Weekend
Parody/Pastiche:
This is where the content of the music video is imitating something or someone else.
Foo Fighters - Long Road To Ruin
Animation (Stop Motion/Digital):
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
The stop motion technique is done by stopping the camera then starting the camera repeatedly to gain the animation effect.
Intertextual:
This is where the music video makes references to media texts using other kinds of media text.
Jennifer Lopez - I'm Glad
Live/In concert:
Oasis - Let There Be Love
For these types of music videos, it shows content of the artist(s) performing the song at their concert. It can also be a montage of clips from the current concert or previous concerts.
Narrative Based:
The Killers - Shot At The Night
This is where the music video has a storyline and throughout the sing/music we follow the storyline.
Abstract/Concept:
The Strokes - You Only Live Once
The purpose of these videos are to create a mood or feeling throughout the song in an artistic way.
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