Monday, 16 July 2012

RESEARCH- Codes and Conventions

Style of video
- Performance: Band/ artist playing
- Narrative: Included story
- Mixture: Both performance and narrative based
- Cameo: Band/ artist features in the narrative but doesn't perform eg. Foo Fighters
- Animation: Digitally (flash)/ Stop-frame
- Abstract:

Camera- variety of shots depending on the style.
A lot of close ups ( esp in performance music videos) - perhaps ECU of lips, guitar strings being strummed.
- Crane shots
- Low- angles
- Long shots and Extreme long shots
- Pans/ tilts- move from different performers.
- Tracking

Editing and Sound- There are many different editing techniques used in music videos. Music videos usually feature jump cutting. Footage is usually edited too match the music.
- Split screen
- Computer generated images
- Diagetic sound
- Non- diagetic sound
- Change in the levels of sound

Mise-en-scene- can cary greatly depending on the genre of music and the type of music video.
- Props- performance, equipment and band merchandise.
- Costume- certain outfits.
- Location- concert halls, venues, street.
- Facial expressions.

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