Tuesday 28 June 2016

Music Videos: Codes and Conventions

Codes and Conventions of music videos:

Cinematography:

  1. Music Videos combine a mix live performance with stage performance to maximise its impact on the audience,
  2. Camera usage and image sequence are crucial in the videos impact on its audience,
  3. Camera movement, angle and shot distance are crucial aspects to be analysed,
  4. The camera can be used to track the performer when they are walking/dancing or it can be used to move around the performer so as to create a more dynamic video,
  5. Close-ups should be used throughout to emphasise the commodity of the artist as well as his/her voice.
Editing:
  1. Fast cut montages are crucial to intense soundtrack videos as they help to ensure multiple viewings because of the difficulty to see the video from the first viewing,
  2. Slower paces videos and transitions are used more to emphasise a particular mood that the artist want to put across-these are more common amongst female artists,
  3. (Music Video to analyse=The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony)


Music Video facts and tips:
  • The rise of digital technology had a big impact on the recording industry,
  • New digital recorders made it cheaper to record as well as improving quality and enhancing the experimentation that can be had in the editing stage,
  • Non-representation techniques (not showing the artist within the video) was becoming more popular,

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