Tuesday 14 August 2012

Different Types Of Music Videos

There are a variety of music videos that are out there at this moment in time, which I could use if I decided to make a promotional music video. For instance:
  • Animated - the band are replaced by digital or drawn representations e.g. Gorillas - Dare
  • Related to a theme (amplified) - the central idea of the song is represented (either literally or exaggerated) e.g. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
  • Performance - where the band "perform" the song e.g. Usher ft Will.i.am - Oh My Gosh
  • Narrative - the video tells a story e.g. Taylor Swift - Love Story
  • Hybrid performance + narrative - this is usually the most common where there is a story going on with an inter-cut of the band performing e.g. Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time
  • Lip sync - this is where the particular artist "mimes" the words to the song (which can be hard to pull off) e.g. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
  • The one take - the video is done in one take e.g. Birdy - Skinny Love
  • Artist absent - this is where the artist doesn't appear in their video or appears as a cameo e.g. Ed Sheeran - A Team
  • Random - where the video has no relation to the song e.g. Gotye - Somebody I Used To Know
  • Humour - this is where the video is funny and amusing e.g. Bruno Mars - Lazy Song 
  • The Extended Video - this is where the video goes way beyond the length of the song e.g. Michael Jackson - Thriller
  • Low Budget - the video is very expensive and has high production values e.g. The Exciters - Tell Him
  • High Budget - this is where the video is very expensive and has high production values e.g. Maroon 5 - Payphone

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