Wednesday, 9 September 2009

Music Videos

Music videos can connect to the audience by making the video similar to the lyrics and reflecting them into the video.
There can be links between the music/tone/theme and the visuals of the video. A Rock music video is usually set in a warehouse to give a dark feeling and to focus on the band, who want to sell themselves to the audience. Rock music videos also usually use strobe lights for a ' in your face ' feeling or to make the audience feel 'alive'.
The editing has alot of cuts to match the beat and tempo of the song; this effect again can make the audience feel more'alive' and more interested in the video.
The term 'Mise En Scene' means the use of light and colour and how props are used in the video or shots of instruments, e.g strobe lights or bright colours to create happiness.

1 comment:

  1. You have commented on some of the conventions of music video. Can you reference videos using these conventions?

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