MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION

MUSIC VIDEO CODES AND CONVENTIONS - CONTINUED

Part 2 - Report Task List: What you have to do

To accompany your pitch you should produce a report that explains the various technical and structural elements of the music video as a form. The report should include analysis of: Format: (the performance video, the concept video).Performance modes: (to camera as: live, in character, within narrative, off camera - outside of narrative).Genre: (pastiche, parody, animation, comedy, drama, adventure, thriller).None conventional genre: (Impressionist, surrealist).Conventions: (lyric interpretation, referential video, commercial influence).Techniques: (cutting to beat, effects, miming, multi-image, camera movements/angles/framing, chroma key, the one take). (P2) For higher marks, you should provide both current and past examples; and provide some commentary on the development of music video. (PMD2)

Performance Modes

live, in character, within narrative, off camera - outside of narrative.

Rihanna – We’ve Found Love(In Character)

Billy Talent – Viking Death March(Live)

The Used – I Caught Fire(Outside of Narrative)

Mackelmore and Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop (Within Narrative)

Conventions

Lyric interpretation, referential video, commercial influence

R Kelly – Trapped in the ClosetLyric Interpretation

Lady Gaga – Telephone(Referential Video, Commercial Influence)

Techniques

The different techniques used in music videos are numerous, many have become synonymous with the codes and conventions of the format. Cutting to beat, effects, miming, multi-image, camera movements/angles/framing,

chroma key, the one take/shot.

Miming

Every artist who makes a music video will employ lip-synching in their video unless it is a live recording. There are also examples of videos where people other than the

artist lip-synch as well.

Ed Sheeran – Lego House Nickelback – Rock Star

Chroma Key

Chroma key compositing, or chroma keying, is a special effects / post-production technique for compositing (layering) two images or video streams together based on

colour hues (chroma range).

Little Mix - DNA

Multi-image is where the use of more than one image fills the screen at the same time. This can be used to tell a story from more than one perspective.

Multi-Image

Blink 182 - Always Destiny’s Child - Emotion

One Take/Shot

A "one-shot" is any music video which consists of action, continuous in time and space, from the perspective of a single camera, a single long take.

Taylor Swift – We are never ever getting back together.

Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song

To make one several special techniques are used. Such as changing stage props, actors and costumes that are not in the shot, also shooting other parts before to

be played on video screens. Although mostly they are just the artist going through the song one in a continuous way, as in such videos as Yellow by Coldplay.

List of Music Videos Featured

Ed Sheeran – Lego HouseNickelback – Rock StarLittle Mix – DNABlink 182 – AlwaysDestiny’s Child – EmotionTaylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back TogetherBruno Mars – The Lazy SongColdplay – YellowRihanna – We’ve Found LoveBilly Talent – Viking Death MarchThe Used – I Caught FireMackelmore and Ryan Lewis – Thrift ShopLady Gaga – TelephoneR Kelly – Trapped in the Closet