Narrative Music Videos
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{Narrative Videos
‘A video that features a visual story that is easy to follow.
Features of a Narrative Video - A pure narrative video will feature no lip-synched singing.- The narrative will often relate to the song in some way. - The lyrics are often reflected within the story. Note: The most common form of music video is Performance / Narrative. This is a video that shows a performance be the band / artist / but also has a narrative within it. - Often the video narrative will mimic a film genre. - The band will often appear as part of the narrative or as an observer.- The video will often tell a meaningful story which often features a deeper meaning.
A-Ha‘Take On Me’
Aerosmith ‘Janie’s Got a Gun’
Hinder ‘Lips Of An Angel’
Advantages and Disadvantages of a Narrative videoAdvantages - Narrative videos can often emphasise an artists insistence that they are more interested with their music than portraying themselves on film. - The simple plot is often easy for the audience to follow and keeps them engaged. - Disadvantages - Often narrative based music videos are very costly to produce for the record label.