Monday, 22 June 2015

Music Video Styles

Music Video Styles

In class we have recently been researching different styles of music videos. We watched a few examples as a group to get a good idea of what different styles of music videos there are. 


Parody
"All The Small Things" by Blink-182

This is Blink-182's music video released in 2000. Although it was released almost sixteen years ago, it has some relevance today. The video shows Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge parodying every stereotypical boy group in the music industry. It is supposed to be amusing as they are making fun of common things typical boy groups do in music videos. Like most parodies, it is not supposed to be taken seriously. 





Pastiche
"But It's Better If You Do" by Panic! At The Disco

This music video performed by Panic! At The Disco is pastiche because it isn't set in the present day. The props used, editing used, costumes worn and the general musical sound gives the audience the impression that this is set in the 1920s, perhaps early 1930s. 





Narrative
"Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus

The timeless classic Teenage Dirtbag is a simple narrative music video, telling a typical love story of two kids in high school. Music videos with narrative concepts is just like storytelling, so they are interesting to watch and the lyrics are often vital to listen to if you want to understand the video properly.




Animation
"Right Back At It Again" by A Day To Remember

Right Back At It Again is a music video by A Day To Remember released in 2013. Personally I love this video because of how creative it is. Props and background images are animated in this, but the actual people in it remain the same. So it's almost like real life merged with cartoon sketches, which makes it such a imaginative animation video.



Performance Based
"Lost In Stereo" by All Time Low

All Time Low generally have a habit of creating music videos with shots of them performing live to audiences across the world. This is one of their most famous ones in their earlier years, Lost In Stereo was released in 2009. It includes shots of them on tour, meeting fans and mostly performing on stage. I think performance based music videos are a good way of using recorded videos and merging them together. Although their is practically no editing or special effects involved, it is fun to watch.



Cinematic
"Kings And Queens" by 30 Seconds To Mars

Cinematic videos are often like short movies. Kings And Queens is just an example of a 30 Seconds To Mars song which has been extended simply for music video reasons. Its intro even introduces the band and the director, which makes it seem so much more like a movie. Jared Leto sings most of this song in a sunset silhouette, which shows audiences that cinematic style videos require a lot of editing and special effects. My guess is that unlike a performance based music video, this was quite expensive to make.
 

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