Research Blog: Music Video Conventions

 CONVENTION

Hotel California - Eagles

CAMS:

Angles -

  • Low angle; below their face

Movement - 

  • Zoom; zooming into the band
  • Pan; displaying all the members

Shots -

    • Medium Close-Up; zooming in
    • Close up; a specific person playing
    • Medium; zooming out
    • Long; display of the band
    • 2 shot; 2 members playing
    • over the shoulder; the players aligned in one line


    EDITING:

    • Fade in; black screen lighting up
    • Reverse shot; between members
    • Fade Out; the light went out

    SOUND:

    • Diagetic; it's a live song
    • Sound Bridge; keeps playing
    • Ambient; all the background playing

    MIS-EN-SCENE:

    • lighting; dark with red light
    • props; instruments


    Highway to Hell- AC/DC

    CAMS:

    Angles -

    • Low angle; below their face

    Movement - 

    • Zoom; zooming into the band
    • Pan; displaying all the members
    • Tracking; followed a member

    Shots -

      • Medium Close-Up; zooming in
      • Close up; a specific person playing
      • Medium; zooming out
      • 2 shot; 2 members playing


      EDITING:

      • Fade in; black screen lighting up
      • Fade Out; the light went out
      • Action match; jumping off 

      SOUND:

      • Diagetic; it's a live song
      • Sound Bridge; keeps playing
      • Ambient; all the background playing

      MIS-EN-SCENE:

      • lighting; dark blue lights
      • props; instruments


      Hey Jude - The Beatles

      CAMS:

      Angles -

      • Low angle; looking at the drummer

      Movement - 

      • Zoom; zooming out showing the band
      • Pan; displaying all the members

      Shots -

      • Close up; a specific person's face
      • Long; showing the whole band
      • Wide; shows the band and other people around
      • 2 Shot; 2 players shown

      EDITING:

      •  Cutaway; shows people around
      • Fade out; becoming a black screen

      SOUND:

      • Diagetic; it's a live song
      • Sound Bridge; keeps playing
      • Ambient; all the background playing

      MIS-EN-SCENE:

      • lighting; sketchy lights
      • props; instruments

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