Research Blog: Music video conventions
Music video 1: We don't talk anymore by Charlie Put featuring Selena Gomez
Sound:
- Sound bridge is used when the song keeps going on to each clip.
- Fade out is used to show the music reaching silence at the end of the video
Cams:
- Over the shoulder shot to show the view of the apartment.
- Establishing shot to set the setting in New York City.
- Medium close up to show the expressions of the people's face.
- Tracking shot to show the people's action in the video.
- Extreme long shot is them walking on the street.
Editing:
- Split screen is used throughout the video.
- Zoom is used to show the text messages between the two people.
- Jump-cuts are shown to show them going on throughout their day without each other
- Cutaway because it goes from him getting coffee to just the mug symbolizing him being alone
- Filters are used to show the effect of the phone being used.
Sound:
- Sound bridge is used when the song keeps going on to each clip.
- Fade out is used to show the music reaching silence at the end of the video
Mis-en-scene:
- Costume- Casual outfits (jeans, long sleeves, shorts, sneakers) from Charlie and the girl featured
- Lighting- The lighting changes from the natural lighting outside to a dim lighting in the inside of the apartment/hallway.
- Acting- The actors are going on with their day doing different things without each other which is unusual.
- Makeup- Red or purple eyeshadow seems to be used under the eye to create an illusion that he's tired.
- Props- Cell phone because they are texting each other. Cars and buildings are used to show that they are trying to move on to their life without each other. Life still keeps going so they have to move on.
- Set- The streets of new york city, their own individual apartments, a restaurant to show that they are with friends.
Music video 2: Grenade by Bruno Mars
Cams:
- High angle is used when he looks at his shoes walking and when the floor is shown.
- Tracking shot is used to follow along him walking on the road.
- Reverse shot is used when showing the back of his head and what he's viewing.
- Extreme close up matching eye level area
Editing:
- Cutaway to show him walking through numerous locations to reach his girlfriend
- Sound:
- Diegetic sound is heard from train tracks at end
Mis-en-scene:
- Costume: Bruno is wearing a black suit and people are dressed as gang members in tank tops, nuns and priests.
- Lighting: Dim lighting is shown to represent sadness.
- Acting: Bruno, nuns, gang members and a priest are shown in the music video.
- Makeup: You can assume that the makeup is the tattoos on the gang members
- Props: Piano, rope, cars and people are used to make this video.
- Set: The set mostly takes place in a tunnel where the cars go through and then takes us around neighborhoods meaning a sort of town.
cams
Point of view shot where the audience has the perspective of the crowd
Close up shot showing the singer ( Bruno mars) expression his emotion
Crosscutting showing bruno dancing as well as well as him randomly dancing with guitarist
Editing
Slowmo to show the people dancing
Filters to give the “mood” of the music video
Fade out- A women takes a picture and the whole screen goes white
sound
none all music
Mis-en-scene
Bruno is wearing a suit
He comes across gang members in tank tops
also comes across nuns and a priest
Piano and rope
Dim lighting to represent sadness
none
tattoos from the gang member
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