MUSIC VIDEO CONVENTIONS

Indie Music

PETER HOLLENS – INTO THE WEST

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojt0eiFX1K4

I chose this specific screen shot because it show theperfect transition that I will be using in my music video.Also the I want to be shooting in similar locations to thisbut with high key lighting to create a calm and relaxingatmosphere throughout my video. I will make the artist Ihave chosen to wear casual clothes like the singer in thisvideo to give a natural feeling to the video.

A typical convention for indie music videos are thecamera angles used, I will be using mid shots of the artist singing mostly because it is a way to engage with the audience better.

THE PAPER KITES - BLOOM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8inJtTG_DuU

This shows more closely the type of footage I want toCapture as my locations will mostly be forest like areas e.g.Parks or woods. Typical conventions for this style of musicvideo is only having a certain amount of locations, to reducethe complexity of the video but allow more possibilities for unique camera angles in same location.

This Shot shows the conventions for instruments in theIndie genre. Acoustic guitars and pieces of a drumkit are usually the most recognisable instruments seenIn music videos. I aim to use guitars mostly in myvideo, as it will be the songs main instruments andA great connection to telling the audience who the leadartist is.

ELLIE GOULDING – AS LONG AS I LOVE YOU

These are the types of shots I would want to use as they show emotion for the artist however they still captureThe surroundings and which will engage the audience as they can see the image that I will be trying to portrayclearly. These shots will also be used because they are the most consistent and professional looking shotsThat can be used throughout the music video without becoming too stale for the audience to becomeuninterested.