Types of Music Videos

Types of music videos

Performance Based Videos

 

Performance based or artist focused music videos consist of close up shots and camerawork focusing upon the artist alone. It features the performer of the song performing live throughout the video

 

 

Examples of these type of videos are:

- Lady Gaga,   'Edge of Glory'

- Katy Perry, 'Part of me'

- Raleigh Ritchie, 'Bloodsport '15'

Narrative Based Videos

 

These are videos in which use actors and artist in order to tell a story. The story being portrayed normally links to the song lyrics however this is not always the case and these videos also contain performance elements.

Examples of these types of videos are:

- Gwen Stefani, 'Cool'
- Eminem, 'Stan'
- Coldplay, 'The Scientist'



 




Concept Base

 

 These are creative music videos in which are usually based around certain concepts and ideas. These may or may not feature the main artist as they are not the main focus.

Examples of these types of ideas are:

- Ok Go, 'Here It goes'

- Fatboy slim, 'Weapon of choice'