Codes And Conventions

Codes And Conventions 

The codes and conventions of a music video change depending on the genre. But most music videos split up into 4 different types. Those are-

1. Performance - This is when the artist or band playing is the centre of the music video. 
2. Narrative - This is when the music video has a story line and they follow it through till the end of the music video. 
3. Mixture - A mixture is a combination of both performance and narrative. This is the most commonly used out of the 4 because it is difficult to try and make a music video out of just Performance. 
4. Cameo - This is when the band or artist is in the narrative but is not performing 

The basic codes and conventions are-

Camera and editing

• Camera angles/shots 
• Camera movement 
• Editing techniques(Time-lapse)
• Sound 

Mise-en-scene 

• Props
• Costume 
• Location 
• Facial Expressons 
• Lighting