Research Blog: Music Video Conventions

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 3005- Childish Gambino

Camera angles/shots/movements:

• Medium shot for entire video except for when the beat drops and the camera pans from main character to show his surrounding area. 

Editing:

• Most of video uses an insert, directing you to view either the main character of the video or his environment. 

Sound: 

• Diegetic sound is the song since the artist is singing along to it, meaning he can hear it.

Mis-en-scene:

• Costumes- T-shirt and jacket
• Lighting goes from dim to bright since set is on a ferris wheel at the fair and the wheel goes around. 
• Artist is acting like he is talking to a stuffed bear the entire ferris wheel ride. 
• Natural to no makeup.  
• Prop is a teddy bear
• Set is at the fair on a ferris wheel

Location-Khalid 

Camera angles/shots/movements and Editing:

• The music video started with an establishing shot of the desert location. 
• Then different shots were taken of Khalid driving with his hand on the wheel, driving in a town, a clip of El Paso, Texas, and him driving in a desert.
• Medium close-up shot of him singing.
• Fades into wide shot.
• Uses a series of medium close-up shots and medium shots, fading in between them.
• Dissolves to different scenes during party.

Sound:

• Diegetic sound since the artist is singing along to it, meaning that he is able to hear the song.

Mis-en-scene:

• Costumes- green shirt and blue jeans, bathing suit top and shorts, t-shirt and jeans, has a 2016 style of clothing. 
• Lighting- Natural lighting and darker lighting during party scenes. 
• Makeup- Khalid, the main character wears no makeup, but the girls in the video wear heavy 2016 style makeup.
• Set- Desert, pool party, backyard, inside car, at party. 
• Props- car, phones, and lipstick.

Ex-Factor- Lauryn Hill

Camera angles/shots/movements: 

• Music video begins with a medium long shot of artist walking away.
• Medium long shot is also used when artist is sitting on the couch. 
• Wide shot is used when she is crouching down. 
• Tracking shot is used when she is walking around in the party scene. 
• Eye level angle is used when she is singing to the camera
• Two-shot is used when the artist is dancing with a man at the party.
• Medium long shot is again used when the artist is singing at the party.

Mis-en-scene:

• Costumes- Artist wearing white pants and a white shirt in the first half of the music video and is then seen wearing silver hoops, a skirt, and a patterned shirt. 
• Lighting- The music video starts with bright lighting and then transitions to dark lighting when the artist enters the party. 
• Acting- Artist is acting disappointed and is dancing with a man at the party.
• Makeup- Natural makeup
• Props- Couch, carpet, and coffee table.
• Set- A living room and a party.

Sound:

• Diegetic sound is used since the audio originates from within the video.

Editing: 

• Dissolve editing is used throughout the entire music video.