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Jodie Jackson A2 Media blog
Conventions
This shot in one of beyonces music videos is a camera angle that is common and used frequently in music videos this is known as an 'wide shot' which shows the audience the entire and whole setting the video is based in and the holistic view of the music video
This is another of Beyonce's music videos where the camera angle displayed here is a 'high angle shot' which is also common and a convention of a music video
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This camera angle shown here in lady gaga's/Beyonce's video is an 'establishing shot' which shows the audience what enviroment/setting the video is based in
LONG SHOT
ESTABLISHING SHOT
WIDE SHOT
HIGH ANGLE SHOT
Examples of music video camera angle conventions in Beyonce's music videos
Conventions of a music video
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This is a shot of a close up of Beyonce in one of her music videos. Close ups of the artist/band are extremely conventional of any music video. To show the details of the artist's face and emotion. Also highlighting the artist lipsyncing and what they're singing
The camera angle of a 'long shot' , shown here in Beyonce's music video, is also another very common and frequent angle used in most music videos, to present the full view of the entire set and location in the video, also who is there and what is happening.
Conventions of camera shots in music videos
. Long shots
.Closeups
.Extreme close ups
.Medium shots
.High angle shots
.Low angle shots
.Reverse angle shot
.Tilting
.Panning
Extreme close ups- focus on details in the music video
Close ups of props- adding to the artists narrative and her personna
An establishing shot- Displays the setting and the nature of the setting
A close up- Showing only the artist and focusing on them and their emotion
A quick transition and zooming in at a fast pace to Adele
A long shot- presenting the artist in one of the main settings
The added effect of the sepia tone and old fashioned hint to the music video
A point of view shot from Adele's point of view
The mise en scene- loacation and props included in the video- to add to the narrative aspect and story of the music video and using the setting and mise en scene to construct the narrative and add to the narrative
Mise en scene- the broken down decaying room and location to match the nature of the music video and the lyrics
An establishing shot of the jungle
A mid/medium shot of the artist
A focused point of view shot and close up
Mise en scene which developes and represents the music video's caveman prehistoric theme
The mise en scene of the music video- the costumes and outfits adding to the themes and locations- specifically here the leopard ranger style she has and the ranger travelling style of the man
The mise en scene of the music video- presenting many jungle animals to add to the reality and bankability of the video and its themes
A whip pan of the artist
Also the enhancement and bolder adjustment of the colour to add to the excitement and adventorous characteristics of the music video
Basic conventions of music videos
A narrative structure
A live performance of a band
Dance routines
Star image being represented and developed
Various camera angles
Lighting adjustments
Mise en scene
Editing- jump cuts, montage, lighting, split screens
A key section of the music industry and a convention of music videos is lipsyncing- This is the term where lip movements or 'miming' is specifically matched to the lyrics. There are many ways of doing this.
The official definition of lipsyncing is 'the act of moving the lips in synchronization of a pre
recorded song'.
In a music video when shooting footage for the music video this is done seperatly to the music video's song
As the music video footage is being recorded the artist/band will lipsync to the lyrics of their song, and later in the post production stages the audio of the song will be binded with the final cut of the music video.
Undoubtedly lipsyncing is a crucial part of post production and the general accuracy needed when editing lipsyncing and adjusting it to fit procisely with the song's lyrics. Lip syncing is necessary when filming for the music video because the artist's goal is to create a bankable and successful song first and foremost, before considering the music video's content. Lipsyncing allows for an easier job for the editor and giving them access to more creative oppertunity and a better final product, using the original footage of the artist singing properly while shooting scenes and using that instead of lipsyncing would result in a lower quality of product. The chance to have concentration on both elements (the music video content and the song) seperately results in a better quality of products
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