Conventions of a music video

Camera shots
There are a number of different shots used in media, each create a different effect on what is happening or to give a range of perspectives. For example,
Extreme Wide Shot (EWS)-The view is so far from the subject that he isn't even visible. Often used as an establishing shot.

Very Wide Shot (VWS)- The subject is visible, but the emphasis is still on placing him in his environment.

Wide Shot (WS)- The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as comfortably possible.

Mid Shot (MS)- Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject.

Long Shot (LS)- Same as an establishing shot. 

Medium Close Up (MCU)- Half way between a MS and a CU

Close Up (CU)- A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame

Extreme Close Up ( ECU)- Shows extreme detail.

Two Shot- A shot of two people, usually at a MS.

Over The Shoulder Shot- (OSS)- Looking from behind a person at the subject.

Point Of View Shot ( POV)-  Shows a view from the subject's perspective.

Weather Shot- When the subject is the weather.
          - Music videos usually include lots of long shots, Close ups and Mid shots. This is to put emphasis on the artist, location and emotions. In a music video a close up is also commonly used to show the lyrics of the song and follow the lip movement.

Camera movement
In music videos the camera movement usually has two roles, one is to show the movement of the band/artist, and the other is used to shoot the video if it has another story line. The movement of the camera usually consists of tilts and pans which are used to give a different look and light/dark effect on the video.

Mise-en scene
Mise-en scene literally means, what is in the shot. At any point in a film, music video or TV drama you can stop the viewing and see what the mise-en scene is. It consists of colours and the effects that they give, lighting, props, actors, clothing, design, where they are and acting. All of these things make up what we see, and each of them have been put there for a reason to cause an effect or sub-consciously think something.


Editing
There are a number of ways to edit a movie or a music video and they all give a different effect. In music videos however th 'jump cut' is the most common form of editing, as it enables the video to quickly jump to a different part without delay. Although for our music videos we may also use editing such as 'fade' and 'dissolve' which also gives us a different form of cutting, perhaps a more gentle approach.

Lighting
The light in a music video is all down to setting the mood of the video. There are a number of different effects used in music videos to give a different feeling. The lighting can be made darker or lighter, depending on how the current mood is. Black and white as well as sepia can also be used for different effects, sometimes to show the past/future. And finally coloured lights can be used to create a different effect or set a particular mood.


Sound
In a music video, the main sound will be the music and the lyrics, it is not very likely that any other sound will be put in, excpet if the video has a conversation or sounds such as birds or cars dubbed in to set a scene.


Props
Props are specific objects used in a scene, they can be anything from a microphone to a car. They halp make the video look more realistic, rather than having a plain video with nothing happening.


Costume
The costume helps us to identify the genre of the music video, and has an influence on the whether we as the audience are atracted to the song. For example if they are wearing casual clothes that we too would wear, then we can relate to the video easier.



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