Categories Of Music Videos

There are three three main types music videos;

1. performance based music videos
2. narrative based music video
3. concept based 

based on the tone and genre of the music video i have chosen, my music video will be a narrative based music video.

Performance based videos

Performance based music video focus on the idea of having the majority of the music video different shot types preforming their song to the camera or an audience. This could be a band or a solo artist commonly used in rock as their concerts are often high energy, the viewers are able to experience the excitement of the band when preforming to their audience. indie music videos tend to preform to the camera which allows them to include a narrative as part of their music video. Performance based music video includes the artist lip-sync to the lyrics of the song, and the majority of the the video including the band playing

Narrative based music video

A narrative based music video uses a allows the viewers to inturprite the song lyrics with the help of visuals.narrative based music videos includes the telling the target audience a story incoraging they watch till the end of the music video as they go on a journey that can take a dramatic turn at any point. of the video. the can include a clips before the song begins to help set the scene.

Concept base music video

A concept based music video is based around one idea and uses the same technique throughout the music video. a music video can consist of more than one examples that relate to the main theme.