8. Conventions Of A Music Video

Close-ups- Are used to show facial expressions and to show the lip syncing.



Mid-shots- Are used to show some lip syncing but mainly to show action.




Long-shots- Shows action and they story line of the video.


Extreme-long-shots- Show the location of the video.


Lip-Syncing- This is used to show the audience that the artist is singing the song in the video.


Effects- These are used to make the video interesting.
Montage-Editing- This is used to show a long period of time in only a few minutes or seconds.
Continuity-Editing- This is used to show the audience the story line.

Camera-angles- These are used to help show status and it makes the video interesting.

Camera-Movements- These help the video entertain the audience.

Props- These are used to entertain the audience but also instruments are used to play the song.
Costumes- These help the story line progress and makes the situation clearer for the audience.



Lighting- This is used to help set the mood or help show what is happening in the scene.