Codes And Conventions of a Music Video.

The Codes and Conventions of a music video include;

• Narratives (maybe linear maybe non linear)
• Simple Closed Narratives.
• Amplification of lyrics
• Use of Star.
• Close ups of Star.
• Some performance
• Story Lines
• Main Characters.
• Simple Special Effects
• Editing that matches the beat of the music.
• Eliptical Editing
• Lip synching
• Set in realistic places
• Mise en scene used to create character types
• Image of star is portrayed to suit genre.
• Not much interaction with characters.
• No dialogue at the beginning.
• Range of Camera Angles. e.g Tracking Shots and Crane shots.