Applying Codes and Conventions of Music Videos

Ed Sheeran - One

Style of Music Video: Performance

Misé en Scene:

Casual clothing, chiaroscuro, empty theatre, quick changes from hi key lighting to low key lighting

Camera:
Use of Medium Close-ups

Editing :
Use of Cutaways to corridors
Use of Juxtaposition

Sound:
Diegetic and Non-Diegetic
Change In levels
Application of reverb
Theme of love

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James Blunt - Postcards

Style of Music Video: Cameo/ Performance and Narrative

Misé en Scene:

Natural lighitng, shows typically male deisres( cars, money, girls, alcohol etc) 

Camera:
Use of Close-ups

Editing :
Use of Juxtaposition
Jump Cutting between narrative and performance
Eye Line Match
Linear Narrative

Sound:
Non Diegetic and Diegetic
Parallel Sound
Change in Levels
Application of reverb
Theme of love

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Katie Melua - Closest Thing To Crazy

Style of Music Video: Cameo/ Performance and Narrative

Misé en Scene:

High key lighting, shots of bedroom and kitchen, stereotypes of woman shown through locations.

Camera:
Use of Close-ups

Editing :
Jump Cutting between narrative and performance
Flashbacks

Sound:
Non Diegetic
Change in levels
Theme of love

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Joshua Radin - Streetlight

Style of Music Video: Animation/Narrative/Performance

Misé en Scene:

Location in a park, natural light used creating irony (as the song is called Starlight)

Camera:
Use of Medium Close-ups and Close-ups

Editing :
Linear Narrative
Eye Line Match

Sound:
Non Diegetic then changes to Diegetic
Change In levels

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George Ezra - Budapest

Style of Music Video: Cameo/Performance

Misé en Scene:
Shot in a crowd, natural lighting, then use of red and blue to show emoktions (red passion and blue for sadness)      

Camera:
Medium Close-ups
Lip Syncing

Editing :
Jump Cutting
Cutwaways
Juxtapositioning

Sound:
Change in Levels
Non Diegetic

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Kari Jobe - Here

Style of Music Video: Performance

Misé en Scene:
Shots of musical equipment, simple reflects the simple music being played. 

Camera:
Focus Adjusted

Editing :
Jump Cutting
Lip Syncing

Sound:

Diegetic/ Non Diegetic
Change in levels
Them of Love

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Chadwick Stokes - Crowbar Hotel

Style of Music Video: Narrative/Performance

Misé en Scene: 
Shots of movement, water and trains show the themes of escape and freedom 

Camera:
Use of Medium Close ups

Editing :
Jump Cutting between Narrative and Performance
Lip Syncing
Cutaways
Parallel editing
Fade to's
Use of Stock Footage

Sound:

Non Diegetic
Use of Reverb
Change in levels