Analysing Music Videos

Performance:
-Performance based videos show only the band/artist performing the song.
-It is the cheapest and easiest type of video to make, providing you can find a suitable location.
-A large variety of shots need to be used in quick succession in order to keep the video interesting, as there is a risk it could look boring with only performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mLKQgP8pdM

Narrative:
-Narrative based music videos contains mostly footage that shows a story line that runs throughout, or sometimes several story lines running parallel to each other.
-Sometimes with actors and sometimes with the artist themselves, the story will either link to the lyrics of the song, or just the overall theme.
-If a song has been featured in a movie, the music video will often show clips of film footage cut into the music video.
-This style of music video is good for suggesting themes to the audience, however it is harder to film, and there is more to think about with location, actors, mise-en-scene and would be more expensive to organise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3y9llDXuM

Conceptual:
-Based around a single concept or idea.
-Fairly unusual, a lot harder to film, mostly with editing and Special FX.
-Not very popular as not easy to relate to, so very few videos are purely conceptual.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_L4Rixya64