Music Video : Introduction

 

1) What are the key conventions of music video?

• Style of the music video 
• Camera shot types.
• Camera angles and movements.
• 'Mise-en-scene'
• Sound – 'Diegetic and Non-diegetic'
• Editing techniques used.

2) What is intertextuality?

the relationship between texts, especially literary ones.

3) When did music videos first become a major part of the music industry?

During the 1981 period music videos first became a major part of music industries.

4) What launched in 1981 and why were music videos an important part of the music industry in the 1980s and 1990s?

During 1981 MTV (Musoc TeleVision) launched changing music as a whole as people have access to much more music without buying one individually. 

5) How are music videos distributed and watched in the digital age?

  

In the digital age music is distributed from sites such as youtube making them free and accessible to everyone. They are also distributed in applications such as spotify and for a short price of £10 a month you can have as much music as you want.