1. Music Videos Codes & Conventions Poster

This is a poster we created in Google Drive on the different codes and conventions used in music videos, the examples used are Nirvana and Sam Smith as they show the four types of music videos used in the music industry. We used Google Drive so all of my group could access the document and edit it together. I did the music video work with Connor, Michael and Chloe. We all have this poster posted onto our blog. We all did a topic each and mine was the Parody Video.

What is a music video?
A music video is a short video that is used to accompany a piece of music. They are primarily used to market and promote the sale of music recordings, however some choose to create a music video for purely artistic purposes.

Codes and Conventions

Each type of music genre varies the music conventions that are used but the some conventions that are typical used are.

• The camera
• The style
• Mise en scene
• Editing techniques
• Stereotyping 
• Diegetic and non-diegetic sound

Different types of music videos

These are shown below however in a summarised format these are the one's used. 

• Performance - This is where the band perform either to a camera or an audience.
• Parody - These types of videos either mock an existing video or a topic which is well known.
• Surrealist - It's used to express a movement which shows the creative potential and deeper meaning behind a song using unique images.
• Narrative - Its usually a video with a story line relating to the lyrics and genre of the song.