Types of music videos

Types of music videos

Performance based.
Narrative Based.
Concept based.


Narrative Based music videos,
Narrative videos try and tell a story which include the lyrics or in the video the lyrics have been dramatised.
Narrative videos are often found when they feature footage of a film.
They also often establish a clear relationship between the lyrics and the visuals of the song.
Either actors are acting according to the story of the music artists are performing. Narrative based music videos might include performance of the actors of the musicians, but they focus mainly on the narrative.
Narrative based music videos require the viewers to understand the lyrics of the song clearly and these types of music videos are easily understood and enjoyed by the audience.

Performance based music videos

Performance based music videos are only, or mainly the artist or band performing their song.
These include dancing, lip syncing, live concerts or musicians playing music instruments.
Performance based music videos mostly build relationships with the audience to show off their star identity.
These videos don't have any specific message for the audience or there is no concept or idea behind the song or video.
There is no connection between the lyrics of the song, as you would be able to see well dressed artists performing on their song.
These types of videos mostly include close up shots or the artist and the artist making direct contact with the viewers.
Performance based music videos are the most common of the three.

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Concept based music videos

Concept based music videos are based on a specific concept or a theme.
The concept can be magic, supernatural, historical, religious, scientific or any other idea which is based on a concept or a theme.
Mostly concept based music videos intrigue a specific class or target audience, according to the idea of the music video.
These videos are not easy to understand as the other two types are and they are more difficult to produce.
Concept based music videos can be very interesting if the content id fully understood by the viewers.
The unusual content of the video is what attracts most of the people.