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narrative and performance
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- 1Narrative in Music Videos...In songs and poetry, a narrative is often incomplete and often fragmentary. Music videos usually suggest storylines or offer complex fragments in a way that isn't obvious and with a non-linear order. This encourages repeat viewings so that the audience can gain an understanding of meanings behind the media text.
- 2Performance in Music Videos...A performance style music video is conventional for bands, such as in the rock and alternative genres, where members play their own instruments. Sometimes a live performance is filmed for the music video on stage.
- 3Combination of Narrative and Performance in Music Videos...Often, music videos will cut between a narrative and a performance of the song, usually group artists. Sometimes, the artist (especially the singer) will be part of the narrative, acting as both a narrator and participant. However, the lip sync close-up shots and the band members playing instruments that is the key focus of music videos.
- 4Narrative and Performance Continued...Combining a narrative and performance means audience have a more varied access to the performer than a live stage performance can. Close-up shots, allowing a view of facial expressions and body language in a narrative portray the artist in many ways not possible in solely a live performance.
- 5Mise-En-Scene...Mise-En-Scene can be used in music videos in many ways such as:
(1) To demonstrate a band’s musical virtuosity and passion by showing them in a stage performance or a rehearsal room.
(2) To establish a relationship to familiar film or TV genre in a narrative based video.
(3) Particularly in pop songs, as part of the voyeuristic context by suggesting a setting associated with sexual allure.
(4) To emphasise an aspirational lifestyle.