Camera shots - In music videos you tend to find that close-ups are often used to show the artist, long shots and mid shots are also used fairly often in music videos. This is to create emphasis on the artist, emotions and locations in the music video. Close-ups are also used to show the artist lip syncing the song.
Camera movements - This is used to follow the artist/bands movement. This includes pans, tilts, crane and tracking shots.
Mise-en-scene - This means how the props and artists/performances are arranged in the scene/set for the music video. Mise-en-scene stress the importants of what the producer is trying to represents in the music video.
Editing - A common transition used in a music video is a jump cut, this is a sudden change from one scene to another. Also another very common transition used is a fade/dissolve, this creates a different effect. For example, In Dappy's music video No Regrets, he uses lots of fades/dissolves which creates the specific effect that Dappy wants.
No Regrets - Dappy
Lighting - The is very important, as it helps set the mood right from the beginning of the music video. As a dark music video usually give a sad/dull representation.
Sound - In a music video the main sound is the vocals/song, but some music video can be like a short film. For example, the extended version of Last Friday Night by Katy Perry is very much film like.
Last Friday Night - Katy Perry
Props - This is hugely important for the representation of a music video, it also helps create significance on a person or object.
Costume - This help to represent the genre of the music video. It also sets a style for the artist/band and can have a effect on the way the artist/band fans dress.
Colour - This helps to represent the genre and mood of the music video. It also gives the music video a certain type of atmosphere. As you mostly like would find the colour pink being used in a heavy metal music video.
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