This document discusses common codes and conventions in indie rock music videos. It notes that performance scenes showing the band playing instruments on stage are often included to showcase their musical talents. Narratives are also frequently incorporated to add meaning and emotion. In terms of visual style, there is often a retro, casual appearance portrayed through natural settings, clothing, and props. Editing is usually seamless and invisible to help the video flow with the music.

1. O F I N D I E - R O C K M U S I C V I D E O S
CODES AND CONVENTIONS

2. PERFORMANCE
• Within indie-rock music videos it
is very common to have
performance in the video.
• When researching indie-rock
music videos, I have noticed
that it is popular to show
scenes of a live performance,
with instruments and on a
stage.
• Showing the band members
performing also the viewers to
really think about how they are
good musicians, and that the
music is there's.
• It also promotes the band
members, and helps sell tours
as viewers will think about how
in the video they are good at
performing.

3. NARRATIVE
• Another popular thing
within indie-rock videos
is the inclusion of a
story, narrative.
• The inclusions of the
story helps to add
meaning, as well as
emotion to the song.
• Within indie-rock videos
the narrative part of
the video is used to
break up the
performance sections
of the video.

4. MISE-EN-SCENE
• A classic, old fashioned with a twist appearance is
often used, a retro style.
• This style is portrayed through the clothes, settings
and props they use.
• I have noticed that a lot use natural settings,
especially for the narrative sections of the video,
and a stage for the performance sections.
• The clothing choice is often casual, rather than
wacky clothes that you would expect from pop
music videos.

5. EDITING
• I have noticed that
indie-rock videos
often use invisible
editing, as it flows,
which links to the
music style.
• Invisible – this editing
type is used so you
can’t see the cuts
between, making the
video flow, and editing
is unnoticeable to the
viewers.
• Montage – this type of
editing is when the cuts
between scenes is
obvious, where the
viewers can see that
different clips have
been put together.