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Codes and conventions of indie and rock music videosBecca Feast
Here are a few codes and conventions of music videos within the indie and rock genre. They cover performance, narrative, mise-en-scene, setting, camera shots, sound and editing. I have shown a few examples for certain topics as well as explaining the effect.
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2. INTRODUCTION
• This songs was the first single and opening track for
the album ‘Nevermind’ which was released in 1991.
• Two days before it was shot, flyers were handed out
asking fans to be featured in the video. They were
asked to ‘adopt a high school persona, preppy, jock,
nerd.’
• Kurt Cobain personally over saw the re editing.
• The video was inspired by Over The Edge in the film
RockN’Roll High School, produced in 1979.
3. CAMERA ANGLES/SHOTS
CAMER SHOTS
- Extreme long shot
- Long shot
- Full shot
- mid shot
- Close up
- Extreme close up
- CAMERA ANGLES
- Birds eye angle
- High angle
- Eye-level angle
- Low angle
CAMERA MOVEMENT
- Crane shot
- Tracking shot/dolly shot
- Panning
4. CAMERA ANGLES AND SHOTS
• Close ups of the drummer, he carries the whole basis
of the songs.
• Pan of the crowd showing the restless teens.
• Close to medium shot when the main singer starts to
sing. Something that is featured by many music
videos.
• Shot of the main singer through the silhouettes which
is a very artistic concept.
5. MISE-EN-SCENE
• Settings and props
• Costume, hair and makeup
• Facial expressions and body language
• Lighting and colour
• Positioning of characters/objects within the frame
6. MISE-EN-SCENE
• Lighting cast on the main singers face purposely to
drawn attention to him and the words he is singing.
• Shadows manipulated to make him look more
disorientating to the audience.
• In a school gym. Lots of students in the crowds,
cheerleaders in black outfits with the letter A.
• Fog machine used to create more atmosphere, added
to the subject of the uncontrollable restless teenagers.
7. EDITING
• Order of shots
• Continuity
• Transitions
• Shot duration
• Pace and rhythm
• Special effects
8. EDITIING
• Slow motion shots in almost every scene in the
beginning creating atmosphere.
• Yellow tint to the footage.
• Normal speed once the chorus starts creating a wild
disgruntled atmosphere.
• During the verses, the atmosphere in very slow and
lethargic, almost dream-like.
9. SEMINAL?
• The music style was influenced by The Pixies.
• Other songs that bear similarities include "More Than
A Feeling" and "Louie Louie" have similar chord
sequences but not the same rhythm.
10. MAIN SINGER- LIGHT DIRECTLY ON
HIS FACE WHILE THE FOG CONSUMES
THE SCREEN