GreenDay - Holiday

Greenday uses a green screen in this video to represent them going on a road trip though cities and down different roads. It is a cheaper way to show them going through places without having to pay for permission and shutting places off to film. Greenday made the car move throughout the music video, this was so they looked like the car was actually moving.

Blink 182 - Rockshow

In this music video blink 182 use loads of different camera angles, to signify power and other elements. When the band are playing the have low angle shots of the band this shows their power. They also have different angles and mid shots of the blink van. They have a long shot of them dropping a car, this is good because we get a big picture of the car falling. There are so many different shots used this is good because it makes it interesting.

The View - Same Jeans

In this music video the camera movement is used to show things that where not on screen at one point, they use tracking to follow the singer saying vocals whilst walking and throughout him singing they pan the camera to show you different things. This is techniques used in most videos this is because it makes people excited to see what is going to happen in the next shot. Using this is a good way to make people stay focused on the music video.

Blink 182 - Always

Always used Multi-image to show 3 different people doing the same thing link their bodies together, they had to time all the camerawork perfectly to make sure that each person looks like one body, it is following the life of three of the band members, each member ending out differently and doing different things.

Cheryl Cole - Call My Name

Cheryl Cole tried doing this when she was performing for Stand Up To Cancer but it went wrong because she was listening to music and lip singing but her playback wasn't playing to the audience. The playback started half way through her performace so it started working towards the end.

Greenday - American Idiot

Green day use lip syncing in most of their music videos, they do this to give a live feel too their music, making you feel you are watching them live. It is a good way to get to know the band and understand them.

Sum 41 - In Too Deep

Sum 41 use effects too slow time down this is used too show important moments and highlight these moments as well as making it more interesting when you see a splash.

Nicki Minaj - Moments 4 Life

In this video every couple of beats it will change to a different clip, also there are fillers where the beat speeds up quickly and the clips change with the beat at a faster pace, this make the video have a smooth feel and also makes it interesting.

All Time Low - Weightless

All TIme Low do this when they reference Fall Out Boy and Blink 182, the bring both bands up a few times, saying that they are better than them. They also have Mark Hoppus from Blink 182 in the music video, this will reference the band because fans of Blink will recognise who he is and who the are referencing.

Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise

Coolio does this in his music video because they say about walking through the shadow of death, in the video this is shown as a dark walkway, this is seen as the shadow of death because it is scary, dark and you don't no if you are going to get out. Allusion is used to make people feel apart of the video.

Good Charlotte - Lifestyles of the Rich and famous

In this video Good Charlotte are saying how when you are famous you can get away with anything, the are saying how they are always moaning even though the have nothing to moan about. The talk about how the rich are able to kill their wife and if they have the money they are able to get away with it. This is making people think about celebrities in a way of evil, making people think they can do anything. At the end they show them self getting off a case, so they are bringing it back to themself and saying how they enjoy their life.

OffSpring - Pretty Fly

In this video they are singing about a guy who thinks he is all that, and they are showing him going around in his car looking like a idiot. This is interpreted by people that you don't want to think you are all that when you are not. Through the video the person who is in the video is copying everything what they band are singing.

Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines

Blurred lines was copied into a advert by beats using the same idea and same style of the music video, having a plane background with people walking through it. In the advert they also used the song to make people understand the referencing, doing this will help sell the product on the advert by making people think of them when they hear the song.

Lil Wayne - 6 Foot 7 Foot

Lil wayne does a homage of Inception, recreating memorable parts of the film like when the main character got pushed into the bath and when they are walking through the city. Using memorable moments makes people who are interested in the film want to watch the music video. He also uses inception becuase inception uses the same metaphors that he uses in his song. A homage to a film will make interest in the film increase and make interest in the music video increase.

Eminem - The Monster

In this video Eminem references lots of his own songs, by playing snippets of the songs at the beginning. Throughout the video he has remade parts of his old music videos into his new video, this is to give fans of Eminem a memory of what he has created. It is also good for advertising showing people his past music and making people want to listen to his past music.

The Midnight Beasts - Tik Tok Parody

Tik Tok was a song created by Kesha, her video was a serious video made to entertain about going out and getting drunk. The Midnight beasts recreated it to make it about staying in and doing weird funny things to make people laugh. The Midnight Beasts changed all the lyrics to their own but made it fit to the same beat and tune as Tik Tok, this aloud them to make a video that people would think of when they thought of Kesha and her song Tik Tok. Parodies are a good way to promote a new upcoming band and get their name out there.

One Direction - One Thing

In their music video the band copy the dance created by the imbetweeners, this shows that they look at the dance as a entertaining dance that they enjoyed, it is also a recognised dance that everyone would understand.

Katy Perry - Dark Horse

Dark horse has a music video that is surrealist by having people dressed in Egyptian masks that are scary, this makes you think about the video when ever someone mentions egyptian masks, this technique is a good way to make your song known and popular. Dark Horse creates a surreal scene by having many different shots with a lot of different costumes.

Eminem - headlights

Eminem created "headlights" to send a message to his mum that he is sorry for how he treated her, how sorry he is for making songs about his upbringing and telling a story of how his life was so bad when he was young. This narrative brings you closer to Eminem, using POV shot also makes this happen by making you feel the emotion of Eminem's mum and makes you feel like part of the video.

RadioHead - Karma Police

The Video to Karma Police makes you Believe that the singer and the driver of the car are the Karma Police and the person running away from the car deserves Karma. Whenever the singer says the line "This is What You Get" the camera goes back to showing the man running away from the camera, this tries to make you wonder what has happened and why is he running, making you think of what may of happened. At the end of the video the man running away from the car sets the car on fire, this makes you wonder what may of happened for him deserve karma. Interpretative music videos are good to make people get involved in your video by making them think and understand what has happened.

Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know

The Arctic Monkeys Created "Do I Wonna Know" using lines that would vibrate with the voice of the singer, this is a very simple and easy technique to use to create a cheap and simple video that would also make people think. During the video they also change the lines into people, to make it less repetitive and more interesting, however they stayed with the beat of the song by placing tires down with the beat to stay in tone with the video.

Blink 182 - Heart's All Gone

For example Blink 182 created a video for their song "Heart's All Gone", this song consists of a live performance put on by the band and before the show when they are setting up the performance, this shows the bands personalities and makes the band look interesting. To create this video the band would have had to put on a live performance, therefor earning money whilst creating the song and showing people who havent seen them live, what they are like live.

In this music video the image we are given of Britney is of a school girl and friends who are all dancing and sexually dressed. In the video Britney is singing and dancing showing her talents and what she can do and how good she is.

Music itself

The music in the video is very explicit, the words in the video are talking about a boy and him hitting her, it is expression a relationship.

Fashion Trends

Thefashion used in the music video is very sexual and modern, the clothes used are school uniforms created to look sexual. This has changed a lot from the 40s where the woman and men where dress very nicely to show their class, whereas in the 90s the close are down to the scene and areas that they are.

Quality of Footage

The quality of the footage is much improved from the 80s, the technology has been upgraded to make film become more entertaining and interesting. The footage looks less graining and there is no lag in the footage making it look more professional.

Types of Shots

They use a variety of shots in the music video the main shot they use are establishing shots, these where face on long-shots of a whole group of people with Britney in the middle. They also used close ups shots of the face to show her singing, this also showed you what Britney was thinking. They used panning and tracking a lot to follow the action and a smooth way, this made it interesting and gave movement into the video.

Editing Techniques 

They use slow cuts in this music to go with the pace of the song, when the song speeds up the cuts speed up. They use a swish motion to make the camera jump from one place to another this makes it look like continuous action. They cut to the beat throughout the song on every odd beat. This is good editing because it looks organised and in time with the song.

Special Effects

The special effects used in this video are small but they are effective. They use one special effect and that is to make the video look continuous by making the clips change in one steady motion so it doesn't look like the clip has changed.

Styles

The styles in this video are very poppy, they use bright colours and wear very young clothing to fit with the time and the audience they are aiming for, this will help will views for the music video and make the right people watch it.

The band are very punky they are wanting to look different and change the style of music. They have long curly messy hair and where big hats. They want to look scary and different making them look interesting.

Music Itself

The music in this video is a lot faster paced than in the other video, the music is changing in this video and they are creating a new era of music. They focus on the playing of their instruments and their sound more than their lyrics. This made them have a good sound that everyone will recognise.

Fashion Trends

The fashion in this video is very punky, they where top hats and have leather jackets on and dark clothing. Their hair styles are very punky, they have long curly hair that covers their face.

Quality of Footage

The footage in this music video is better quality than the 70s, there isn't that much grain and they quality has improved with the pace of the camera's. They have created the video in black and white for effect, by doing this that have made the video look older than what it is but with the quality of 80's footage.

Types of Shots

They use multiple shots in this music video, they use high and low angle shots throughout the music video to show power to the artists and to show body shots of them playing their instruments.

Editing Techniques

The editing in the video follows the pace of the song, when the song opens it is going very slow and the song is slow and quiet, as the song increases in speed the editing and cuts gets faster making the video flow more, the video cuts between the band and a story, they do this by cutting back and fourth to create a interesting story that people will follow.

Special Effects

They use special effect to make the video black and white and towards the end the make it coloured.

Styles

They have a very punky style, they want to be seen as different wearing black and having different hair to most artists.

The artist wants to be seen as hippies, having a colourful start with flowers and bright colours. They have hippy hair and are dressed very differently.

Music Itself

The music is very happy and uses a chorus and lots of different instruments to create a interesting tune. The singing is very slow and happy we lots of different notes.

Fashion Trends

The fashion they are wearing is very hippy, they have big hair and moustaches. They have big glasses and flashy clothing with fur and different jewellery.

Quality of Footage

The quality of the footage hasn't change much from the 60's, it is still grainy but the colours have been more exposed in this video making it a brighter video.

Types of Shots

The shots used in this video are slower paced then in the 60's but it fits with the pace of the music. They have close ups of the band member and long shots of all of the band.

Editing Techniques

The Editing is very simple they cut to different band member making the video look constant. They use a colourful entrance to the beginning of the music video and make the singers head go into the shape of the O of the begging of the video.

Special Effects

There are no special effects in this music video.

Styles

Their style is hippy, they where hippy clothing and have big hair, their style of music is very happy and slow paced.

The artist image is shown as a group of boys playing together, you see them as a bit of a rebel group of boys smoking. It is showing them as a popular band that everyone wants to see, showing them in a club with people trying to get in. They had moustaches and long hair that where very dark.

Music Itself

The music itself was very slow paced with a nice beat. The singing was very calm and went well with the beat. It fit the music video because it was a slow paced video with clips of the band

Fashion Trends

The clothes they are wearing are very out there and different for the time that they where around, they wore baggy colourful shirts, they had moustaches and long hair and mop tops.

Quality of Footage

The Quality of the video has improve a lot, there is now coloured videos that are clear and you are able to see. There is more movement in the video that is steady and they are able to make a faster paced video. The quality is still not high definition but it has improved since the 40s.

Types of Shots

There are a lot more shots in this music video, it doesn't just focus on the band it is also telling a story. There are close ups of the band but there are also shots of people in the street and people fighting. There are also close up shots of the band playing instruments. They use a lot of different shots to create a story that is interesting as well as showing the band perform.

Editing Techniques

The editing they use in this video is simple but effective, every time they change clip they cut the clip to the next one, they also use editing to make the video more interesting by putting different clips into one image making the image look like there is multiple people in one.

Special Effects

The special effects used in this one is when a person is being changed into different people in one person.

Styles

The styles follow the trends of the sixties, with moustaches and long bowl hair, they are a typical sixties band.

In this music video the artist is wanting to be represented as a main man lead and two woman in the band. They are showing that the man has more power over the band. They are dress very nice in a suit and dresses.

Music Itself

The music is very happy, it is three people singing to harmonise and a guitar playing, with a chorus that has a nice rhythm.

Fashion Trends

The Fashion in the music video is very old fashioned, they are wearing suits and the hair is waxed back and the woman have curly short hair and dresses. There isn't flesh on show and they are covered.

Quality of Footage

The footage is still black and white, although the quality is a bit better it isn't as grainy as the 40s however there is still grainy bits in the video.

Types of shots

There is only two different shots in the music video, there is the first shot where there is the whole band and the second shot where it is just a close up of the man.

Editing Techniques

Throughout whenever the change shots they always use a fade to change from each shot, this wad the only editing that they could do because they did not have the technology to use lots of editing.

Special effects

They have audience noise to make it seem like you are watching them and there is a audience.

Styles

They are very old fashioned, they use a upbeat beat to make it seem happy.

In this Music video the artist is portrayed as someone who is very posh and wealthy with a lot of money, He is shown as someone who is attracted to a woman.

Music Itself

The music in the video is very slow and polite, their is nothing rude in the music and it has a calm beat that is relaxing.

Fashion Trends

The fashion in this music video is very old, the things they where are very formal, they are well dress and there is no flesh on show. They where big hats and have combed neat hair.

Quality of Footage

The footage in the video is very grainy and dull, it is in black and white because thy didn't have the technology for colour and the picture isn't clear. There is no focus on one thing the camera is just showing the whole area.

Types of Shots

The shots used in the video are very slow paced and single. There is only a few shots in the music video with most of the action happening on one shot, this makes the video look slow and boring.

Editing Techniques

There isn't many editing techniques, there is one change where it fades from on shot to another but that is the only edit they have in the video. This is because they didn't have the technology to have high class editing during this time.

Special Effects

There are no special effects that happen, this is because CGI and special effects where not around in this time.

Styles

In this video it is very old fashioned everything is very cultured and slow. 

James Bond - Adele

Through the James Bond films they have used a lot of famous artists to create a song that they use to promote the film and the artist. Adele created a song that became really popular and known from the film James Bond.

PSY - Gangnam Style

Gangnam style strategy was to create a video that had a dance in it, this made people copy the dance when they herd the song. It was also a memorable song that made people talk about how silly it was and funny making it popular and famous.

Paramore - Decode

Parmore created a song for twilight and in their music video they had clips of twilight making fans of the twilight films interested in the song. They also used the same settings as the film and linked the video to the film to make the film and the video seem connected.

Katy Perry - This is How We Do

This video generates money for the record company by giving them credit at the end of the music video.

One Direction - Midnight Memories

They made this to entertain their fans and wanted them to have fun and show them their style.

Eminem - Berzerk

Eminem Created a music Video for his song Berzerk to promote his album Marshall Mathers LP 2 that was coming out in the months following