Codes And Conventions Of Music Videos

Camera Shots
Music videos tend to include many different types of shots including, long shots, close ups and mid shots. This is to create emphasis on the artist, location and emotions. Close ups are also used not only to show emotion but to show lip synching, which is a classic convention in music videos.

Camera Movement
Camera movement in music videos manly consists of following the main character in the video around. This includes tilts, pans and tracking.

Editing
Jump cuts is the predominant editing technique used in music videos, this is because it allows sudden change form one scene to another. Similarly, transitions such as fade and dissolve are very common in music videos as they create a different effect to cuts.