Following on from my discussion of music genres and their different styles of video, I will now look at other styles of
music videos. A very common style of music video is the in concert or as-live
video. In concert videos are where a director puts together a music video from
one or more live shows. Clips from the gigs are edited together and
usually put to a professionally recorded version of the song. Sometimes the audio will
actually be from the live performance but usually not.
As-live music videos on the other hand
still have the artist performing in front of a crowd but the performance has
been set up specifically for the production of the music video. Both of these
styles showcase the energy or emotion of a live performance of the band, making
them look popular as they have an audience and also helping the band to
hopefully sell more concert tickets.
A huge range of camera angles are used in
these styles of video as if the band’s performance has been captured from every
possible angle. The camera work and editing will often reflect the pace of the
music and the energy of the performance. There is still a great deal of focus
on the lead singer but often there are plenty of shots of the audience too.
Fans of the band can then see other fans on screen in their videos and can feel
a sense of camaraderie. Often as-live videos will be more experimental in their
camerawork such as in the video for Chop Suey by System of a Down.
In as-live videos, the location the
performance is shot in will also be relevant. For example Sum 41’s Fat Lip is
filmed in a skate park which will no doubt appeal to much of the target
audience. In the video for Paradise
City, Guns N Roses are
filmed in real stadium concerts at the height of their popularity, showing just
how incredible and huge their success has been.
Often the live performances might be
intercut with other images. For example The Omen by Prodigy has a creepy little
girl wandering through the crowd, Paradise City has backstage footage of the
band and Papa Roach’s Last Resort has inserted shots of the fans in the crowd
at home in their bedrooms. Coldplay’s Fix You starts with the lead singer
wandering the streets and then ends with the band playing live.
What are your favourite in concert or as
live music videos? I'm always on the look our for more examples from a range of music genres as I know some of my students will not be fans of my taste in music though I do try to include and refer to a range. I even put that horrible man Chris Brown on here.
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