Forms and Conventions of Music Videos

1. Conventions

1.1. Genre Indicators

1.2. Wide range of shot types

1.3. Audio

1.3.1. Lyrics

1.3.2. Music

1.3.3. Diegetic Sound (as part of a narrative)

1.4. Discontinuous Editing

1.4.1. Lack of "Hollywood-style" editing

1.4.2. Breaks of continuity rules

1.4.3. Jump Cuts

2. Forms

2.1. Intertextual

2.2. Promotional

2.3. Visual Experience

2.4. Narrative

2.4.1. Conceptional

2.4.2. Representational

2.5. Performance-based