Forms and Conventions of Music Videos

1. Forms

1.1. Intertextual

1.2. Promotional

1.3. Visual Experience

1.4. Narrative

1.4.1. Conceptional

1.4.2. Representational

1.5. Performance-based

2. Conventions

2.1. Genre Indicators

2.2. Wide range of shot types

2.3. Audio

2.3.1. Lyrics

2.3.2. Music

2.3.3. Diegetic Sound (as part of a narrative)

2.4. Discontinuous Editing

2.4.1. Lack of "Hollywood-style" editing

2.4.2. Breaks of continuity rules

2.4.3. Jump Cuts