Narrative

Examples of Narrative music videos:


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Typical narratives for music videos usually have a protagonist. The protagonist (which is normally the lead singer) has a specific persona, relating to the brand image of the artist/band. Typical narratives in music videos usually have a range of characters to follow a story. Videos will either contain a Subjective Character; where a range or character’s ‘stories’ are shown, or they will contain an Objective Character; where only one character’s story is shown.Mise-en-scene is an important aspect in a typical narrative for a music video. The props, settings and costumes are key aspects to establishing relationships between the artist and the artist’s audience. 

Typical Narratives can be characterized by 3 broad typologies, Firth 1988:

—Performance: (to convey a sense of the in-concert experience) “performance oriented visuals cue viewers that the recording of the music is the most significant element”. - Performance based plots are used in upbeat music videos to convey a fun and active atmosphere in the video.

—Narrative: (Linear, love stories most popular – “Action in the story is dominated by males who do things and females who passively react or wait for something to happen” (Schwichtenberg, 1992)). - Narrative based plots are used to tell a story, this is a popular approach in music videos for songs that are about the relationship between two people.

—Conceptual: (metaphors to create a mood, offer multiple meanings).

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