Promonews describes itself in the following way:
This daily update of the latest and most interesting music videos…. If you’ve got the slightest interest in film or music, you’ll quickly get hooked.”
Guardian Guide
Guardian Guide
Celebrating the best in music video creativity, daily updates of music video news and information, links to high quality video files, and its ever-expanding archive – Promo News is the first stop for everyone who loves music videos, and everyone who makes music videos.
It’s where to find new work in music video, the stories behind the making of the videos, the most exciting new music video makers, and lots of production and crew information – from mainstream pop promos to low budget creative gems – every day.
It is a great place to go to look at interesting and unusual music promo videos. There is also a lot of other interesting information such as interviews with music video directors.
If you are on Twitter, follow them @PromoNewsTV
Research Task
You can visit the Promonews website by CLICKING HERE
Choose a genre from the 7 that are listed.
Watch a selection of music videos from this genre and select 3 to focus on.
Are there any common features that you think you can identify in relation to the following 3 technical areas in these 3 videos?
Research Task
You can visit the Promonews website by CLICKING HERE
Choose a genre from the 7 that are listed.
Watch a selection of music videos from this genre and select 3 to focus on.
Are there any common features that you think you can identify in relation to the following 3 technical areas in these 3 videos?
- Use of the camera (angle, shot type, movement, framing)
- Editing
- Mise-en-Scene
Homework
Create a post with exactly the same title as this one.
Embed the 3 music videos you have looked at (you should be able to find them via Youtube).
Take a photograph of your completed A3 notes sheet and embed this beneath the videos.
What does your consideration of these 3 videos suggest about the common features in music videos of this genre in relation to use of the camera, editing and use of mise-en-scene?
