Music Videos 🎵

Question 1

List the 3 Types of Music Videos.

Answer 1

1. Performance Based = purely a performance with the artist singing in it
2. Narrative Based = has a storyline and follows Todorov’s theory for the most part. It may feature clips of the artist singing.
3. Experimental Based = it’s random and often doesn’t have a storyline or artist performance in it.

Question 2

What is a Montage?

Answer 2

Montage = a series of separate images, moving or still, that are edited to create a continuous sequence.

Question 3

What is the etymology of the word “montage”?

Answer 3

The word “montage” derives from French, meaning “assembly” or “editing”.

Question 4

What do montages enable filmmakers to do?

Answer 4

Montages enable filmmakers to communicate a large amount of information to an audience over a shorter span of time by juxtaposing different shots, compressing time through editing or intertwining multiple storylines of a narrative.