Research Blog for Music Video
The song we are doing is Greece by DJ Khaled and Drake which is in the hip-hop/rap category. The conventions in these videos are not very specific and they vary. It all depends on what you are doing but, in most videos, they are showing off cars and money. The locations vary too and sometimes they are either in a luxury house, in the city, or at a beach/pool. At times, they can be simple with just the artist and friends hanging out. Camera angles used in most hip-hop videos are medium shots or close-ups to show off the rapper's clothing or jewelry. When there is movement it is most likely pan or a tracking shot where the artist is followed. In the Greece music video visualizer, there wasn’t any people in it but there was an owl and there were different camera shots, angles , etc. The video used close - up shots, wide shots, and tracking. The editing in hip-hop/rap ...