Research #2
Codes & Conventions
There are 2 types of codes and conventions, the first type being the editing/or cutaway process, this is when the recording of a music/film video hits post production which is editing. To add a timeline of editing and cut through scenes of archive footage and narrow it down to the relevant parts needed for the video. Types of editing are, visual. audio, cinematic or photographic amounts conveying to structure a message through the person who is creating the subject. Editing can come in different forms of it is produced through the owner, fast-paced editing is very short frame periods on screen for seconds at a time, the visuals of what's happening on screen can change rapidly over again; changing camera angles/positions of where cameras are located so it looks like it keeps pasting through different perspective's of what's happening on screen - you will be looking a location from a different viewpoint. In comparison for slow paced editing, this type of editing takes it's time with conveying of 'jumping' towards different edit cuts from person to person or location with an object. The camera may be held on the person for a decent amount of time before the screen cuts to another subject on the screen, it's to get a good look of what is beholding in the video, this type of editing may want you to look in the screen, to think what's happening on it, and to look out for details, like following a storyline of events as the editing gradually changes.
Jump cutting are very fast paced shot points that are involved of taking 2 or shots of a person and making them move in different positions like frontwards or backwards in the same frame without the camera visuals changing positions or vary slight. Parallel editing is where when someone puts 1 or more cameras positioned in 2 separate locations, they can edit that in post-production to make it seem where the background is changing at the same time. An artist or person could be in the foreground of the camera and the background would change behind them through cutaways without themselves being affected by what's behind them. The footage(s) co-exist. Pace Editing is where the post-production of a video is timed in rhythm with the beat of the song and it's lyrics. The Lyrics and rhythm are timed with shot after shot or frame in music videos, so the background/and or visuals will start and end when a beat begins/stops. (Including lyrics).
Codes & Conventions: Music Video Camera Movement
At 1:53 the camera angle position turns into a forwarding pan shot which does a full 360 degree angle around the subject. At the end (2:08) it leaves the camera position behind Stormzy as an over the shoulder shot, then again, the camera does a roll from behind stormzy's shoulder and face forwards towards the subject's face; furthermore into a pan shot, which interestingly is a 180 degree angle spin. These pan shots happen quite a few times in the music video. Camera movements can be created with how cameras are moved or positioned, you can zoom in or out whilst recording on production set, you can change multiple positions of where camera are located, you can do this in post production editing, because that is another way on how to use camera angles or positions as well. You can take an edit from your camera recording and use Adobe Premiere Pro to decide where you want the camera visually located used any style of editing.
Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound
Diegetic Sound is an example of sound that is audible to the persons in a film/video or music video - in music videos for example, diegetic sound can include the music being produced by the performers such as instruments and the singing. These are sounds which the people in that 'universe/location/reality' can hear, including the people in our world: Us watching television. Or, when a music video is at a live performance, everything including lyrics, music, beat, rhythm, and it's audience will be considered Diegetic.
However, non-diegetic sound is various sounds/noises that people in the cinematic universe cannot hear. In music videos/or film, for example, edited in features such as voice-overs of lyrics, modification's of sounds planted to make the music better when edited, including tracks, beats and rhythm's, which could be posted in during post production. However, when lip-syncing, artists not hear their song, so in post production, the definition would be considered non-Diegetic.
Diegetic
Non-Diegetic
Codes and Conventions - Tropes
Tropes are music genres we all get familiar with when we become attached towards a music artist we enjoy, because most music artists/bands only attend to 1 certain genre they have placed the music on. So a person or persons will stick towards that genre they enjoy. Tropes can depend what the music type is based on: Rock/heavy metal bands have very eccentric/or even creepy visuals on screen, or even costumes, drill music will be featured in London outside areas and pop will primarily be focused on the musician themselves instead of background. For example, G-Eazy is a hip-hop artist, he focuses his music tropes on crowd based settings, flashy/expensive vehicle's and signs of mental abuse. Which are common traits for Hip-hop music artists to focus on in their music videos.
Styles and Symbolism
Music Video Surrealism
Surrealism is based upon art movement which can be classed as 'non-normal, very eccentric or weird'. It's about creativity especially in a music video for this example, that differs from reality as we see it. Music videos have moving images, so therefore, surrealism is a moving art.
Pastiche in Music Videos
A pastiche is an idea where someone else takes an example of another persons work and uses it as their own; so just essentially stealing their work and re-creating it very similarly. It it not the same as inspiration, as that does come from someone else's work but the workload being created isn't a direct ripoff or copycat from the original piece of work. Pastiche is not respecting the other creators work, The visual movements in the pastiche video can come from different artists.
Parody
A parody in terms can be used to reference a specific detail from something else as a take of 'joking' with the other source it's directed at. It doesn't mean as a form of hardship with the other source at most times, just mocking around. However, a parody in music can also make fun of itself as in a sense of seriousness, to not be taken seriously at all; making fun of itself.
Homage
A homage is similar to a pastiche but is actually respecting the artist. In terms of 'reference' it's actually putting talking/implementing/acting that persons work through the moving imagery, especially in music video terminology. They also do the same in TV shows/films.
Animated
Animated music videos can have different definitions considering animated is a blanket term because animation has different styles of what's being used. Animation can be a fully animated music video with CGI or non-fiction elements happening in it or stop motion which is cinematographic animation using creating movement.
Interpretive
This as a music video is made to use the lyrics been said to convey it into the music video visually; of what's happening whether the artist/band themselves will be in it or if it's in a location. Or both.
Narrative-Based
A narrative music video creates a storyline or dialogue in the song itself, through the lyrics being perfectly ordered up with what's happening visually in the song - to create a story from start to finish The band or artist can be featured themselves in it as well - so in a way the artists can become actors in the song itself.
Performance Based
These music videos focus on the person performing first hand either at a concert or being solo based. So cameras need to be focused on the person who's performing first hand, it can have multi cameras getting different angles of the performer to create a montage of what's happening.
Matching colour pallets with Music Videos

Smash Mouth All Star mostly matches with the green colour pallet because (music video) the background is mostly green shaded with grass and trees. Most of the colour formats are warm, nice colours because the song is in a positive outlet of what's been saying said in the lyrics. The locations in the music video, neighbourhoods & underpasses use green(ish) font colours. The colours of the houses are red, symbolising life, courage & love, as the song teaches about how there's more than living in your room all day. The green font in the video, whom where the singer is outside, is showing that there's hope in life, which is what the colour green symbolises for.
Multicamera and Singular Camera Production
Single camera production filming is the process of a film video or music video/(any type of media based recording) to record the production stage with just one singular camera. Single camera shots can capture more than 1 subject in a single shot/frame; but because everything is shot on one camera, the timing with getting everything recorded will consist to take longer. Most filmmaking and music videos are recorded with 1 camera, but game/talk shows are not. Shows including Star Wars and Doctor Who use singular camera shots to shoot and record. However in editing, taking shots of the same scenes will make it more comfortable in editing, as it can be less time consuming for finding the right shows needed at the necessary story-based time. But, always having one shot is meaning that you need to change position every time when recording, that can take longer.
Multiple camera production is the basis of around 2-3 cameras on set recording the production of a film make, TV or music video production. Unlike single camera production, multicamera production takes less time to get everything done recording. Multi-camera productions can record different things at the same time at different locations/viewpoints (near) to what is happening on shot. A lot of music festivals and talk shows include of multi-camera production, because these events happen live on camera, it's a grasp to get a sense of what's happening on screen, there multiple positions to look at when viewing these types. The talk show host], the contestants, and the crowd; quite in terms of similarity with music concerts. The music artists performing, taking on close up's of the specific music artist's and the crowd.
Tracking Shots
A single camera shot is a moving motion which is also called a tracking shot; they're implemented into film/music videos and require a singular camera to record the subject. In more challenging cases, sometimes tracking shots are recorded throughout the whole length of a video. In more professional cases, single camera shots can be cut off after recording a suitable amount of time which was needed in the video, then moving onto the next shot. If a shot is recorded all the way throughout the video, they leaves room for errors and mis-acted parts gone wrong; so making the video to be restarted all over again.
In today's film making society, cameras have more stability, with modifications added onto camera equipment to help keep a steady shot recording the subject. Cheap gimbals are used to help aid the camera from getting 'messy' in a shot from bumping e.g. rough terrain/ground/moving ground. Also it can prevent the cameraman's movements from ruining the smoothness of the tracking shot mid-video shooting. Also weights and gyros can be added as a modification to help balance the cameraperson when recording on set.
in this video, there are different shots of tracking, the camera angles change accordingly towards a medium shot, close up shot and angles between the singers feet/legs. This can be added to portray the video better instead of the camera looking at the subject on screen throughout the video. The camera work is also well balanced and timed to change accordingly when appropriately needed to change a shot to tell what's happened.
In Childish Gambino - This Is America's video, the tracking shot is a singular on-point first hand camera that always follows the artist at a medium shot distance capturing his every move; primarily, the camera only focuses on him which is the foreground rather than background that is also on film. Except when the artist wants to show something, the camera swaps position away from Childish Gambino to the occurrence on camera, to a wide shot (1:42). Which happens quite frequently. The equipment being used must be modified with a short maker arm on the camera equipped and stabilizer to capture smooth videography.