- From the research I have attained, and the garage music videos I have studied, here is my list of the conventions of a typical contemporary garage video:
- Lip syncing- usually to rapping
- Long shots of the dancers if
- Change of costume- usually hoodies, and a lot of black
- A huge variety of shots to correspond with the fast beat
- If the arist is female, 'moment of pleasure' artist may have eye contact with the camera
- Perhaps a narrative but most videos are set in a black underground setting
- Montage editing
- Match on action
- Concept
- Cuts are usually on the beat
- Moving camera to enhance any movement in the footage
- Muted footage
- Cutaways
- Close up of the singers/rappers face
- Point of view shots
- Shaky camera to make the dancing seem more lively
- Music video will always feel dynamic throuh the overlaying of images
- Anything is possible in the video
- A strange conceps- unreal concept that could never happen in real life
I'd suggest you show these conventions by posting examples of music vids from the genre which clearly demonstrate the conventions you write about. It would be a good opportunity missed if you didn't.
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