Here are a list of possible styles of music video and some examples. Study them to make sure you understand the differences , then find your own examples
( one for each style).
Interpretative ( directly interprets lyrics of song in a visual way )
Narrative ( the video tells a story)
In concert or "as live " ( the video contains long sections of the band performing )
Impressionist ( more about mood and atmosphere
than meaning, often uses lots of cutaways and imagery )
Surrealist ( weird imagery , seems unconnected with song , often used in videos for instrumental songs and dance tracks)
Pastiche /homage ( an affectionate or positive copy of or tribute to another artist's work, a media genre or product like a TV programme , film etc)
Parody ( a mocking or critical copy of another artist’s work , or another media genre)
Rebecca Black Friday Interpretative
Guns and Roses Paradise City In-concert
System of a down Chop Suey " As-live"
Katy Perry Thinking of you. Narrative.
Aphex Twin Come to Daddy. Surreal. Narrative ?
Lana del Rey Blue Jeans Impressionistic? Interpretative ?
Beastie Boys: Sabotage. Parody of 70s cop shows
Pastiche /homage ( an affectionate or positive copy of or tribute to another artist's work, a media genre or product like a TV programme , film etc)
Geri Halliwell It's raining men Pastiche / homage to a previous music video.
Blur The Universal Pastiche /homage to the film A Clockwork Orange
Foo Fighters Walk Pastiche of the 1993 film Falling Down.
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