STYLES OF VIDEO: NARRATIVE
Narrative is a style of music video that has more of a constructed storyline, similar to film and TV. The storyline is usually inspired by the lyrics but sometimes this is not the case. The example I am using of a narrative music video is Stan by Eminem.
The video is a great example of how the storyline is inspired by the lyrics. Stan is a song about an interaction between a crazed fan and an artist. In the video we see the life of Stan and how his obsession with Eminem has affected his life and everyone around him. The video works because we see this character come to life and this character is not a nice one, he is obsessed with someone he has not met and would do anything to be with him. The video is set like a film, so it becomes more appealing. The lyrics are dialogue and we also see camera movement and angles you would only see in film. An example of this is around the 50 second mark when we see the camera tilting from one level of the house down to the basement. The camera is also in the same position when it placed in certain places, like when Stan is sitting at the desk there is a low angle medium shot.
Narrative is a style of music video that has more of a constructed storyline, similar to film and TV. The storyline is usually inspired by the lyrics but sometimes this is not the case. The example I am using of a narrative music video is Stan by Eminem.
The video is a great example of how the storyline is inspired by the lyrics. Stan is a song about an interaction between a crazed fan and an artist. In the video we see the life of Stan and how his obsession with Eminem has affected his life and everyone around him. The video works because we see this character come to life and this character is not a nice one, he is obsessed with someone he has not met and would do anything to be with him. The video is set like a film, so it becomes more appealing. The lyrics are dialogue and we also see camera movement and angles you would only see in film. An example of this is around the 50 second mark when we see the camera tilting from one level of the house down to the basement. The camera is also in the same position when it placed in certain places, like when Stan is sitting at the desk there is a low angle medium shot.
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