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What is a music video?

A music video is a short film or series of clips put together to the sound of music which is produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Music videos have 3 types of categories that they can fall under. These three are: performanced based video, Narrative based video or concept based video. 

Narrative

A narrative music video is a video that uses a narrative to tell a story. The story is typically amplified by the lyrics within the song and ifs typically used for slower acoustic songs to often tell a love story.    

Performance

A performance music video shows the artist performing their song either on stage or just singing it. A performanced based video is used to amplify the artists talent and show their ability to the audience.      

Concept

A Concept music video is based around a single idea or concept and are usually quite unusual and perhaps surreal. However the unusual content keeps the audience intrigued. Typically paired with either performance or narrative to make a successful video.      

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