Research blog: Music Video Conventions

     The song I chose for my music video is in the dance-pop and Latin-pop genre.Both genres are subcategories of pop culture.However, the song mostly fits in the dance-pop genre the best. The type of setting that  is commonly seen is in a placed with vibrant colors but there is no specific setting for this genre.Some of the settings that can be seen is a room with a lot of color or at the beach. These type of songs are supposed persuade their audience to get up and dance. The audience usually sees the singer enjoying themselves and having fun. In these type of music videos the costumes usually seen is partying clothes or casual clothing.The clothing can be baggy or fitted depending on where the music video takes place.The image that will be shown to the audience is happiness and excitement from the actors.The props that may be used are lip gloss, silly string, balloons, and many other fun objects.The attitude of the music video is to encourage people to live their life to the fullest and do whatever makes you happy. In addition, the music video will show different emotions and tell a story.The story about this specific music video is about a young girl thinking about how someone makes her feel happy.The timeline of the music video is being in love while having fun.In music videos the camera is positioned to show details of a setting. This strategy helps draw the audience’s attention to certain things. In these type of videos it usually shows the person singing and normal people as actors.This gives the viewers a sense of relating to the scenes in the video. Also, using normal people as extras in the background can help the audience imagine themselves in the video. Most importantly, these type of music videos aspire people to make themselves happy.