Punk Rock Conventions

Punk Rock Artists Green Day All American Rejects Blink-182 Misfits Nirvana Billy Talent

Green DayGreen Day – “Oh Love” [Official Lyric Video]

There are Colourful backgrounds these are good to catch the audiences eye, its also patterned which can disturb certain viewers eyes, it is patterned as if you wear 3D glasses it becomes 3D. The writing is blue and white this is good as it stands out on the background and is still bright and easy to read for the audience.

Green Day – “Oh Love” [Official Video]

There are Female actresses in the video who are all barely dressed, this can be a negative for certain viewers who don’t agree with nudity. They’re also doing a live performance in certain clips which I think is positive as it shows there talent without loads of effects, it also allows the audience to feel intimate with them.

Green Day – Oh Love

Blue and White writing – eye catching

Live Performance

Neon Green background – eye catching

Females

I like…The fact that there is bright colours in the lyrical video and that they have a few performance shots of the band in the video.

I would use a couple of performance shots in my music video during the main guitar bits.

All American RejectsAll American Rejects – Dirty Little Secret

They’re performing throughout the video during certain clips, this is an aspect I would use in my video for things such as guitar solos. They’ve also got written cards throughout the video which represent the song and peoples feelings, I also like this idea and it is something I will use. We also see it is set outside and in a garage looking area, I would choose also to shoot mine indoors and outdoors to show a contrast of the lighting and the use you can get from different backgrounds.

All American Rejects – Dirty Little Secret

All these signs throughout the video are to do with representing what the song means.

I like…The fact that there is written cards inspired me for my video due to the drawings on the cards and the way they’re expressed. This is what I will want to use in my video, I also like the fact there are scenes shot indoors and outdoors.

Blink-182Blink-182 – I Miss You

We can see it is set in dark rooms which show the type of video and genre it is, there are also performance parts in it which I think are positive as it gives the audience a feel of the band, there is also jump cuts between each shot no proper continuity involved. This music video includes a lot of close up shots of the instruments and people as well which helps show them off a bit better, showing their detail and importance.

Blink-182 – Miss You

In these shots we can see the dark scenes and the dark make up used.

I like…I like the setting of the darker rooms and surroundings and this is a possible idea I may use in my video due to it meeting the conventions of a punk rock video and as it shows the emotion of the song better.

Misfits Mistfits - Dig Up Her Bones

Throughout this video we see multiple shots of skeletons possibly representing different things to different people but me personally I represent it as death, this has its positive and negative sides to it. There is also live performances happening throughout it interacting the audience also. There is a grim reaper shown multiple times also linking in with the death factor. They’re surrounded by darker scenes which I find is positive as it shows the mood of the song. They also have other coloured lightening including green. They have black and white shots also, this shows the age of the video or the possible emotion.

Misfits – Dig Up Her Bones

In these shots we can see the different effects the video has including the black and white and the performance. This is an idea I would like to use of a live performer in my video.

I like…The fact they use different lightings to show different bits and they also use live performances which I have taken an interest to so for roughly 20 seconds of my video I shall have a guitar playing

Nirvana Nirvana – Come As You Are

To begin with they start of under the water and this is repeated throughout the video, I like the shots under the water because it gives a different background to what you usually see, this is something I would use. They also have many close up instruments shots but there seems to mainly be guitar shots this is another element I want to add in my video as I am having a guitarist play the guitar pauses found in the song. Finally the transitions between each shot are fades these is a different element which I may use, it is different to other videos I’ve seen.

Nirvana – Come As You Are

In this video we can see certain shots are in the water, there is also seen a close up of a guitar. These are 2 ideas I am going to use.

I like…I like both the water shots and the guitar shots, this inspired me to want to use these in my video, I shall film certain shots under the water and the guitar close ups will allow me to emphasis the guitars important at that time.

Billy TalentBilly Talent – Nothing To Lose

In this video we see its laid out in a black and white theme, this shows the emotion in the video which is to do with suicide. The camera angles are shot from either the first person angle (main) but occasionally you see the character from behind. I personally like this feature and I would use it for certain shots. There is a performance cutting between the narrative and this just takes the audiences mind of what is happening for a few seconds. We see that it is set in a school environment, this allows the audience to feel the band and how they made the video and song, we see its to do with bullying and schools are the main location for this.

Billy Talent – Nothing To LoseIn this video we see the setting of black and white and the first persons shots looking at a note book.

I like…I like the meaning behind the song itself it has a strong meaning. They have a black and white theme happening through out, this probably shows the meaning of the video more so but I wouldn’t personally chose to use it. They also have a first person view, this is something I would use for certain shots to link with the lyrics. They have certain performance clips, I shall use this feature as previously stated.

OverallLooking at the videos above we see a variation of lyrical video and narrative/performance videos.

This shows the conventions of a punk rock music video are darker settings, bright coloured writing, pictures and many jump cuts.

From these videos I have gotten ideas for my video and this means that I shall be following the conventions of a punk rock video more so then if I had thought of my own ideas.