Tropes that are related to and often used in the creation of music videos.
See also Music Videos and Other Common Music Video Concepts.
Tropes:
Types of Music Videos:
- Animutation
- Alternate Music Video
- Animated Music Video: Exactly what it sounds like, a music video that is animated.
- Clip Show
- Concept Video
- Conveyor Belt Video
- Dress Rehearsal Video
- Fan Vid
- Inaction Video
- Literal Music Video: A music video that is either dubbed over to describe what is happening in the video or literally depicting the actions described in the song's lyrics.
- Lyric Video
- The Oner
- Performance Video: A music video that's mainly a recording of the band or artist performing the song.
- Surreal Music Video
Frequently Used Narrative Concepts and Set Pieces:
- Busby Berkeley Number
- Dancing Is Serious Business
- Death by Music Video: The band/musician gets killed in their music video.
- Disney Acid Sequence
- Dramatic Wind
- Face of the Band
- Fanservice
- Fight Fur Your Right to Party
- Finger on Lips
- Great Balls of Fire!
- In Da Club
- The Invisible Band
- Male Band, Female Singer
- Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Parody: A parody of the iconic music video to Michael Jackson's "Thriller".
- Mid-Vid Skit: A music video has a sequence where the song is temporarily interrupted by a sketch.
- On a Soundstage All Along
- Other Common Music Video Concepts
- Ordinary People's Music Video
- Playful Pursuit
- Simpsonwave
- Spoofing in the Rain
- Strange Stage
- Stupid Statement Dance Mix
- Symbolic Serene Submersion
- Talky Bookends
- Three Minutes of Writhing
- Video Full of Film Clips
Other Related Tropes:
- Changed for the Video
- Hitler Cam
- Lyrics/Video Mismatch
- Multi-Take Cut
- Music Video Credits Sequence
- Music Video Overshadowing
- Music Video Syndrome
