Types of Music Video-Performance Based Video

These music videos mainly feature the artist, band or group performing their song throughout. This is said to be the easiest to do on a budget, seeing that you can film in a practical location.

Beyoncé's song- Love on Top is an example of a performance based music video:

There are close ups of her face, body and her lip movement. Beyonce is dancing with two other dancers and she is put in the middle to show that she is the main person.

She has various costume changes which are  all very glamorous, but although the costume changes the setting does not, only the lighting changes in each scene, this is so it can catch the viewers eye.



Justin Timberlake's- Take Back The Night is another example of a performance based music video:

The video mostly features Justin Timberlake on a set dancing and on stage at his concert, this is to make the audience feel as if they were at the concert. The lighting changes from natural to bright light, the bright light reflects the lighting in a concert.

The camera mainly focuses on him throughout, focusing in on him dancing . This music video highlights all the key features.

As you can see in both of these videos props are not a major part because the camera mainly focuses on the artists.