Music Video Genres

''Animation'' music video

Daft punk – one more timehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGBhQbmPwH8This video is all animated.  In their videos, Daft Punk use an animated style which tells a story and illustrates the song. This video contains scenes from the 2003 released Japanese anime film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.

''Homage'' music video 2pac – Ghetto Gospel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do5MMmEygsYThis video is a homage video as it is seen as a tribute to Tupac Shakur, this song was released ten years after his death. It features an actor playing the part of Tupac. It is basically a tribute towards the artist as his legend and his music is from the past. The video and song is acknowledging his death.

''Narrative'' music video Arctic Monkeys – When the sun goes downhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqkBRVukQmEThis music video has a narrative that goes with the song. The story is about a young homeless women. Then a man comes along and tries to help her out. This man is nice to her to start of with then changes into an evil man ‘When the sun goes down’.

''as live'' music video Linkin park – Numb/Encore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlF2FMv968This video is an as live music video as the video is the artist's performing the song which is filmed in front of a live audience. The video features clips of all performers, including the band and the front men singing, the video also shows clips of the audience. We know the song is performed and recorded live as the sound of the song is different than the album version as it doesn't contain editing.

''Influence of Commercials'' music video

Kanye West – Gold digger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwNcNOTVzYThe video to ''Gold Digger'' is using an influence of commercials as the video features girls, posing as if on the front of a magazine from the 50's era. Shot in a widescreen letterbox format, using stylized art direction with few props, the video features performances shots of West interspersed with footage of Williams' trademark female video models depicted as "pin-up" cover models from fictional vintage magazines. The titles of the magazines on whose covers the women appear reflect the correlating verses in the song. Foxx is also present, lip-synching both his own parts and the Ray Charles vocal sample. John Legend makes a brief cameo.

''Pastiche'' music video Foo Fighters. Walk.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PkcfQtibmUThe video to, ''Walk'' by the Foo Fighters is a pastiche, it is quite similar to Parody and referencing, but  Pastiche mixes the two together. This video is heavily influenced by the 1993 film, ''Falling Down''. The video follows Dave Grohl picking up troubles along his journey. At the end of the video the band are seen performing in the warehouse.

''Interpretive'' music video

Katy Perry – Firework

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw

This video is an interpretive video as the video uses the lyrics to create plot and style of the video.

Perry opens the video gazing down upon the city from a balcony. As she sings into the night, fireworks burst from her chest and soon inspire young people throughout the city to overcome their fears and insecurities, in the process igniting their own fireworks. A shy overweight girl, playing the role of wallflower at a pool party, finds the courage to shed her clothes and jump in the pool with her friends. A leukemia patient at a children's hospital proves to herself that she can show herself out on the street and in public despite her loss of hair. A teenage boy approaches his friend at a party and kisses him on the mouth. A struggling young performer walking home in a dark alley uses tricks from his magic act to win over a group of street toughs who were trying to rob him. A boy confronts his fighting parents and pushes them apart because their shouting is upsetting his little sister. Soon the youth of the city are converging upon the courtyard of Buda Castle, dancing and lighting up the night with their fireworks.

''Impressionist'' music video

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dani california http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb5aq5HcS1AThe video to. ''Dani California'' by Red Hot Chili Peppers is impressionist as throughout the music video, all members of the band are dressing up as different artists from over the years such as, The Beatles, Prince and Kiss. At the end of the video the video ends with the band starring as themselves on the stage. the video is a quasi-chronology of the evolution of rock music; the band performs the song on a stage, but in a variety of outfits representing important figures and movements in the history of rock.