VLS (VERY LONG SHOT) also know as, extreme long shot are rarely used in music but ,aybe used to set the scene and it allows the audience to get a feel for what could be expected as a certain setting will connotate different messages. In my music video the only reason I would use this shot isif the artist changes location
LS (LONG SHOT) These types of shots can be used to show the artist or actor in full in detail, but with a small part of the enviroment showing, this allows the audience to see the performer and the develop steortypes behind the costume, but the ideas can be influenced by the enviroment, e.g. If a rap artist is in a neighbourhood where there is alot of graffiti this could suggest they are just starting out and that the still live in the 'ghetto' but if they where a rap artist in a luxary hotel/room this can suggest they are already popular and they have made substancial amounts of money already, the longshot allows the enviroment to be shown but the artist to be shown in full
MLS (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) this shot is featured an awful lot in music videos as it can be used for detail of the artist but without the audience being in the face of the artist
MS (MEDIUM SHOT) This shot is one of the most common shots that is used in a music video, it shows the artist and part of there costume so once again steortypes linked to these artists and the associated connatations will be produced to the audience, this means you can deliver a product hat is expected of a certain gnere, for example you wouldnt find a rap artist helping an old woman across the road.
MCU (MEDIUM CLOSE UP) much like the the medium shot it is widely used in music videos, this allows the audience to see the artist performer singing the song. Also it allows if a narrative is being shown for the audience to see the emotions in detail of the actor, this allows emotions connections to be made, therefore making a more powerful music video
The following three shots (CU - CLOSE UP, BCU - BIG CLOSE UP, ECU EXTREME CLOSE UP) all have many thing the same as they all show the artist in details and it allows the audience to make connections and emotional ties to the music video. In order for the audience to connect to the music they need to know how the artist./actor feels, this can be done very successfully by these three shots. A negative of these shots is that audienice dont get to see there costume nor there enviroment, therefore making it very confusing.
