Indie Rock Music Video Conventions

After watching many conventions as a group we were able to identify the main conventions in videos of bands such as The Killers, Maccabees etc. Some of the things we found were;

• Often in Black and White
• Band is shown and promoted throughout
• Use of extreme close-ups are very common
• Dark, dreary locations used - makes it more realistic
• Special effects are used at some point in the video
• Performance shots of the band
• Illusion of watching or being watched is often used to some extent