Blog 7-realism

Realism has a large effect on music videos. A lot of times when a music video is being filmed they film live performances and incorporate them within the music video to give the audiences a feel if they were there. This creates a relation and connection between the video and the viewer. Different angles and shoots are used to make it seem like its embodied sight like he or she is actually there. The music video are shot in real time to give more of that real feel to the video. Talk shows are similar they have shots of the “audience” clapping to make it feel like it’s a live performance when it isn’t really one. The person filming and directing use various codes in order to make the view feel like he or she is actually there rather then just watching the video, if that was the case then the talk show and or music video would be flat or have no life, nature feel. Realists try to express all the senses when filming take shows and music videos it is with this track that turns the talk show or music video into a “real time event”. Music video rarely hide their techniques for production though, because if they hide them it would be less nature and more robotic to the viewer. Music videos use half and half one half is “live performances” and the other is acting without instruments to reveal a story to match up with the lyrics itself. It is with this combination that the music video is possible and makes sense to the viewer when he or she watches it.