Research blog Music Video !

My group has decided to do a music video to the song "Meant To Be" by Bebe Rexha, featuring Florida Georgia Line. This is a country love song, I researched a few similar country songs with love stories in order to get a better understanding of what is expected from a country music video.

● Costumes such as flannels, jeans, cowboy hats, and boots were apparent on the men and women in these music videos. The lightning tends to be brighter, establishing a sunny setting. The music videos also had a tendency to be set on an open road or field. 

● Shots vary from establishing shots to wide shots, and angles such as middle close up and close ups are used throughout the videos. 

● Editing such as split screens appeared often in my research and were used to display the male and female singers, harmonizing and singing back and forth. Fade in and fade outs were featured in these music videos, as they were used to shift scenes smoothly. 

● Diegetic sound can also be heard in these videos, adding to the realness. As well as sound motifs such as the sound of tires and boots clacking, which helps display a particular character a certain way.

1. Conventions in country music videos include countryside rural area. The lyrics tend to have a deep meaningful purpose and correspond to a storyline. The music video is meant to enhance the words and the actors are trying to display the  meaning and emotions of the lyrics. 

2. In other music videos by Florida Georgia Line, the singers are pictured wearing costumes such as jeans, cowboy boots, and hats. From this I can gather that jeans, flannels, hats and boots are the general cowboy attire, and is what is expected to be seen in a country music video.

3. In these music videos pathos is often used when singing a storyline that is deep and meaningful, it tends to connect with the audience pulling them in to listen and watch more.