Coventions of music videos

Camera Shots:
Music videos tent to include many long shots, close ups and mid shots. This is to create emphasis on the artist, location and emotions. Also, close ups used not only to show emotions but to reflect the words of the song with the movement of the lips of the artist.

Camera Movement:
The movement of the camera is used to follow and trace the artist or band, these include tilts, pans, tracking and crane shots.

Mise-en-Scene:
This refers to the arrangement of performers and props on stage or in a scene for a production of a music video, this shows the importance on the representation of something. 

Lighting:
Some music videos are black and white which helps emphasis a particular mood, however some videos have artificial lighting which puts the artist in a enhanced look.

Sound:
Sound is mainly the vocals or the song, however in some cases like Michael Jacksons- Thriller, the producers can make the music video into a short film

Props:
Vital in aiding to add to the scene and create significance on particular objects or people.

Editing:
Jump cuts is the predominant editing technique used in music videos. Similar transitions such as fade and dissolve are also very common in music videos as they create a different effect.