Andrew Goodwin's Conventions Of A Thriller

- Always a strong relationship between the lyrics and visuals
- Also there is another relationship between music and visuals
- Different genres may have their own video style e.g Pop is quite bright
- There is a demand from the record company for lots of close-ups of the main artist
- Music videos normally reflect the artists lifestyle
- Reference to voyeurism - camera is used to represent artists as sexual objects through a mans point       of view e.g panning, tilting and slow mo
- Intertextual references - something references something else e.g Kick Ass
- Most music videos follow a narrative and performance element