What Makes a Good Music Video

There are several elements that make a good music video, and they consist of lip syncing, varied shots, lighting and the list goes on. I am going to explain what makes a good music video and gives examples where possible.



Beyonce is and artist that has produced various successful music video throughout her career and has has longevity in her career partly due to this.

I would call this music video because it ticks all the boxes for being a good music video because it ticks all the boxes to being a good music video one the things that video does well is that it cuts between shots. This is something that will stop viewer fatigue. Another thing that video does well is that it has appropriate lighting for what is going on in the video.

Another factor that has to be perfect in order for a good music video is the lip syncing. This is probably the most important thing of the video because you could have everything else spot on and this off and ruin the whole music video. Also varied shots is a good way of having a successful music video is the performance.






However the performance does not need to come from the artist performing the song you could also have actors that perform as well and this is another way of reducing viewer fatigue. I have a picture as an example from 'Lil Wayne - How To Love'. Where he has actors doing most of the performing and he does certain little parts throughout the story. This also ties in with another factor of making a good music video and that is the Mise En Scene. As you can see both shots that I have chosen are very interesting and the Mise En Scene in each one is spot on. Where by what the person can see in the music video matches the feel of the song, the lyrics ECT.