The Three Different Aspects to Narrative

There are three different aspects to narrative. Some music videos may contain all three of these aspects, however some will only contain one or two of the aspects. The aspects are as follows:

• Performance - This is simply a convincing performance from the artist or extras in the music video. Performance can mean choreography in a dance routine performed by professional dancers/the artist or just the artist lip syncing along to the song.
• Narrative - This is how the story is shown. It is usually based on the lyrics.
• Abstract - The purpose behind abstract videos is to create a certain feeling or mood.

Example of Performance in music videos:

Example of Narrative in music videos: 

Example of an Abstract music video: