Biffy Clyro's music videos all have performance based clips within them whether it is clips from live shows edited together or as part of the narrative of the paticitular video, this is the normal secnario for rock bands as the convention for rock music video's are performance and sometimes a mix of performance and narrative. Two examples of these types of music videos by Biffy Clyro are 'stingin' belle' and 'the captian'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Evn9MiIuqM - the captain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DafkHhzbXB4 - stingin belle
Comparisons Over Time
This is the music video for 'who's got a match' from thier third album 'puzzle' released in 2007 this is a
performance video in black and white combining clips of different live performances showing clips of the band themselves and of the audiance enjoying the show making you want to go and see them yourself.
The video above is for 'god and satan' from the album 'Only Revolutions' released in 2010, this video differs from the earlier music videos by biffy clyro as this is a sole narrative video based around the band members, this video makes it clear to see the difference in audiance changing to rock to a more maintstream pop audiance by changing the style of video, however as this is a one of video it may just be a experiment by the band that didn't work out as in the newest video 'stinging belle' they have gone back to mainly live performance clips.
The main generic convention for rock videos you see is the main focus on the band performance and i belive this works for the band as they have kept with this same idea of mainly performing in nearly every music video they have made, and also i feel the band haven't changed there filming stlye either.
Camerawork, Editing and Mise-en-scene
The camerawork and editing is consitant and inkeeping with the song and as most of the songs are fast and upbeat the shots are quick and fast cut between mainly close ups of the instuments or simon neil singing, to long shots showing the whole band performing together. This is also same of the mise-en-scene however this changes a lot from song to song but they all make sense to the individual song, the best example for this is the song 'the captain' uses good mis-en-scene as the band and everyone else are all in what we'd expect old sailors or pirates and the whole music video is set on a old style ship.
Album Covers Activity one
Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions
Tracklist - 1. The Captain 2. That Golden Rule 3. Bubbles 4. God and Satan 5. Born on a Hourse 6. Mountains 7. Shock Shock 8. Many of Horror 9. Boom, Blast and Ruin 10. Know You Quarry 11. Whores
No institutional logos or iconography
1. Thriller 2. The take over, the breaks over 3. This ain't a scene 4. I'm like a lawyer 5. Hum hallelujah 6. Golden 7. Thnks fr th Mmrs 8. Don't you know whi i think i am 9. The (after) life of the party 10. The carpel tunnel of love 11. Bang on the doldrums 12. Fame<infamy 13. You're crashing, but you're no wave
14. I've Got All This Ringing in My Ears and None on My Fingers
14. I've Got All This Ringing in My Ears and None on My FingersNo institutional logos
Dreamland iconography
Weezer - Make belive
1. Beverly Hills 2. Perfect Situation 3. This is such a pity 4. Hold me 5. Peace 6. We are all on drugs 7. The damage in your heart 8. Pardon me 9. My best friend 10. The other way 11. Freak me out 12. Haunt You Every Day
No institutional logos
iconography of the whole band
Green Day - American Idiot
1. American idiot 2. Jesus of suburbia 3. Holiday 4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 5. Are We the Waiting 6. St. Jimmy 7. Give Me Novacaine 8. She's a Rebel 9. Extraordinary Girl 10. Letterbomb 11. Wake Me Up When September Ends 12. Homecoming 13. Whatsername
Parental advisodry logo
heart grenade iconography
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