Codes And Convetions Of Rock and Neo-Glam Rock Music

Rock music is a genre of music which entered main stream in the 1960's. The sound of rock usually revolves around bass guitar, electric guitar, rock drums and some form of piano sound. It's a genre that has many different sub genres such as glam rock and more recently, neo-glam rock.

The codes and conventions of rock music videos are:

• Using dark lightning, such as in Green Day's 'Boulevard Of Broken Dreams.'
• Seeing the band perform on stage, such as 30 Seconds To Mars 'Closer To The Edge.'
• Uneasy camera movements
• Usually no use of special effects
• Big emphasis on the instruments used, such as in the video by My Chemical Romance, where the instruments used are featured heavily.

The codes and conventions of neo-glam rock music videos are:

• Using bright colours, such as in the video for 'We Are Golden', by Mika, where the locations and lighting are very bright.
• Seeing the band perform
• Uneasy camera movements, such as in 'Nine In The Afternoon', by Panic! At The Disco.
• Small use of special effects, if any.