M.V. brief research

Twenty One Pilots - Holding Onto You ( Directed by Jordan Bahat)

Black and White - could mean that this video is a memory related, and or a sad/depressed theme.
Studio based, as the background is all balck, with studio lighting in some of the shots.
Performance heavy with a bit of narration - narration shown through the noose scene and also the skeleton drawn on their faces.
Involves the band and a few dancers - perhaps intrepretive dance? Also their outfits are of ballet dancers, perhaps showing grace and class but also the beauty of the song lyrics even though they are more on the depressing side.
Drums and piano - Instruments used by the artist, which can be seen in nearly all of their music videos, perhaps showing who they are and what they do and how they play as a two man band.
Blurred effect and fast motion editing which can show how the artist is feeling, perhaps confused or even angry.

Panic! At The Disco - Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind) (Directed by Shane Drake)

Studio based - All scenes done in a studio.
Narrative goes with performance. (By that I mean, the performance and narrative are together, as if he is singing the story.)
Handheld shots of close-ups (of band equipment) then medium shot of band members getting ready to perform. Then low angle shots, with smooth side to side movements.
First location - looks like a basement where the band would have performed.
Goes from medium shot to close-up shots during lip-sync. Then while playing, something attracts the main singer, so he moves towards it ( he suddenly stops singing).
Then he goes into another location, more 80's? (It is back in time, as if he travelled to back.) Still a band performing environment, but dancers/actors with the decade's fashion. Both band member's fashion also changes to adapt to that era.
There is a lot of swaying camera movements, quite smooth and does not make the audience feel nauseous.
During this era, there is more choreography, which perhaps shows the era?
A lot of smooth cuts, continuity is smooth with different angles and close-ups together.
Then comes another era, with even more choreography, however, they are wearing chimney sweeping outfits.
Close-ups with slo-mo on the dancers breakdancing.
Then there are musicians without trousers(not sure why?) with Brendon about to jump off a canon. ( It goes well with the music.)
Because of the change of eras, this could suggest that he is 'ready to go' anywhere, anytime. - He gets blown out into a SFX clouds/sky ( but not a realistic oine but more arty)
As soon as he lands, he is in another era( in London?), with another choreography. During this era,, there is more long shots, showing the environment and also the back-up dancers.

PVRIS - White Noise ( Dircted by Raul Gonzo )

Starts of with the static mirror, a signature look as it is on every music video.
Studio based. - Bedroom scenes.
Very visual heavy, could be horror/ghost-haunting theme.
Narrative heavy with few performances.
Static/flashing lights/distortion/very retro - could relate to the lyrics. - Both the edit and also the mise-en-scene.
Close-ups of her face/hands - showing her emotions.
SPX - ghost like singer/ flying mirror.
Two different universe? Parallel universe?
All band members included - Singer has the main role.

From this video, it suggests that the two groups are in a different universe even though they are in the same room. The lyrics suggests trying to speak and be noticed but it doesn't work. The distortion and static edit also emphasises the point. I really like the distortation with the cuts to different angles as it shows hwo she is feeling.

Travie Mccoy ft Brendon Urie - Keep On Keeping On (Directed by Mark Staubach)

Outdoor location - the colouring/theme seems to be brown/neutral/blue. With performance but the narrative includes a little kid which could suggest that it could be about when they were younger.
Both singers are in the video - with the 'snorricam' shot (where the camera is attached to their body. - One of my favourite shots, as it makes the singers look like they are not moving however, the background is.
When they are singing outside, the lens flare looks perfectly placed.
The pull focus also looks really smooth, and fits the whole theme.
The cut between the lip-syncing to the little kid is very smooth as well, and they all fit the narrative and also style.
During the darker scenes, the light is shined towardsTravie, perhaps to make his face more illuminated which I really like as it brings attention to just him rather than the surrounding especially when they are doing the 'snorricam' shot.