Olly Murs - Dear Darlin‘

Narrative Music Video

Several different characters are in the music video.

Characters are acting, not just singing or dancing.

A shallow depth of field is used to make the audience focus on the characters and shows that the story of the music video and the lyrics of the song are linked directly to what the characters are doing.

Story happening around the singer shows that the music video is a performance as well as a narrative.

The music video is in a realistic setting supporting the story.

Artist acting as both ‘narrator and participant’.

The story of the narrative music video goes with the lyrics of the song

Props are also used to support the narrative of the music video.