While each of the videos, most notably “Sleep on the Floor,” could probably inspire their own charming indie flicks, it is the link between the three characters that would create the most interesting narrative. In 2016, The Lumineers released a trilogy of semi-connected music videos centering around what seems to be the out-of-body experience of three women. The Lumineers, “Sleep on the Floor,” “Angela” and “Cleopatra” Whether it is the narrative, the characters or the method of storytelling, here are 10 music videos so captivating that they deserve to be adapted into feature length films. Some are even outdoing mainstream films with their original ideas and experimental cinematography. This has given way to so many music videos that go beyond aesthetic and place a focus on storytelling. Lemonade even caused the VMA’s to revive the best long form video category, making Beyoncé the first artist to receive the award since Madonna in 1991.Īrtists are stepping their game up, realizing concert footage will no longer cut it. As if that wasn’t enough, she blessed us with Lemonade, a film to accompany her groundbreaking album exploring relationships and black womanhood. Beyoncé, the true queen of visuals, ushered in a whole new trend with her self-titled visual album in 2013 for which she filmed 17 music videos. Music videos are going through something of a renaissance era right now.

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