I shoot music videos for a living, you're right about a lot of the effects but you make it seem so candid when in reality we work for weeks and plan shots precisely. There are sometimes odd cuts and stuff because we couldn't get a scene exactly correct but in fact almost every second is choreographed from the edit, the camera movement, the focus to the actual performers and practical effects used. It's in many ways more difficult to shoot a music video then say a commercial or educational video for instance.,(reply>), The line about leaf blower suggests to me that Tom was talking more about low-budget music videos. Also, he's cramming all the faults/tricks of music videos into one video, which doesn't necessarily mean that all music videos will employ all of them. " It's in many ways more difficult to shoot a music video" - Yes, because the format is different, expectations are different, etc. You can (rightfully) pride yourself on your camera work planning, but I bet you don't spend hours reading academic papers, possibly highly technical, possibly on different topic every time.