Keywords - Category?

Hi.

I rarely add any keywords other than the "special" ones. With music videos, you need to add the "music-video" keyword. Now there are some "Category" options which are a bit confusing to me. Which one I have to choose with "music-video"? Maybe this info could be added to the "music video" guide also? ( https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/submitting-podcasts-commercials-or-music-videos/G75CJL7UUDSWV7U5# )

Thanks.

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keyword_expert

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2 years ago

Hello there,

Here is IMDb's help article on keywords, which may be useful here.

https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/keywords/GXQ22G5Y72TH8MJ5?ref_=helpms_helpart_inline#

As far as music videos go, probably the most important keywords will be Subgenre keywords describing the type of music. Currently, only certain music-related keywords are accepted as Subgenre keywords:

music	blues-music	The Blues Brothers, Summer of Soul	Contains significant elements of blues music.
music	classical-music	Amadeus	Contains significant elements of classical music.
music	country-music	A Star Is Born, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Walk the Line	Contains significant elements of country music.
music	dance-music	Footloose, Step Up, Human Traffic	Contains significant elements of dance music.
music	disco-music	Saturday Night Fever	Contains significant elements of disco music.
music	electronic-music	I Dream of Wires	Contains significant elements of electronic music.
music	folk-music	Inside Llewyn Davis	Contains significant elements of folk music.
music	funk-music	Get on Up	Contains significant elements of funk music.
music	hip-hop-music	8 Mile, Straight Outta Compton	Contains significant elements of hip-hop music.
music	jazz-music	Whiplash, La La Land	Contains significant elements of jazz music.
music	latin-music	La Bamba, Selena, El cantante	Contains significant elements of Latin music.
music	pop-music	Bohemian Rhapsody, Pitch Perfect	Contains significant elements of pop music.
music	rap-music	All Eyez on Me	Contains significant elements of rap music.
music	reggae-music	The Harder They Come, Rockers, Marley	Contains significant elements of reggae music.
music	rock-music	Bohemian Rhapsody, Almost Famous, Yesterday	Contains significant elements of rock music.
music	soul-music	Ray, Dreamgirls, Summer of Soul, The Blues Brothers	Contains significant elements of soul music.

Other than that, you can use Plot keywords to describe the type of singer or band, like "pop-singer" or "metal-band," plus any plot themes and characters in the video, etc.

p.s. This recent post discusses the new keyword categories and how they should be used:

https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/keywords-now-displayed-on-the-imdb-ios-and-android-apps/63695ea1df460178b1369a05

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eboy

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2 years ago

I only add ”music-video” keyword with music videos, since that’s what the guide says.

But what category should I choose (which is a ”new” option), I’m confused about that: “Subgenres”, “Plot Timeframes”, “Plot Details”, or “Other”? This was my original question (but thanks for the info about sub genres etc).

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keyword_expert

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@eboy I misunderstood your original question. When adding the keyword "music-video," you should choose the category "Other."

2 years ago

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