Some video techniques I've gathered

I really liked the use of the glass-shattering video overlaid on top of the footage of the band performing (most noticeable after 2:48):

It syncs with the music and really adds something to what could've been an otherwise bland video. This particular footage works well with the punchy start-and-stop riff in this song but wouldn't compliment the slower mellow vibe of John Blek's music. The idea of overlaying video like that is definitely something to look into though, I think it could work if we used visuals more fitting to the video than shattering glass.

The next video is far from spectacular, but I think the simple effects used could fit well with the music we'll be working with:

The well placed lighting, use of silhouetting, vignettes, and lens-flare come together nicely and the old-timey look they've given the video would be appropriate for the acoustic-folk style Blek has.

This video uses minimalism very well. It's all visual effects, synced to the music in the form of waveforms (sans the animations that come into it later on):

I think this technique could be really effective for our artist, because his music has a large focus on the lyrics. These visuals kind of accentuate the vocals with the synchronisation and could work well either inter-cut or overlaid on his performance.

This video is my example of budget effects, which is obviously something that needs to be considered for our project. It is a first official video made by some rather broke artists, but it captures the mood perfectly:

I chose this one because the use of double images of the band members with varying opacity and light-levels makes the whole thing feel rather ethereal or something. Blek's music, from what I've heard, is largely quite depressing. This one is also (mostly) a sad song, and I think these effects, coupled with the use of black-and white capture the mood/atmosphere perfectly. It isn't spectacularly done, but it works, and it's cheap.

This video is a solo artist like Blek, and again it's similar in the sense that it's rather saddening music/lyrics. I think this atmosphere is worked into the video very well. (plus it looks as though it was very cheap to film):

The way the lighting is set up to only light the edges of Buckley's face fits the mood perfectly and it's a pretty simple technique we could definitely implement. Also the colour helps amplify this effect as well. Almost black and white, but with a slight pale pink hue. Gives it a kind of old-timey feel which again is appropriate for Blek's music.