Indie Genre Conventions

Some conventions of the indie genre that I have noticed is that they are typically narrative videos, as shown in this post.

In terms of mise-en-scene, the locations typically seem to be rural locations, with high-key lighting as shown below:

The cinematography also seems to include a variety of shots but in most of the music videos I have seen, they are handheld and include lots of close ups with a shallow depth of field as shown below: