Some punk/grunge viedo's like to use fast editing and a frequently moving camera in order to connote the energy of the genre and artists. The distorted images that come as a result of this camera/editing style sthow the instability of drug, sex and alcahol fuelled punk culture and lifestyles
Most early punk acts had no video at all, and instead just filmed themselves in a studio performing the song. This was to show that punk was different, punk didn't need gimmicks and flashy videos to find it's audience. Instead it used pure emotion and attitude.
Most video's in the punk genre from the 70's to 90' used very basic prodution equipment and quality in order to capture punk's attitude towards not caring and many video's feature bands/artists in thier normal clothes, presenting themselves as they are with no gimmicks.
More recently, punk has become a more sophistocated and artistic genre. The music values are better and the videos more proffessional. This is due to the pop punk genre, taking punk as a basic model and adding the production styles and video production of pop. This often shows the break in conventions of traditional punk using theatrical style instead of punks no frills style. bands often change from one to the other overtime. For example, Green Day went from stuff like the video above to stuff like this:
The way the style of both the band and videos have changed overtime is dramatic. The band seem to have mature whilst keeping thier lyrical style.
Many modern bands who use punk and alternative styles still use the quick cuts and fast paced editing/camera, whilst also telling stories. Some even include intertextuality. The video for I'm Not Okay (I Promise) by American Alternative rock band My Chemical Romance is shot and edited in the form of a trailer for a teen comedy-drama film.
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