Wednesday, 24 April 2013

A0B 1 - (Music Video) History



1922 -  First music video

MGM Musical

Julie garland extravaganza

Blackboard Jungle, Jailhouse Rock, Rock around the clock -  every one copied set apart adults and teenagers

Top Of The Pops, Ready steady go


Strawberry fields - First stand alone music video




Bohemian Rhapsody shot in 3 hours, stot because too hard to perform live. Only had £3500 to make video. All done with camera not after effects or programme similar.


Change in people's views, used to say that it takes away from the music.

millennium inspired by James Bond, Radio Gaga inspired my metropolis, California love inspired by mad max, Rush Rush inspired by rebel without a cause, Beat it inspired by West Side Story- more starting to be lead by movies.


Started advertising in music videos


One of The Monkees (Mike Nessbit) invented MTV. Mike found a empty live feed that he could use for a 24 h music video streaming


1979 - Pop Clips became a hit


MTV Launched on 1st August 1981 and first track was Video Killed The Radio Star
1983 was when the first black artist was shown on MTV

New tech influences Music Video because now there was a mean for them to be shown.
Anything went as long as it was quick and cheap Crazy, Chaos
Devo only made their music for videos not to sell as singles
1985 - CD’s available in shops
MTV had to start making money otherwise no more. less arty tomfoolery more mainstream videos
New Artist aged as young as 11 making videos to attract teenagers
Duran Duran had a idea for a music video before they had written the song.
Rock Stars didn't make videos they rocked live but once they saw music video worked the tried to feed of the hipe.
1985 - Cutting edge CGI graphics, everyone loved this new tech
set off a trend of animated videos
1983 - MJ released biggest hits and was king of video.
Thriller based on american werewolf in london, wasn't like other music videos it had a storyline and characters, BIG selling point for THRILLER.

This set of a home video trend
Thriller started a halloween themed music video trend
Madonna proved that video is a quicker way to stardom rather than touring s
he made her videos very sexual because of the critics
Lots of videos made in the nude because they got talked about and got passed around more and more.
1985 - BAND AID
When songs were used in movies they became free trailers for the movie


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