Tuesday, 18 September 2012

A few of the most hisorical music video moments so far


1894 - First example of’ Illustrated song’, still images projected onto a screen

1929- Arrival of the talkies'

1930- Music films, musical film genre were songs were interwoven
- "Screen songs" introduced, audiances encouraged to sing along
- Ancestor of the Music Video artists featured in dramatized performances of hit songs

1940- Arrival of promotional clips, short films with famous jazz artists

1956- Rise of television, formate exposes new artists.
-Elvis, Elvis Presley started a number of songs promoting and creating his songs

1964- The Beatles, modern music video with motion picture "A Hard Days Night"

1965- Use of promotional films, the Beatles film 10 promotional films to promote album release.

1981- Launch of MTV!! 24 hr brodcast meant music videos had more of a central role in the world of advertizing and media.

1983- Thriller, Michael Jackson. Seen to be one of the most iconic and influential music videos since there creation starting a topic of debate over if it was a music video or a short film as the video lasts a whopping 20 minutes! 

1985- VH1 Launched, softer music catering for the older demographic start of "audiance targeting"

1988- HipHiop growth, popularity as MTV release " YO! MTV RAPS"

1992- Rise of Directors, listed in credits

1995 Scream, The jacksons most expensive music video coasting 7 million

2005-  YouTube, allows people to watch videos online
- iTunes Opens allows music to be downloaded from the internet

2010- Lady Gaga's music video "Poker Face" reached 1 Billion veiws.
-New hights, music videos reached 34 billion veiws.

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