History into Music Videos



A music video is a short film that intergrades a song and the use of imagery, which is produced to promote and sell the use of the song.

1940 Disney released Fantasia, which was an animated film based upon a clasical piece of music.

By the mid 1980's 'The Jackson 5' created lavish music videos with million doller budgets, by creating a music video for 'Can You Feel It'

Here is the link for 'Can You Feel It'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssoQ8pW-AD8&feature=related

Top Of The Pops- Is a British music chart television programme made by the BBC it was weekly broadcasted between January 1st 1964 and July 30th 2006. It was used to promote a song, which created a competetive side amongst different bands as the producers had strict limits on the number of videos they could weekly use. So a very good video would increase a song's sale as viewers would wish to see the video again the next week.

1981- MTV Launced: Originally just showed different types of music videos not like MTV we see today where many other programmes are linked to the MTV channel. First video to be aired on MTV was 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by Buggles, and MTV was the start of a 24 hour music television era. In 1984 MTV launced it's own music awards.

Here is the link for the first music video to be shown on MTV
'Video Killed The Radio Star'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8r-tXRLazs&ob=av2e

In the early to mid 1980's many artists started to use more sophisticated effects in their music videos and created their vidoes along the lines of short films. Michael Jackson was the first well known artist that full filled the concept of the short film shown in 'Billie Jean'. He took the short movie to the next level in his video for 'Thriller'. which was fourteen minutes long and cost around $500, 000 the video and song were an instant success and many other artists started to follow in his foot steps.

In 1985 VH1 was created and operated as a part of the MTV network. The channel was aimed at the older audience and played more of the softer classical side to music videos.




In 1986 The Chart Show was launched in the UK, it only consisted of music videos and had no presenters everything on the programme was computer generated.

In 2005 Youtube a video sharing website was created. Where ordinary people can upload, share and view videos that aren't there own. Many of the videos on Youtube are uploaded by individuals that wish to be famous, or want to share their own experiences. Most music videos can be watched on Youtube where comments on videos can be written and opinions can be shared. 'Bad Romance' by Lady Gaga is the most viewed video on Youtube in 2010.