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Old fashioned typewriter sound Music video (noun) A videotaped

performance of a popular song.

Music videos are short films that Behind the scenes footage
visually translate the lyrics of Thriller by Michael Jackson
a song.

They are usually used to promote Close up of cash drawer opening

the song and drive sales of the
single or album they belong to

As they increase the exposure of YouTube view counter rises on

the song on multiple platforms, music video page
which means more people hear the
song

All the way back in 1894 Time-line turns back to 1894

Two music producers Edward Portrait of musicians with film

Marks and Joe Stern grain flickering

Little lost child plays Clip of performance

Hired an electrician to promote
their new track The little lost
child
The electrician used an early Picture of magic lantern
type of projector named the
magic lantern

To project still images onto a Picture of magic lantern

screen in time to live performance
performances of the song. This
would become known as
illustrated song
Technology in the 19th century was Shot of cameras on wall
very limited in regards to
filmography and music playback,
Yet the methods used by Marks and Shot of magic lantern being used
Stern contain the rudimentary
basis for music videos

Which would be picked up by Shot of magic lantern being used

future music producers and
innovators

In the early 20th Century Timeline forwarding to 201th

Illustrated song extended into century
the film business.

Despite talkie films being a B-roll Charlie chaplin

new concept in the movie biz,

Musical films were being produced Clip west side story

rapidly

With Alan Croslands The Jazz Clip of the jazz singer

Singer being accredited as the
first ever musical film,
releasing in 1927
The films technical features Clip of the jazz singer
share many attributes of modern
music videos,

Such as live performances Jazz singer - song

A full feature tracklist Scroll through song list

As well as a full narrative and Clip of The Jazz Singer

feature length run-time

This kickstarted decades of cult- Zoom out to timeline

classic musical films with iconic
songs, including

The Wizard of Oz Zoom in to clip of somewhere over

the rainbow

Singin in The rain Zoom to clip of Singin in the

rain
 And Mary Poppins Zoom to clip of Mary Poppins

The cameras used to film the Hollywood BTS

musicals were the most advanced,
best available cameras for their
time
Due to their blockbuster budget Clip of a gold vault

The Wizard of Oz was filmed in Clip of wizard of oz

the 1930s,

Using a Technicolor df-24 beam Picture of camera

splitter motion picture camera

The camera was the best camera Picture of camera, turn to

money could buy in the 1930s timeline

Nowadays it is second to even the Comparison of Wizard of oz and

most basic consumer cameras short film shot on iphone

More recent musicals, like Grease Clip of grease

Were filmed using the newer, more Picture of Panavision on set of

advanced and popular Panavision grease
cameras

They had superior picture quality Comparison Grease VS Wizard of Oz

to their competitors, which made
for a more immersive experience

The cameras used 35mm film 35mm film b-roll

which was very much the standard 35mm film b-roll

for filmmaking back then.

Musical films formed the basis grid of musical films

for what is now considered a
music video
In 1981, there were more artists B-roll Hollywood boulevard
than ever competing for musical
limelight.

Record companies needed to find B-roll times square (00:30)

innovative and alternative ways
to promote their clients

In 1981, MTV was born Timeline zoom to MTV

MTV was a new platform that B-roll MTV advert

exclusively aired music on
television

Record companies would produce Behind the scenes Im the one

music videos so that they could
get air time on the channel

Which would increase the exposure Behind the scenes Im the one
of the track to a massively wider
audience

Play clip Video killed the

radio star

The first appearance on the B-roll - filming

channel was Video killed the
radio star By The Buggles.

The video set in stone the filming

conventions of what is now

A music video: filming

Live performance of the track Video killed the radio star -

guitar

Showcase of the musicians Video killed the radio star -

musicians

And an aim to promote the artists Buggles charts

MTV dominated the music industry B-roll original intro
through the

80s 80s Intro MTV

90s 90s intro MTV

Noughties 00s intro MTV

And even today, despite the 2017 MTV advert

internet colossus YouTube Youtube HQ

In 2005 YouTube went live on the Timeline zoom to YouTube

internet

It is a website in which users Youtube upload clip

can

Upload Youtube upload clip

View YouTube view clip

And share videos Youtube share clip

The music category on YouTube has Youtube music tab

over 98M subcribers

Generating millions of views for Youtube music tab

artists daily
Specifically on YouTube, artists Youtube vevo tab
have VEVO pages

on which their record labels Youtube vevo videos

produce and upload music videos

These can be the main cause of Youtube vevo videos

exposure for the artists songs

Like Luis Fonsis Despacito Youtube Despacito

Which has generated more than 3.7 Youtube - despacito

Billion views since its upload
in January 2017

As we are living in the age of b-roll source code

information,

it isnt a surprise how far b-roll source code

technology has come

The quality of cameras in general Comparison today vs old cameras

has skyrocketed

Even amateur filmmakers can Camera prices b-roll

afford 4k cameras with all the
bells and whistles

Within music videos, the RED b-roll

companies RED

and Blackmagic dominate the Blackmagic b-roll

market

Due to their modular design and Red camera

compatible accessories

Along with their superior picture Re test footage

quality
 RED specifically have been Eminem phenomenal
associated with

Top musicians, being used by the Eminem phenomenal

likes of

Eminem Eminem phenomenal

Taylor Swift Taylor swift Bad Blood

And Marshmello Marshmello - Alone

Music videos can come in many Grid music video comparison

different styles, regardless of
their genre

Some can be pastel And use soft Sia - chandelier

lighting and colour palettes

Whereas others can be dark, Calvin Harris how deep is your

Emphasising shadows and lighting love
With deeper and darker colour
palettes being used
RAP

Rappers Delight By The Clip Rappers Delight

Sugarhill Gang is the earliest
recognised Rap song with a music
video
Airing on MTV in the 80s Zoom out MTV sign

The video features a live Zoom rappers performing in

performance of the track Rappers delight
 With Dancers in the fore and Splitscreen dancers in fore and
background. background

Various changes of camera angle Clips rappers delight

divert the focus between the
musicians and the dancers

This is very much a style to be Clips rappers delight

desired by music video producers,
as it is aesthetically pleasing

The rapid camera changes refresh Showcase of camera angle changes

the viewers eyes, helping to
retain attention

The lighting in the video is Clips rappers delight

generally quite dark, yet vibrant

The room appears to be solely by Zoom - lighting

the part lights which,

Along with the frantic colour Clips rappers delight

scheme produces a festive
atmosphere which suits the song

Chorus Danc wiv me

Dance wiv me By Dizzee Rascal Muted clip dance wiv

is a British Rap song

The music video, much like Clip Dance wiv me

Rappers Delight features various
shots of people in a dimly lit
room, dancing around the
musicians
The style of the music video is Clip Dance wiv me
easily recognizable, effectively
using lighting

The set is dark, with lights Clip Dance wiv me

illuminating the focus - usually
the performer
 This helps to consolidate the Dance wiv me shot - party
ecstatic and party-like
atmosphere

This style of music videos is Grid rap music videos

prevalent in modern rap music
videos

It sets the gritty tone which is Grid rap music videos

common in Rap.

HOUSE/EDM

Animals By Martin Garrix is a Clip Animals music video

House/EDM track whose music video
follows a very similar style

With over 1 Billion views on Animals YouTube page

YouTube

It is an extremely popular and Clip Animals music video

influential music video to the
EDM genre

The video is generally dark, with Clip Animals music video

spotlights behind the characters silhouette
to create a silhouette effect

Assisted by the cast extras, the Clip Animals music video

video has a high level of energy,
much like Dance Wiv Me

There are also rapid changes of Clip Animals music video camera
camera angles, which consolidates angles
the high tempo of the song

Whilst helping to keep the viewer

interested

POP

In the video for Charlie Puths Clip Attention

Attention,
 The director has used very dark Clip Attention
and sparing light, with high
contrast colours of blue and
red/pink
This creates an ecstatic yet Clip Attention
mysterious atmosphere which
follows the almost melancholy
tone of the song
These colours connote sadness and Clip Attention
anger which are the emotions of
the singer.

The music videos dark, yet Clip Attention

vibrant aesthetic is respectable,
and helps to recognise the
creator,
Emil Nava Picture Emil Nava

Emil Nava has created an array of Montage Emil Navas work

music videos, each sharing a very
similar aesthetic.

Such videos by Emil Nava Clip How deep is your love

include How Deep Is Your Love By
Calvin Harris

Strip That Down By Liam Payne Clip Strip that Down

and Wrong or Right by Kwabs Clip Wrong or Right

Zoom out, grid of all above

songs, play credits.