2. CRYING FOR CAROLINES
Spooney Melodies was a selection of
short musical films produced by Warner
Bros. It was first debuted with Crying For
The Caroline's in 1931, with it featuring
animation and a live action performer.
3. THE EVOLUTION OF THE MUSIC VIDEO
Soundies, were introduced in 1940 to 1947, and were
similar at the time to music videos of today, and was a
large step up in the visual and musical world.
In 1964, The Moody Blues producer, Alex Murray,
wanted to promote his version of “Go Now". The short
film clip he produced and directed to promote the
single has a striking visual style that predates Queen's
similar "Bohemian Rhapsody" video by a full decade.
4. THE EVOLUTION OF THE MUSIC VIDEO
In 1975, the British rock band Queen employed Bruce
Gowers to make a promotional video to show their
new single “Bohemian Rhapsody" on the BBC.
In 1981, the U.S. video channel MTV launched, airing “Video
Killed The Radio Star" and beginning an era of 24-hour-a-day
music on television. With this new outlet for material, the
music video would, by the mid-1980s, grow to play a central
role in popular music marketing.
5. THE EVOLUTION OF THE MUSIC VIDEO
In 1980, the music video to David Bowies “Ashes to
Ashes" became the most expensive music video in
history, having a production cost of $582,000.
In November 1992, MTV began listing directors with the artist
and song credits, reflecting the fact that music videos had
increasingly become an auteur's medium. These directors
boosted the reputation of the music video and added vibrance
and popularity to the MTV.
6. THE EVOLUTION OF THE MUSIC VIDEO
The 2008 video for Weezer's "Pork and Beans"
included at least 20 YouTube celebrities; the single
became the most successful of Weezer's career.
Vevo is a music video website launched by several
major music publishers in December 2009. The videos
on VEVO are syndicated to YouTube, with Google and
VEVO sharing the advertising revenue. This allowed an
instant access to music videos via YouTube.
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Music Videos have made an impact on the music industry and the artists by its use of excelling
the industry as well as the artists career and advertisement. It continues to evolve, even in
2017, it still makes an impact on MTV and other music related industries.
By Ed Moore and Joe Marles
I'd do entire music videos in my
bedroom, where I used to stand in
front of my television memorizing the
moves to Michael Jackson's 'Beat It.‘
Jimmy Fallon