history of music videos.

1. The history of music videos.

2. Soundies.
 Soundies were introduced in the 1940’s and were the first introduction
into having sound in music videos, one of the first was Nat King Cole’s
video.
Soundies were a way in which people could watch
videos with sound added to them, what we class as
essential and take for granted in today’s society.
They were the highlight of music until the late
1950’s as this brought scopitons (see next slide).

3. Scopitones.
Scopitons were like a duke box,
they came around 5-10 years
after them however they
showed the videos of the song
as well as the sound, there was a
variety and range of choice and
were first invented and
previewed in 1950/60’s. From
there they became a well
associated item that you would
watch videos during social
gatherings etc.

4. A hard days night.
This was a film produced by the Beatles which featured all songs on their album it was
released in 1960. other artist such as Beyoncé have took inspiration from the Beatles even in
todays society (2014).
A hard days night had an effect on
music as it premiered music within a
film as each song was played in the
movie of the beetles. This showed
that songs can not only be viewed as
a video but can be seen as a film,
later artist took inspiration from this
as union j’s song was featured in the
2012 film ‘kick ass 2’.

5. Queen bohemian rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie
Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera. The song consists of several
sections: a ballad segment ending with a guitar solo, an operatic passage, and a hard rock
section. At the time, it was the most expensive single ever made and it remains one of the
most elaborate recordings in popular music history.[1]
When it was released as a single, "Bohemian Rhapsody" became a commercial success,
staying at the top of the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks and selling more than a million
copies by the end of January 1976.[2] It reached number one again in 1991 for five weeks
following Mercury's death, eventually becoming the UK's third best-selling single of all
time.[3] It topped the charts in several other markets as well, including Canada, Australia,
New Zealand, Ireland and The Netherlands, later becoming one of the best-selling singles
of all time. In the United States the song originally peaked at number nine in 1976. It
returned to the chart at number two in 1992 following its appearance in the film Wayne's
World which revived its American popularity.
Although critical reaction was initially mixed, "Bohemian Rhapsody" remains one of
Queen's most popular songs. The single was accompanied by a promotional video, which
many scholars consider ground-breaking.[4] In 2004, "Bohemian Rhapsody" was
inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[5] In 2012, the song topped the list on an ITV
nationwide poll in the UK to find "The Nation's Favourite Number One" over 60 years of
music.[6]

6. MTV.
Thirty years ago today, the television network MTV launched, marking the dawn of what
many consider the music video’s heyday. But it may come as a surprise that the genre
itself has a much longer timeline that stretches as far back as the late 19th century. Find
out more about key moments in music video history that paved the way for MTV’s debut
on August 1, 1981, when the pioneering channel fittingly and famously aired The Buggles’
“Video Killed the Radio Star.”
 MTV (Music television) first started in 1980’s and the first
song ever aired was ‘video killed the radio star’.
 From there they have parachuted into the worlds biggest
music channel and still remain as the biggest today.
 It was a vital start to music videos as it put them out there
making a lot of artists and bands more famous.

7. YouTube.
 YouTube was first founded in 2005, it
increased consumption and popularity of
the videos. It gave music videos another
avenue to pursue and sent them viral.
 Videos are accessible on YouTube today
anywhere, on your phone, tablet, TV and
pc for example, which is why they have
increased majorly in popularity as they are
available almost everywhere, they feature
all new releases and over 10,000,000
music videos.