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RESEARCH INTO THE
MUSIC VIDEO INDUSTRY
By Ciara Ferreira
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A MUSIC
VIDEO?
Promotional To sell the song to the audience, it means the
audience may go out and buy the album after watching the music
video and liking the song and visuals.
Marketing This means the video is used to promote the artist as
it means it expands the audience of the song and it’s exposure.
The artist want the video to engage an audience and it will mean
that an audience will respond to the video and maybe share it out
to a wider audience. This generates money for the production
company as it will promote the album meaning demand will
increase.
It may also be used to allow the audience to gage a better
understanding of the songs lyrics.
Its purpose needs to entertain an audience to ensure they don’t
FAMOUS MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTORS
Spike Jonze
Famous Music video director who
made videos like: Sabotage Beastie
Boys 1994, Da Funk Daft Punk
1996, Only You Kayne West ft. Paul
McCartney 2015. Jonze was heavily
inspired from the Thriller music video
that John Landis directed and
channelled its eccentricity and humour
in the Sabotage music video. Writing
in The Guardian he said, ‘When I made
videos, whether it was with the Beastie
Boys or Björk, we weren't chasing
anything…It was never like some
marketing thing. I just wanted to
create something that would do justice
to the song and I was excited about
FAMOUS MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTORS
Michael Gondry
Generally known for his concept
music videos, as the visuals on
screen don’t mirror the lyrics
being sung. He successfully
leaves the audience remembering
the video due to its quirkiness.
He takes Goodwin’s thought
beats idea as in some videos he
shows the beat of the song
through the visuals on screen.
Known for directing videos like:
Let Forever Be The Chemical
Brothers, Star Guitar The
Chemical Brothers, Around the
World Daft Punk
FAMOUS MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTORS
Mark Romanek
Known for making performance
based music videos. The
audience can see the song being
performed in front of them. This
links with Goodwin’s star image
theory as the audience may
watch the video due to a star
being present. He has worked
with popular artists such as Jay
Z, Taylor Swift and Coldplay. A
popular video he directed is
Taylor Swifts ‘Shake it Off’,
where Taylor the star of the
video dresses up as stereotypical
groups of people.
HOW MUCH IS USUALLY SPENT ON
THE AVERAGE MUSIC VIDEO?
The average music video can cost
from $200,000 - $500,000.
(2010)
Theses costs cover production
costs such as:
•Producer fee
•Director fee
•Camera operator
•Camera equipment rental
•Lighting gear
•Wardrobe
•Location fees
•Actors
•Extras
Post production fees:
•Editor fee
•Visual FX artist fee
•Colourist fee
Large budget
Scream
Michael and Janet Jackson
$7,000,000
The music video cost so much
due to the large use of special
effects and make up.
The music video is located in
space, and features anime and
special effects which include a
space ship floating in space.
Small budget
Wings
Macklemore x Ryan Lewis
$18,000
The music video uses normal
realistic locations such as a
home, a school classroom.
The video doesn’t use special
effects and is a simple real life
narrative music video, this means
there is no need to spend
excessive amounts on make up
and location.
HOW DO AUDIENCES ACCESS
MUSIC VIDEOS?
Mostly, music videos are posted on to YouTube as this it is used
primarily for videos of all sorts. As a popular sight, artists can
therefore receive the largest amount of people to watch their video.
The internet has provided artists with lots of opportunity to promote
their music their music. As they can provide their audience with links
to their music video through Facebook, Twitter and other social
media sites by a simple post.
Music videos can also be watched on the Vevo website or Vimeo.
MTV is another popular way of watching music video but its now
turning towards reality TV due to the rise of the internet and its ease
of access to watch what you want when you want.
Music Videos can be purchased through the iTunes music store and
can be downloaded to the audiences device.

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Research into the Music Video industry

  • 1. RESEARCH INTO THE MUSIC VIDEO INDUSTRY By Ciara Ferreira
  • 2. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A MUSIC VIDEO? Promotional To sell the song to the audience, it means the audience may go out and buy the album after watching the music video and liking the song and visuals. Marketing This means the video is used to promote the artist as it means it expands the audience of the song and it’s exposure. The artist want the video to engage an audience and it will mean that an audience will respond to the video and maybe share it out to a wider audience. This generates money for the production company as it will promote the album meaning demand will increase. It may also be used to allow the audience to gage a better understanding of the songs lyrics. Its purpose needs to entertain an audience to ensure they don’t
  • 3. FAMOUS MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTORS Spike Jonze Famous Music video director who made videos like: Sabotage Beastie Boys 1994, Da Funk Daft Punk 1996, Only You Kayne West ft. Paul McCartney 2015. Jonze was heavily inspired from the Thriller music video that John Landis directed and channelled its eccentricity and humour in the Sabotage music video. Writing in The Guardian he said, ‘When I made videos, whether it was with the Beastie Boys or Björk, we weren't chasing anything…It was never like some marketing thing. I just wanted to create something that would do justice to the song and I was excited about
  • 4. FAMOUS MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTORS Michael Gondry Generally known for his concept music videos, as the visuals on screen don’t mirror the lyrics being sung. He successfully leaves the audience remembering the video due to its quirkiness. He takes Goodwin’s thought beats idea as in some videos he shows the beat of the song through the visuals on screen. Known for directing videos like: Let Forever Be The Chemical Brothers, Star Guitar The Chemical Brothers, Around the World Daft Punk
  • 5. FAMOUS MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTORS Mark Romanek Known for making performance based music videos. The audience can see the song being performed in front of them. This links with Goodwin’s star image theory as the audience may watch the video due to a star being present. He has worked with popular artists such as Jay Z, Taylor Swift and Coldplay. A popular video he directed is Taylor Swifts ‘Shake it Off’, where Taylor the star of the video dresses up as stereotypical groups of people.
  • 6. HOW MUCH IS USUALLY SPENT ON THE AVERAGE MUSIC VIDEO? The average music video can cost from $200,000 - $500,000. (2010) Theses costs cover production costs such as: •Producer fee •Director fee •Camera operator •Camera equipment rental •Lighting gear •Wardrobe •Location fees •Actors •Extras Post production fees: •Editor fee •Visual FX artist fee •Colourist fee
  • 7. Large budget Scream Michael and Janet Jackson $7,000,000 The music video cost so much due to the large use of special effects and make up. The music video is located in space, and features anime and special effects which include a space ship floating in space. Small budget Wings Macklemore x Ryan Lewis $18,000 The music video uses normal realistic locations such as a home, a school classroom. The video doesn’t use special effects and is a simple real life narrative music video, this means there is no need to spend excessive amounts on make up and location.
  • 8. HOW DO AUDIENCES ACCESS MUSIC VIDEOS? Mostly, music videos are posted on to YouTube as this it is used primarily for videos of all sorts. As a popular sight, artists can therefore receive the largest amount of people to watch their video. The internet has provided artists with lots of opportunity to promote their music their music. As they can provide their audience with links to their music video through Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites by a simple post. Music videos can also be watched on the Vevo website or Vimeo. MTV is another popular way of watching music video but its now turning towards reality TV due to the rise of the internet and its ease of access to watch what you want when you want. Music Videos can be purchased through the iTunes music store and can be downloaded to the audiences device.