"History of the Music Video
1920's - Silent movies were the only movies available on the big screen1940's-50's - Musicals (Judy Garland "Get happy")
1950 - First Colour TV
1955 - James Dean killed in car crash
1950 - First Colour TV
1955 - James Dean killed in car crash
1964 The Beatles starred in their first feature film A Hard Day's Night, directed by Richard Lester. Shot in black-and-white and presented as a mock documentary
1967 - The Beatles - "Strawberry Field" -
1967 - The Beatles - "Strawberry Field" -
1975 - First VCR to ever sell in shops
Queen released their "Bohemian Rapsody" no technological special effects used and it was created themselves and the video was made in 3 hours. It Was the first proper music video, too hard to perform live so it had to be shortened. Directer: Bruce Gower. The famous image of the 4 of their faces is iconic - has been parodyed many times.
1980 - John Lennon murdered.
David Bowie - "Ashes to ashes" - Directer: Kevin Gooley.
Duran Duran - "Planet Earth"
Adam Ant - critism for acting too much rather than performing.
Queen - "Radio GaGa"
Father of MTV - Mike Nesbitt (The Monkey's star)
- Wanted to create a 24 hour music television network.
- Created 'Popclips' channels. - people tuned in to watch the "VJ's" (video jockies)
MTV first launched, the first video they played was "Video killed the Radio star"
However, there was the problem that only around 200 video's were able to be played and it was only the British produced videos being played
British bands were most prominent - (The Cure)
1985 - CD's first avaliable in shops.
MTV wasn't ging to get money if the video's wern't selling records.
MTV went natio wide - was one of the top 40 channels you watched.
MTV became more interested in the way people looked. If you looked good in the video, the record would get played. - Duran Duran - MTV took over their 'look'.
Most expensive video ever made (up to that time) - Wild Boys. - Michael Jackson's THRILLER soon took over.
1983 - Boy George - drag queen
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax" - America didn't understand wha the song was about, ejaculation and was BANNED before anyone could see it on screen.
Gay soddomy scenes
Never got played on the radio, however was still a very successful record.
George Michael - "I Want Your Sex" - BANNED - too graphic
The Prodogy - "Smack My Bitch Up" - BANNED - too graphic, however the twist at the end of the music video shows a women staring in the mirror instead of a man which everyone thought so that "eased the blow" for The Prodigy
Before MTV, no one knew what Rock 'n' Roll looked like, no one would know what you looked like.
"I Want My MTV". Many artists would mention this in their songs.
Micheal Jackson:
"Billy Jean", "Thriller" and "Beat It" were possibly the biggest videos of that time and possibly still to this day.
"Thriller" is classsed to be one if the greatest video ever of all time and it was inspired by the film "American Wolf".
Micheal Jackson- Billie Jean:
Queen released their "Bohemian Rapsody" no technological special effects used and it was created themselves and the video was made in 3 hours. It Was the first proper music video, too hard to perform live so it had to be shortened. Directer: Bruce Gower. The famous image of the 4 of their faces is iconic - has been parodyed many times.
1980 - John Lennon murdered.
David Bowie - "Ashes to ashes" - Directer: Kevin Gooley.
Duran Duran - "Planet Earth"
Adam Ant - critism for acting too much rather than performing.
Queen - "Radio GaGa"
Father of MTV - Mike Nesbitt (The Monkey's star)
- Wanted to create a 24 hour music television network.
- Created 'Popclips' channels. - people tuned in to watch the "VJ's" (video jockies)
MTV first launched, the first video they played was "Video killed the Radio star"
However, there was the problem that only around 200 video's were able to be played and it was only the British produced videos being played
British bands were most prominent - (The Cure)
1985 - CD's first avaliable in shops.
MTV wasn't ging to get money if the video's wern't selling records.
MTV went natio wide - was one of the top 40 channels you watched.
MTV became more interested in the way people looked. If you looked good in the video, the record would get played. - Duran Duran - MTV took over their 'look'.
Most expensive video ever made (up to that time) - Wild Boys. - Michael Jackson's THRILLER soon took over.
1983 - Boy George - drag queen
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax" - America didn't understand wha the song was about, ejaculation and was BANNED before anyone could see it on screen.
Gay soddomy scenes
Never got played on the radio, however was still a very successful record.
George Michael - "I Want Your Sex" - BANNED - too graphic
The Prodogy - "Smack My Bitch Up" - BANNED - too graphic, however the twist at the end of the music video shows a women staring in the mirror instead of a man which everyone thought so that "eased the blow" for The Prodigy
Before MTV, no one knew what Rock 'n' Roll looked like, no one would know what you looked like.
"I Want My MTV". Many artists would mention this in their songs.
Micheal Jackson:
"Billy Jean", "Thriller" and "Beat It" were possibly the biggest videos of that time and possibly still to this day.
"Thriller" is classsed to be one if the greatest video ever of all time and it was inspired by the film "American Wolf".
Micheal Jackson- Billie Jean:
MTV logo:
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