History of Music Videos

What is a music video?

A music video can be defined as a short film, recorded and edited in combination with a song. Nowadays, they are an invaluable marketing and promotional tool for artists, providing wider opportunity for publication of a song and changing the way in which audiences consume media.

History of Music Videos

The Prezi presentation below shows the origin of promotional music videos in a brief timeline from 1957 to 1982, highlighting how they have developed over the years, as well as looking back at some of the earliest forms of technology between the 1920s and 1940s which have influenced the development of media as we it today.
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. Music Videos Today
As technology has advanced, the quality of music videos have also improved, as well as the means of distribution. Below are two music videos from the genre which my chosen song falls into (house music), the first video being an example of an abstract video which does not follow a narrative, and the second video following a a short and somewhat vague narrative. These videos are intended to be an example of the music videos being produced and released today. . .