History of Music Videos

"A music video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings." - Definition from wikipedia 

I thought that it would be a good idea to do some research into music videos to get some understanding in what actually makes them stand out and catches people's attention, as well as how they can become successful. As described above in the definition of a music video, in the modern music world of today they are used as marketing tools to sell singles and potentially albums too. One of the main reasons that music videos are so popular and successful is that it gives the audience something to visualise whilst listening to the song, helping them interept their own feeling and thoughts about it. Due to the fact, people can interpret things differently, videos can be taken from a variety of perspectives. This can cause individuals to discuss and share their views on a particular song they have watched and listened too - increasingly popularity.

Whilst researching on google about the history of music videos, I came across a time line that dates back to where it all began! >>> History Of Music Videos