Monday, 20 September 2010

Music videos, the ins and outs

Definition of music video: A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music/song.

Early Years:

Music videos have been around since 1920's
Bessie Smith had one in 1929.

1965: Bob Dylan, Homesick Blues, one of the first modern music videos.

1975: Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen, was the first to use groundbreaking new technology.

Technical Codes:

Camera work

Camera movement, angle and shot distance all need to be analysed.

Close ups do predominate.

Editing:

Most common form is fast cut montage.

Often enhancing the editing is digital effects.

Chroma-key: Green/Blue screen.

In the 1990's a number of technical codes developed.

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