Music Videos: Brief History...

Popularity of music videos dates back to the 1980s, with the origin of MTV. Mainly, music videos were just performances, on shows such as Top Of The Pops, where the artist or band would just mime the song. However, since the original music videos, music has come far from this, now from combining stories and performances. This makes music videos not only be based on a band, but also like a mini film the viewer can watch. Music videos have had lots of success since they first were made. Although music videos originate from around 1964, music television made the most impact on the world from the music industry. Since the arrival of MTV, more and more music video channels have emerged, from endless amounts of MTV channels (MTV2, MTVBass, etc), Kerrang!, Q!, and many many more.

An example of a very successful music video is Thriller by Michael Jackson. This is a short movie around 15 minutes that made its way to the cinemas and had a 5 minute song performance too..

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