Research into Music Videos

According to the worldwide web there are many different definitions of what a music video is and what makes a music video a music video. This is the dictionary definition of what a music video is:

"A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes." A lot of modern day music videos are used as a marketing device to sell the records of the artists.

THE HISTORY OF MUSIC VIDEOS

The earliest 'music video' was filmed in the 1950's but a man named Oskar Fischinger filmed animations to classical music in the 1920's and labelled them "visual music". Another example of an early music video was Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blue's (1929). It was shown in theaters until 1932.

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(A useful powerpoint on the brief history of Music Video's is embedded below)

Music Video A Brief History from Greenwich Council

(Source: http://www.slideshare.net/crosswaysfederation/music-video-a-brief-history)