21 Facts About Music video

1.

Music video is a video of variable length, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes.

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2.

In 1975, Queen employed Bruce Gowers to make a promotional video to show their new single "Bohemian Rhapsody" on the BBC music series Top of the Pops.

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3.

The Music video was made in solarized color with stark black-and-white scenes and was filmed in different locations, including a padded room and a rocky shore.

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4.

The video became one of the most iconic ever made at the time, and its complex nature is seen as significant in the evolution of the music video.

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5.

Two key innovations in the development of the modern music video were the development of relatively inexpensive and easy-to-use video recording and editing equipment, and the development of visual effects created with techniques such as image compositing.

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6.

The Music video set new standards for production, having cost US $800,000 to film.

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7.

MTV influences music video shows aired on other American TV channels, such as: Friday Night Videos, launched in 1983 on the terrestrial network NBC and MV3 launched in 1982.

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8.

On March 5,1983, Country Music Television, was launched, created and founded by Glenn D Daniels and uplinked from the Video World Productions facility in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

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9.

Vevo, a music video service launched by several major music publishers, debuted in December 2009.

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10.

Lyric video is a type of music video in which the lyrics to the song are the primary visual element of the video.

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11.

The video featured the song's words pulsing to the music, presented alongside abstract geometric shapes, an effect created by Bill Konersman.

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12.

Music video had refused to make a traditional music video, so his label released a simple clip that displayed the song's lyrics on a black screen.

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13.

The concept album video featured imagery pulsing to the music and stylized typography created by bandleader Simlev.

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14.

The Music video was censored in the UK during daytime hours and was broadcast unedited after 10 pm.

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15.

The Music video was banned in Dominican Republic due to allegations of satanism.

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16.

The Music video was banned from BET, and Jackson spoke out against the Music video, calling it "inappropriate and disrespectful to me, my children, my family, and the community at large".

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17.

The music video for the 2003 Rascal Flatts song "I Melt" is a case in point, gaining notoriety for clips featuring guitarist Joe Don Rooney's bare butt, and model Christina Auria taking a shower nude.

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18.

In 2010, a rumor circulated that Lady Gaga's Music video "Telephone" was banned by MTV, a rumour which reached some press outlets.

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19.

The market for Music video albums is considerably smaller than for audio albums and audio singles.

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20.

In 1983, British synthpop band The Human League released the first commercial Music video single titled The Human League Video Single on both VHS and Betamax.

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21.

Music video calls them Single Vs A Single V usually contains a music video for the title song plus several more of its versions and a making-of.

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