History Of Music Videos

Below shows my Prezi on The History Of Music Videos. I have started in 1920s - Present Day to show how music videos have developed throughout time.

Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues 1967

This promotional clip was released in 1967, as part of an opening sequence to Dylan's film about his tour of England in 1965. The video features no fake narratives and characters played themselves. This music video was made as a promotional clip and the featured no elements of advance performance. According to Sven Carslon's theory this promotional clip uses a mixture of abstract and performance elements. The video consist of Dylan holding up cue cards for the audience with selective words chosen from the lyrics. In order to stand out from promotional clips before him, Dylan captivated the audience by placing  intentional misspellings and puns throughout the clip. An example of this is, when the song's lyrics say "eleven dollar bills" the poster says "20 dollar bills". This music video uses a still frame shot and was shot in an alley behind the Savoy Hotel in London. Due to the selective location , Dylan made the steps behind him become know as the Savoy Steps. The video was used as the trailer to the film with superimposed text at the end of the clip while Dylan and Ginsberg are exiting the frame: "Surfacing Here Soon | Bob Dylan in | Don't Look Back by D. A. Pennebaker."

Introduction of the Teenager
The year in which the teenager was introduced is unknown however music videos have shown to influence when children started to explore and find their own identity. This was influenced by the music which children would listen to and watch at the cinema. Therefore films such as; Viva Las Vegas and Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley became very influential in the way children started to fall in love. These films showed how Elvis (who played various characters) would win the love of girls hearts. Boys wanted to spend there pocket money of looking like the artists and girls wanted to consume their products. Also the films meant that a wide range of people could watch them and stay connected with their favourite singers.

Overall music videos have changed significantly throughout time. Music videos are advertisements for the artist. Therefore as artist develop overtime so does the music and music videos they produce.