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Music Videos

Their role in promotion - Calum Murdoch


History and
Development
Bohemian Rhapsody and pre TV

Top Of The Pops 1964-2006

MTV, 1981

Thriller, 1983, revolutionised music videos

Mark Romanek, Johnny Cash - Hurt, influential


and acclaimed

Youtube, 2005, end of popularity of videos on


TV
Considerations For
Broadcast

OfCom and the watershed

Youtube content filters

Explicit images, explicit language, drug


use, violence
Music Videos for
Promotion
Allows fans to connect with an artist on a
more personal level

Can increase the popularity of an


artist/release thus boosting sales

Labels back videos in order to help artists


grow their audience and make more money

Directors get the chance to develop


creatively and profit from making videos
Thank You

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