This video of Guy Visser 'AND HIS SINGING DUCK' was shot in june 1925 and is seen as the first ever music video. The video is in black and white and is shot using a single, static camera. There are only 2 props visible and it is only Guy on stage. This video is seen as the 'experimental stage' of video editing. On the video it is clear that there is no set and he is just stood on some sort of stage. This was the very start of music video
All this video consists of is moving images whilst the song is being played over the top. This was definitely the start of something new because of the way they have tried to create a short movie for the film. It might not be the best by far but you have got to start somewhere.
Soundies, were three-minuet American musical films. Each of these films contained a song, or a dance. The name 'soundies' was generalised to any similar film, including later single piece shots as 'filler' for early television. These short films were still seen as the experimental stages of music video as these videos were in black and white and had no editing effects added to them. Each film were displayed on a coin-operated film jukebox in bars and restaurants. This was the clear start to promotion of dance, and music.
Between 1950 and 1955, the 'scopitone' was invented in france by a company called Cameca. Scopitone films were a forerunner of music videos. It is a type of jukebox featuring a small film component. These films were produced to accompany songs for artist such as Serge Gainsbourg and Jacques Brel. This was a good way to get their songs noticed and give a message about the songs.
This video consists of Nat King Cole playing Mona Lisa with two other men. It looks as if they are on a small ' set up' stage. The video is in black and white and the quality of filming is clearly still being experimented. In the video there are a few editing techniques used such as dissolves, cuts and overlapping. There are also different type of camera angles and shots. It is clear that there is more than one camera being used to shoot this video. There are close ups, mid-shots, and wide shots where the two men are included in the frame.
This was the first music video shot in colour and is one that is ful of different cuts and transitions. The video starts off with a shot of green wave bars that have been added in, before jumping back to David playing the guitar. The main effect used after shooting the video is the overlap that appears of david and his guitar and the green wave bars. David doesn't change positions and stays sat in a chair playing the guitar. But this is seen as an iconic music video because it was the first one seen in colour. Also, it is seen as a set due to the shot of the near by. That being the controle buttons. As far as shots and camera angles are seen, there is a large amount of close up and extreme close ups used on him and the guitar. At no point does the camera stop still. It is constantly moving.
This video is a big mark in the history of music video, this is because the amount of editing techniques, camera shots and types used for the first time. The video is in colour and from the start you can see the use of the techniques. At the start they use fade in, overlapping, close up shots and dissolves just in the first 50 seconds. The really starter was the use of the panning in and out camera shots used in this music video. These were not seen before this. Also, clear to the viewer, the stage that they start on is set up due to the use of the lights that surround them. As well as this, they are not filmed just in one single area, the set up changes. Three minuets into the video, the first sight of effects are shown, where the lead singers head is multiplied over and over and turned blue. This started the scene of effects within a music video.
This was one of the first music videos shot in a exotic location. Also one of the first to incorporate the songs meaning within the video. This was by adding small clips that told the message that the song was about. Also new to the music video world were the use of brand new type of camera angles, such as using the reflection off something else, and from the front of the boat. Bringing in new ways to shoot videos. This also counts for the editing done after to get the final video. The technique of using slow motion and time-lapse. Over all this music video brought a new meaning to music video, this is because it topped anything done before that.
This music video was one of those that took months to make. And is iconic in the way that it used animation for the video as well as reality. The mix brought a new meaning to music video and after this more videos created added in animation inspired by this. The narrative of this music video centres around the romance between the comic book man and the reader. There is a clear stereotype presented within the music video, that is "love conquers all", a popular theme within the new wave genre created.
Overal the this was vote the most influential pop video of all time. Michael Jacksons thriller was the first music video with a story line to it, in this case horror. This video has the most memorable dance routine ever, and influenced many artists to use a dance routine in their videos. It was MTV's first premier video. At the time, thriller provided t have profound effect on the music industry, for its merging of filming and music. This then made t the most successful music video ever created.
The Rick Astley music video of 'never ganna give you up' provides some new ideas to music video history. The fact that the video flips from one location to the next and repeats throughout.
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