History of music video's and how they have changed over time?

In 1929 was one of the first music videos ever made, it was by Bessie smiths-St.Louis - Blues.
The music video consists of a lot of dancing and casual moments the video has a  lot of eco logical validity in comparison to modern videos. The music video is in a public place. The video is of a low quality and black and white which can be expected from such an old video but it shows that in older times the videos were very much about the music and talent of dancing which go hand in hand.



1950's

Tony bennett- Stranger in paradise
This was filmed in Hyde park walking around but the focus was very much on the artist and the lyrics, a very simplistic video to concentrate on the music. This was the same for all 50's videos the focus was more on the music than anything else.

1960's

The Beatles- A hard days night. This is a typical video of the time and encouraged more choreographed acting in music videos, the Beatles were a massive influence in the slow development of music videos because of how successful and popular they were




1970's- The Jackson five- I want you back
This continued to change the development of music videos with more focus on just the singer and them on the stage. This allowed the audience to focus more on the music although some would compliment the music with dance routines.



1980's- Michael Jackson- Thriller
This video was the pioneer of the story line video which has a plot, almost like a mini movie. It contains sophisticated visuals, dance routines and special effects. This revolutionised music videos and this mini movie type music video became very popular.


Present day
Iggy Azalea-Work
In the current music video era that we live in today the adoption of the 'sex appeal' of females has monopolised the music industry, which everyone knows sex sells. The current social views on sexuality are very open therefore artists are seen as unique and one of a kind if they express them or exaggerate them. Its more about the clothing and dancing in the present rather than the actual music.