Tuesday, 24 September 2013

RESEARCH: what is the function of a music video?

The function of a music video is simple, it is to promote the artist/band.

Some music videos can be over 8minutes long, such as the full version of michael jackson thriller. this music video itself was a turning point for music videos in general. it was pretty much a movie with a music performance squeezed into it. this music video is still very popular today and has done an amazing job at promoting michael jackson.

However, music videos vary depending on artists, for pop songs many other factors matter such as good looking people, many things going on at once. music videos generally do not make sense.
other types of music genres, such as indie tend to focus more on the actual band and lyrics rather than flashy imagery, they do this so that the target audience focuses on the 




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