A Little History...

Read the 1981-1991: Music Videos Go Mainstream section of the article.

1. What was the first music video featured on MTV?
    The first music video featured on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star".
2. What were the two key innovations in the development of music videos at this time?
    The two key innovations in the development of music videos at this time was the development of affordable, easy-to-use editing and recording equipment, and the development of visual effects using various techniques.
3. When did the video for Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” debut? What was important about this video?
    The video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was released in 1983. The important thing about this video is that it got African-American artists played on MTV.
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Read the 1992-2004: Rise of the Directors section of the article.


1. What new feature did MTV implement?
    In 1992, MTV started to list listing the directors with the artist and song credits.
2. What was changing about the music videos?
    Some directors started to put more money into their videos. During this period MTV launched channels around the world.


 Two Interesting Facts:


1.  Two out of three of the most expensive videos were made in 1995, Janet Jackson and        Micheal Jackson "Scream", and Madonna's "Bedtime Story".
2.  In 1984 the Canadian music channel MuchMusic was launched. 

Pop Music and Music Videos

A type of music that interests me is Pop music.

Two videos that I think are reflective of this style:

Pink - Sober
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ3ZM8FDBlg

Rhianna - Live Your Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koVHN6eO4Xg

What is the dominant message of these videos?  

The dominant message of these videos is to put effort in what you do. Also, to live your life and enjoy your life.

What are the similarities between these videos? 

The similarities between these videos are that they are both trying to put out the message to enjoy your life, and to change the bad things in your life to good.

What are the differences?

The differences in the video is that in the Rhianna video there is some violence, and it the video is set up like a movie or a story. In Pinks video it is more like she is living her life and saying how she feels the way it is. Rhianna's video is about improving your life. Pinks video is about changing the mistakes you did and improving it from there.

How are the following individuals depicted in the videos?

• visible minorities -not depicted in the video
• teenagers -Pink Video - wild
• women -Rhianna Video -glamourous, wealthy, confident  Pink Video -tough, strong, independent
• men -Rhianna Video -violent, tough  Pink video - no men in video
• parents -parents not depicted in video
• authority figures -authority figures not depicted in the videos

What lifestyle choices are promoted in these videos?

The lifestyle choices that are promoted in this video is wealth.

What trends in popular culture have been inspired by these videos?

Some trends in popular culture that have been inspired in this video is fashion. Such as expensive cloths and accessories on women.

How has this music influenced your life?

This music has influenced my life by making me think deeper about things, and read between the lines.

Change of Tone

1. What is the original tone/mood of the video?
The video I chose is the begginning scene of Piranha 3D. The original tone of the video is white noise. The sound is silent, but you can hear some things like the sign blowing in the wind. The video gives off a creepy mood and tone. The video is a little bit suspenseful because you don't know what is going to happen next.

2. What song/sound did you choose to the tone/mood of the video?
The song that I chose was "Can you Feel the Love Tonight", by Elton John. The tone and the mood of the song is relaxing, peaceful and hopeful.

3. How did it change the tone/mood of the video? Why did it have that effect?
I changed the tone and mood of the video by adding soft, relaxing music. The mood and one of the video is happy and hopeful. The reason why it had that effect is because the music is soft and relaxing and the scene of the video is nature, together the music and video works together to give a soft, relaxing video. Before it seemed like a creepy, quite clip. The music I added seemed like it added some life to the video.