-Madonna is the key figure of the video age. She knows just how to promote herself and her songs through the music videos.
Blur
-Green screen is used
-Man is dressed up in a milk carton costume against green screen
-Audience actually manages to feel empathy for the milk carton and he goes off to find one of the missing band members.
Christina Aguilera - Dirrty
-This video reinvented the Disney star
-Complete change of image
-Controversial and risky
Michael Jackson - Scream
-Included sister Janet Jackson
-One of the most expensive music videos made
-Set in out of space
-Based on visual imagery
Coldplay - The Scientist
-Chris Martin (lead singer) is moving backwards but singing forwards in the music video. Extremely difficult to pronounce/mime the words backwards to film.
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
-Kurt Cobain wanted the video to be based on the film 'Over the Edge' where kids burn down the schooL
-True anger and intensity from Kurt in his performance
-Extras destroy the set in the video.
Michael Jackson - Billie JEan
-Paving stones light up ('magical')
-Split screens used.
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ
-Over the top
-Robbie takes his clothes off
-On the T.O.T.Ps version, Robbie also rips his skin off.
Madonna - Like a Prayer
-Extremely controversial (makes love with Jesus)
-Based around religion and church
-Combines 'sexual and religious ecstasy'.
Queen - Bohemien Rhapsody
-One of the first videos to make a big impact
-Spoofs made from it in the future
-Filmed in only a few hours
-Visual interpretation of the song.
Video of Queen's Bohemien Rhapsody :
Aha - Take On Me
-Combines comic-book style sketches with normal video style.
-Even now it is seen still extremely clever.
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