Music Video introduction
Music Video: An introduction Our next topic is Music Video - with two brilliant Close-Study Products. Music video is a targeted CSP which means we need to focus on media language and representation . The CSPs are Common's Letter to the Free and Michael Jackson's classic Billie Jean so we'll also be looking at the representation of race and ethnicity and incorporating post-colonial theory. An introduction to Music Video Music videos typically feature movement – often fast paced either in terms of actors, camerawork or editing. Many contain a performance element or narrative . Music videos can also feature visual effects and intertextuality . Music videos were originally designed as a promotional device to sell the band or artist’s music but have developed over time to become a recognised artform or product in their own right. Modern music videos no longer have the huge budgets of the 1980s and 1990s but digital media means they are now more accessible