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First Example of Illustrated Song
Still images were projected onto a screen during live performances of 'Little Lost Children' -
Talkies
Talkies - Also known as 'sound film' is a motion picture with sound, or sound technology coupled to an image, as opposed to a silent film -
1929 - Bessie Smith - St Louis Blues
Bessie Smith - is considered to be the first artist to have produced a music video, she produced a dramatisation of her performing the track. There is no autotune like there is today, it is all natural, the colours are black and white makes it authentic. -
Musical Films
the 1930s were considered to be the 'golden image' of the musical film because of the popularity in the Western World. -
Soundies
soundies were 3 minute musical films, produced in New York, Chicago and Hollywood.They were displayed on juke boxes. -
Walt Disney Fantasia
This is considered to be the first animated music video. Walt Disney used a narrative to provide a story for the Ochestral Symphony. The release was also to combat the decline in Mickey's publicity. This video was used to Walts advantage as now he is one of the most popular icons. -
Rise of the Television audiences.
More people were investing in televisions which allows them to entered into a new world of music, introducing them to different artists. -
Arrival of The Beatles.
'Hard Days Night' set the stage for the music video, having been a motion picture. -
Beatles use of promotional videos.
Beatles produce videos to go alongside there music, to help with promotion schemes and marketting. -
Launch of Musical Television.
MTV - On August 1st, 1981, at 12.01am. MTV launched with the words "Ladies and gentelmen, rock and roll" said by John Lack.
