TIMELINE OF THE

MUSIC VIDEO

Amy Hutchinson

1894

First example of illustrated music

Still images are projected onto a screen simultaneously to a live

performance of ‘Little lost child’

1926

Arrival of talkies

Many videos created using a range of different dancers, musicians and

vocalists

1930

Musical films

Genre where a number of different songs are interwoven into the filming.

Screen songs introduced

Series of cartoon films which encourages audiences to sing alone using

the bouncing ball.

Ancestor of the music video

Some artists featured dramatized performances into songs

1956

Rise of television

The rise of popular music was tied with the rise of television as the

format.

1964

The Beatles

The beatles set the stage for future

1965

The Beatles use promotional films

Beatles film 10 videos which are used to promote releases

1981

MTV Launched

24 hour broadcasting means that music played a key role in music

marketing from the 80’s

1983

Thriller

Michael Jacksons most popular and influential video released

1985

VH1 Launched

This channel featured softer music and appealed to an older

demographic therefore increasing the audience of music.

2005

Youtube

Allows people to view music online. New artists saw a rise in popularity

stemming from the internet

Itunes opens

Allows music videos to be downloaded online and therefore increases music

sales

2010

One billion

Ladys Gagas song Poker face hits one billion views on you tube.

New heights

Number of music videos online hits 343 billion.