Music Videos Over The Last 3 Decades

Music Videos Over The Last 3 Decades

I was told to view at least nine of these videos from the list (two from each generation) and write a response as to what i think about these music videos. This is a great way for us to examine them for our upcoming music video assignment!

1980's

They seem to use a lot of green screen with vibrant colours, the actual film seems a little fuzzy as well. They seem to wear formal clothing and they still use original outfits and costumes. A lot of there hair style are big and curly and some of the ideas are "out of this world" sort of themes. The singing seems to be more about life than just love and In my own opinion I can actually understand most of the words they are rapping (if they are). Most of the music has a easy rock/ pop feeling to it and is pretty calming. They are still very creative!

1990's

The film is more clear and the videos have better green screen techniques. They still use the "out of this world theme" and use original outfits and costumes. Some of the videos seem to be disturbing, and it seems people are trying to get out of the whole easy pop generation. The music seems to have discovered rock and roll but still has some pop. It feels like people are trying to step out of there safety zones to try and change videos for the future.

2000's

This generation has now changed from easy going to media mania! a lot of the costumes are still being used, green screen effects have improved and people seem to have stepped out of there comfort zone. The music also has more tech effects involved in the songs. People still keep to originality and being creative. Clothing has changed from formal to just the average shirt and pants or even less, showing off more of the body.

Arcade Fire and earlier decades:

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I like the idea of this music video. It has to be the only one I know to this day that is interactive online. I think this is a huge step forward in making people feel more connected to what the music creators are trying to express. It's very interesting how they use several different windows throughout the video to show the movement within the screen. I like how I was able to see my neighborhood and at the ending when the birds flew from the message i wrote to the other screen and trees started to grow on the google map. I think it was extremely creative and more videos should be made similar to this.


Future music video style:

I'm honestly not sure how the future of music is going to be. I'm guessing there going to be aiming towards Techno/Dubstep technological music used with effects and sound effects. With auto tuning pretty much anyone can become a singer, and it seems people like the flashing and fast music. Who knows what tomorrow will bring!