People can consume a music video by;
- The album and single
- TV music channels
- The Internet
- The radio
- Concerts
- Record players
- Cassette tapes
- A magic Lantern
- Itunes - downloading music videos
- Apps
This has changed over the years as today music videos have become a lot more available for the audience through the use of technology. Now the audience can use websites such as Youtube to view music videos for free. This is also a very fast process as a click of the mouse allows the user to view the video. Years ago however, when there was no access to the Internet, people would buy record players to listen to the music and occasionally see a music performance based video on the Television. The initial invention of the music video began with the use of a magic lantern, which a man named George Thomas who projected a series of still images on a screen simultaneous to live performances. People were then able to watch music videos through the first 24 hours music TV in 1981 called MTV, which has evolved into a huge music video company which are now viewed today over 5 channels belonging to them. In 2005 the internet was the next technology to host be a hub for music videos. It is still a huge factor in them today and are peoples most common way of viewing music videos. The website that has the most music video views is Youtube. The most expensive music video of all time was Michael Jackson's 'Scream' which cost $7million to produce. Special effects are also used in todays music videos. Fillers, lighting, hd cameras and green screen are all common features used to make the music videos of today.
This post demonstrates a basic understanding of how music videos have changed and developed over the years and this is because, you have not explored your points in enough detail. Instead, you have written a basic account.
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