Reflecting back on AS year - Music Videos

During the end of our AS year, we had a few introductory lessons concerning our A2 media coursework. we looked at the conventions of a music video. we looked at two very influential music videos that were popular on a global scale:

Michael Jackson- Thriller

This video was without a doubt the most influential music video released in its time. Its quite unique in the sense that it is 14 minutes long. This music video was a hit on on MTV. It cost producers around about $500,000.

Lady Gaga- Telephone

In 2009 Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” had 30 million views within the first 5 days on YouTube with 7.4 million digital copies sold. Unlike Thriller, Telephone is a 9 minutes long video but had the same budget of $500,000. Extensive product placement such as virgin media helped fund the video. What was different to the video was that the music video had credits which aren't a typical convention for a music video. Both of these are events music videos meaning that it’s a staged video that has a narrative.

I am looking forward to watching some more inspirational music videos and eventually create my own.