Eminem - Stan - 2000
-The music video is an example of postmodernism
-The song is about an obsessive fan
-it is a narrative of his life
-It was important to link the video to the song
-Dido starred as Stan's wife in the video
-The actor needed to act during the song but also mime the words
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes - 1980
-Visually interesting
-Trying to figure what the song is about
-Bulldozer? Destroying the past?
-Needed a huge effects truck to be at the location
Radiohead - No Surprises - 1998
-Considered a performance piece
-One continuous shot
-Words scrolling across the screen backwards
-He begins to drown during the filming
-Difficult to convince the record company to have singer in a tank
-Adrenaline kept him from holding his breath longer
Queen - I Want To Break Free - 1984
-At the time no one knew that Freddie Mercury was gay
-American rock fans stopped purchasing Queen records
Blur - Coffee & TV - 1999
-About giving up booze
-Walking milk carton
-Milk carton was showing expressions
-Feeling sympathy for the milk carton
-The milk carton was looking for the missing person on the side of him
Outkast - Hey Ya - 2003
-All the band members are him
-Looks like a reminder of the 1960's
-At certain point looking through a camera watching the video
-The video is in the past but the music is from the present
Christina Aguilera - Dirrty - 2002
-Described as a drag queen with leather chaps
-Career changing video from previous Disney image
-A lot happening in the background
-Reeks of desperation to change her image
-Trying to say she is "a normal girl"
-Same image changing video like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake
Coldplay - The Scientist
-The video plays backwards while the music is playing forwards
-Lyrics saying "Back to the start" as the video goes to the beginning of the incident
-The end shows a dramatic car crash
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit - 1991
-By the end of the video all of the crew were trashing the set
-The band didn't like the ideas that the director was suggesting
-The director didn't exactly get on with the band and vice versa
-Curt Cobain was looking angrily into the camera while filming
-The song and video was an icon for generation X as grunge went mainstream
Madonna - Vogue - 1990
-Aiming to be like Marilyn Monroe
-Postmodern video
-Based on a dance craze that was currently starting in New York
-Catwalk models would normally 'Vogue' before they performed
-The craze started in the gay underground community
-It was a safe way of fighting
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony - 1997
-Copies the idea from Massive Attack Unfinished Symphony
-Comes into London pissed off as a Northerner
-Barges people out of the way as if he doesn't care
-The video spoils and upcoming video very similar by Fat Les
George Micheal - Outside
-Statement of 'This is who I am'
-Policeman sued Micheal for ruining his career + character
-The evidence in the trial was completely swept away
-Helicopter that was filming had to stay in flight as it couldn't land
-The policeman suing was enraged when two cops in the video start making out
The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
-Drinking
-POV (Point Of View)
-Woman rejecting him
-Chav's view
-Twist is that the whole video is about a woman
Fatboy Slim - Praise You
-Spike Jones is included in the video
-The audience in the background don't realise that they are being filmed
-The cameraman is pretending that he is a tourist while filming
-The video won 6 MTV music awards
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
-Paul just sits there
-A contrast of seriousness + humour
-Chevy Chase lip synced the whole song
-Complicated lip syncing
Cry - Godley and Crem e
-Face merging
-Extreme close up
-The participants were from an ugly organisation for people who were deemed different
-A pan was placed so that all the participants sat in the same place
-Used wipes to change between the different face
Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At
-Discovered the future of dance music
-The performance is the band but performing as monkey's
-Filmed in a mental hospital in Prague
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
-The video was about people fighting but it was the politicians
-Iconic people were appearing in the video i.e. the president, the Russian General etc
-Cold war reference
-Ronald Reagan died, sections were shown
-"Frankie says" was on t-shirts
-Ends with the world blowing up
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
-Strong messages are written on the pieces of card but are then thrown away
-All of the song lyrics are on the card
-Timing are to throw away the words are off key
-Not trying to be a great music video
-There were many parodies that were created because of the video
Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
-Furniture is moving all across the room
-The furniture is actually attached to the wall so it seems to be moving by itself
-The artist has perfect balance so the furniture moving looks proportionate
Johnny Cash - Hurt
-The song describe his whole life in the lyrics and the video
-Cover by Nine Inch Nails about addiction
-Old man looking back on his life
-Cut with footage of him young and old
-He was too ill to travel so the whole video was filmed at his house
-His wife was crying as the video was being filmed to add extra effect
-When the song and video was released six months after he died
Kylie Minogue - Can't get you Out Of My Head - 2001
-Trying to recreate her image like Christina Aguilera
-Clothes and cars are from the 60's
-Describing how she is in the grip of love and it isn't fun
-White dress that seems to fall apart but it ends up working out
-Catching the artist's moment
Bjork - It's Oh So Quiet - 1995
-Sounds like a theater or musical performance
-Very quiet
-A slight sense of wonder
-The same actor from Emie is in the video
-At the end of the video she launches into the sky as if she is flying
The Spice Girls - Wannabe - 1996
-No one heard the the group before the song was released
-Had to do the filming in one take so if they messed up they would start again
-They weren't singing they were shouting
-Their personalities were set from the moment the song came out
-Posh (Vic Beckham) was in the background of the video and wasn't really present
Pulp - Common People - 1995
-About a rich girl mingling with common people
-Pushing him in a huge trolley
-Jarvis Cocker is one of the people present in the video
-He became popular after 15 years of indie music
Fatboy Slim - Weapon Of Choice - 2001
-Won 6 MTV awards
-Christopher Walken starts dancing and flying around the room
-He begins going up an escalator to then start dancing his way back down
-Seems to opposite of his personality on the different shows that he has been on
-Starts dancing on a table
Michael Jackson - Billy Jean - 1983
-In the 1980's MTV doesn't play black artist's
-The song is about threatened paternity
-The video is like Peter Pan
-Michael believes in magic
-Limited to 11 lit up pavement steps
-Pavements light up at the lightest touch
-Topped the charts for seven weeks
-Launched his career
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ - 2000
-He was at the peak of his popularity
-Strip tease controversy
-The song is about trying to get the attention of the Dj
-The video wasn't banned until he was naked
-Stripped to his skin
-Gave the women around him parts of his body
Madonna - Like A Prayer - 1989
-The video is apparently about a black Jesus who comes to life and has sex with Madonna
-She knew about the public's reaction to the video
-Religious + sexual ecstasy
-Black Jesus was supposed to represent a saint
-There was a hidden message behind the song
-Supposed to be a parable for children
-The song is about a black man who is going to be sentenced and she is the witness but is bullied by the criminal
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - 1975
-Didn't want to be on Top Of The Pops
-Created a video instead of being in the studio ( beginning of the music video)
-Reached number one for nine weeks
-The song really had no meaning
-There were other clips in the song not just the band
-The director had no idea what the song was about
A-ha - Take On Me - 1985
-The song sank without a trace
-The music video director was the same as Billy Jean
-Mixture of animation + live action
-In the music video the actor steps out of the comic
-The song was released first but came back because of the video
-She jumps into the comic
-It took 1,400 drawings and a month of filming to finish the video
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer - 1986
-The video was a stop motion and filming
-So many things happen in the span of 3 minutes
-They had to think of things that could keep the audiences attention for 3 minutes
-Peter had to sing the song so many times to create the stop motion
-Won 9 MTV music video awards
-Peter Gabriel got so tired of hearing the song he attempted to have it taken off MTV
Michael Jackson - Thriller - 1982
-Inspired by a film (An American Werewolf in London)
-The director of the film was hired for the video
-Transformation into a wolf
-Aired after midnight as it was very graphic
-Biggest selling album ever
-Stayed in the charts for years
-Thriller was like a movie as the full length version lasted for about 10 minutes
-Invented a new kind of dancing
-During the long tracking shot he improvised the dance moves
-Schedules would be cleared by TV channels to show how Thriller was made
-Vincent Price was the horror voice during the Thriller video
-It took $700,000 to produce and sold 50 million copies worldwide
-The first black video to be shown on MTV
Outkast - Hey Ya - 2003
-All the band members are him
-Looks like a reminder of the 1960's
-At certain point looking through a camera watching the video
-The video is in the past but the music is from the present
Christina Aguilera - Dirrty - 2002
-Described as a drag queen with leather chaps
-Career changing video from previous Disney image
-A lot happening in the background
-Reeks of desperation to change her image
-Trying to say she is "a normal girl"
-Same image changing video like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake
Coldplay - The Scientist
-The video plays backwards while the music is playing forwards
-Lyrics saying "Back to the start" as the video goes to the beginning of the incident
-The end shows a dramatic car crash
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit - 1991
-By the end of the video all of the crew were trashing the set
-The band didn't like the ideas that the director was suggesting
-The director didn't exactly get on with the band and vice versa
-Curt Cobain was looking angrily into the camera while filming
-The song and video was an icon for generation X as grunge went mainstream
Madonna - Vogue - 1990
-Aiming to be like Marilyn Monroe
-Postmodern video
-Based on a dance craze that was currently starting in New York
-Catwalk models would normally 'Vogue' before they performed
-The craze started in the gay underground community
-It was a safe way of fighting
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony - 1997
-Copies the idea from Massive Attack Unfinished Symphony
-Comes into London pissed off as a Northerner
-Barges people out of the way as if he doesn't care
-The video spoils and upcoming video very similar by Fat Les
George Micheal - Outside
-Statement of 'This is who I am'
-Policeman sued Micheal for ruining his career + character
-The evidence in the trial was completely swept away
-Helicopter that was filming had to stay in flight as it couldn't land
-The policeman suing was enraged when two cops in the video start making out
The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
-Drinking
-POV (Point Of View)
-Woman rejecting him
-Chav's view
-Twist is that the whole video is about a woman
Fatboy Slim - Praise You
-Spike Jones is included in the video
-The audience in the background don't realise that they are being filmed
-The cameraman is pretending that he is a tourist while filming
-The video won 6 MTV music awards
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
-Paul just sits there
-A contrast of seriousness + humour
-Chevy Chase lip synced the whole song
-Complicated lip syncing
Cry - Godley and Crem e
-Face merging
-Extreme close up
-The participants were from an ugly organisation for people who were deemed different
-A pan was placed so that all the participants sat in the same place
-Used wipes to change between the different face
Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At
-Discovered the future of dance music
-The performance is the band but performing as monkey's
-Filmed in a mental hospital in Prague
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
-The video was about people fighting but it was the politicians
-Iconic people were appearing in the video i.e. the president, the Russian General etc
-Cold war reference
-Ronald Reagan died, sections were shown
-"Frankie says" was on t-shirts
-Ends with the world blowing up
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
-Strong messages are written on the pieces of card but are then thrown away
-All of the song lyrics are on the card
-Timing are to throw away the words are off key
-Not trying to be a great music video
-There were many parodies that were created because of the video
Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
-Furniture is moving all across the room
-The furniture is actually attached to the wall so it seems to be moving by itself
-The artist has perfect balance so the furniture moving looks proportionate
Johnny Cash - Hurt
-The song describe his whole life in the lyrics and the video
-Cover by Nine Inch Nails about addiction
-Old man looking back on his life
-Cut with footage of him young and old
-He was too ill to travel so the whole video was filmed at his house
-His wife was crying as the video was being filmed to add extra effect
-When the song and video was released six months after he died
Kylie Minogue - Can't get you Out Of My Head - 2001
-Trying to recreate her image like Christina Aguilera
-Clothes and cars are from the 60's
-Describing how she is in the grip of love and it isn't fun
-White dress that seems to fall apart but it ends up working out
-Catching the artist's moment
Bjork - It's Oh So Quiet - 1995
-Sounds like a theater or musical performance
-Very quiet
-A slight sense of wonder
-The same actor from Emie is in the video
-At the end of the video she launches into the sky as if she is flying
The Spice Girls - Wannabe - 1996
-No one heard the the group before the song was released
-Had to do the filming in one take so if they messed up they would start again
-They weren't singing they were shouting
-Their personalities were set from the moment the song came out
-Posh (Vic Beckham) was in the background of the video and wasn't really present
Pulp - Common People - 1995
-About a rich girl mingling with common people
-Pushing him in a huge trolley
-Jarvis Cocker is one of the people present in the video
-He became popular after 15 years of indie music
Fatboy Slim - Weapon Of Choice - 2001
-Won 6 MTV awards
-Christopher Walken starts dancing and flying around the room
-He begins going up an escalator to then start dancing his way back down
-Seems to opposite of his personality on the different shows that he has been on
-Starts dancing on a table
Michael Jackson - Billy Jean - 1983
-In the 1980's MTV doesn't play black artist's
-The song is about threatened paternity
-The video is like Peter Pan
-Michael believes in magic
-Limited to 11 lit up pavement steps
-Pavements light up at the lightest touch
-Topped the charts for seven weeks
-Launched his career
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ - 2000
-He was at the peak of his popularity
-Strip tease controversy
-The song is about trying to get the attention of the Dj
-The video wasn't banned until he was naked
-Stripped to his skin
-Gave the women around him parts of his body
Madonna - Like A Prayer - 1989
-The video is apparently about a black Jesus who comes to life and has sex with Madonna
-She knew about the public's reaction to the video
-Religious + sexual ecstasy
-Black Jesus was supposed to represent a saint
-There was a hidden message behind the song
-Supposed to be a parable for children
-The song is about a black man who is going to be sentenced and she is the witness but is bullied by the criminal
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - 1975
-Didn't want to be on Top Of The Pops
-Created a video instead of being in the studio ( beginning of the music video)
-Reached number one for nine weeks
-The song really had no meaning
-There were other clips in the song not just the band
-The director had no idea what the song was about
A-ha - Take On Me - 1985
-The song sank without a trace
-The music video director was the same as Billy Jean
-Mixture of animation + live action
-In the music video the actor steps out of the comic
-The song was released first but came back because of the video
-She jumps into the comic
-It took 1,400 drawings and a month of filming to finish the video
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer - 1986
-The video was a stop motion and filming
-So many things happen in the span of 3 minutes
-They had to think of things that could keep the audiences attention for 3 minutes
-Peter had to sing the song so many times to create the stop motion
-Won 9 MTV music video awards
-Peter Gabriel got so tired of hearing the song he attempted to have it taken off MTV
Michael Jackson - Thriller - 1982
-Inspired by a film (An American Werewolf in London)
-The director of the film was hired for the video
-Transformation into a wolf
-Aired after midnight as it was very graphic
-Biggest selling album ever
-Stayed in the charts for years
-Thriller was like a movie as the full length version lasted for about 10 minutes
-Invented a new kind of dancing
-During the long tracking shot he improvised the dance moves
-Schedules would be cleared by TV channels to show how Thriller was made
-Vincent Price was the horror voice during the Thriller video
-It took $700,000 to produce and sold 50 million copies worldwide
-The first black video to be shown on MTV
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