1. Music Video Art
About the artistic merit of the ubiquitous music video.

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FB3koxdXzE
Spooney Melodies (1930) might have been the first true music video series.

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kPhP3ZNw6A
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies started off as animated songs.

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kfPwE4koYA
“Soundies” in the 40s.

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PluRW3_FEt0
Musical films in the 50s...

6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V3qa1FTUYo
... and Madonna videos in the 80s.

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A-4VGfx5lU
“Performance clips” in the 60s.

8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGo9KkZea_s
“Promotional films” in the 70s.

9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrO4YZeyl0I
Music Videos go mainstream in the 80s.

10. Music videos use a wide range of film making techniques:
animation, live action, documentary, narrative, non-narrative, abstract visuals etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmpxsk3dHaA

11. Music video “grammar”:
quick cutting, hand held cameras, lip synching, mix of shots on location,
on stage, in the studio or concert hall, rhythmic cross-cutting, contrasting
long shots and close ups, unusual shots and camera angles, slow motion
shots, reversed footage, dramatic lighting, color filtering in post
production, surrealistic/psychedelic/fantasy sequences, camera tricks,
special effects, dramatization of song lyrics, stylized/expressionist imagery,
confrontational content etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGelsMOIJZY

12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hfQ5uIKrlw&feature=related