Best Music Videos Of All Time- Miley Cyrus, Wrecking Ball

The reason I have chosen this music video as one of the best music videos of all time is because:

• It previously held the Vevo record for the most views in the first 24 hours after its release with 19.3 million views.
• It still has the record for being the fastest clip to reach 100 million views on YouTube.
• It got lots of publicity due to its controversy and many people have watched this video and know about it.
• At the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards, Cyrus took home the award for Best Video and the award for Video of the Year at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. 
• Adding to the video's success, Cyrus won the award for World's Best Video at the 2014 World Music Awards in Monte Carlo. 
• As of July 2014, "Wrecking Ball" has over 700 million views on Vevo. 
• As of 2014, the song has sold 8 million copies, becoming one of thebest-selling singles worldwide.

Radio One DJ Greg James did a parody of this video to show people how ludicrous the music video was.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrecking_Ball_%28Miley_Cyrus_song%29
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a516034/greg-james-on-nude-wrecking-ball-spoof-miley-cyrus-is-ludicrous.html#~p0jbgTaroTbe2i

Best Music Videos Of All Time- Michael Jackson, Thriller

Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' music video is argubly the most famous music video. Jackson himself was given the title King of Pop and his death sadded lots of people.

• This music video was directed by John Landis, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Jackson.
• It was MTV's first world premire video.
• It was voted as the most influential pop music video of all time.
• It has been proved to have a profound effect on popular culture and was named "a watershed moment for the music industry" for its unprecedented merging of filmmaking and music.
•  Guinness World Records listed it in 2006 as the "most successful music video", selling over nine million copies.
•  In 2009, the video was inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, the first music video to ever receive this honor, for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant.
• The video also contains incidental music by film music composer Elmer Bernstein, who had previously worked with Landis on An American Werewolf in London. The video (like the song) contains a spoken word performance by horror film veteran Vincent Price.

The reason why I have ranked this video as number one is because it isn't like any music video that was done before its time. It is 13 minutes long, almost like a short movie and this had never been done before. Almost everybody has heard of this music video and are familiar with the dance that goes with it. The special effects used also added to the setting and the theme of the song. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_Thriller

Music Videos That Have Inspired Me- Slow Down by Selena Gomez

I like this music video because it has lots of fast pace cutting and close ups of the artist which allow the audience to get to know the artist. I feel that this is important and so I would like to include this in my music video.

In this shot I like the way that the lights shine and the clear shaping of them. Although this can't be achieved because I don't have the technology I would still like to make my lighting as effective as in this shot.

In this shot, I like the way that Gomez's hair and makeup have been done and I would like to try and use a similar style on my artist in my music video.

This music video has lots of fast pace cutting which I really like because it keeps the audience entertained so they will keep watching the video and want to buy the single.

Music Videos That Have Inspired Me- Last Night by The Vamps

The Vamps' music video inspired me because I love the fact that this music video captures the band naturally and they are just having a great time. I also really love the setting of the music video.

I like the way that the music video puts emphasis on the band by doing close ups of them. I feel like it allows the audience to get to know each individual member and their personalities. 

I really like this shot because of all the different coloured lights. I also like the reflection on the floor but I wont be able to do this because my video is mostly inside.

In this shot, I really like the fact that it captures the bands emotions and shows them having fun. I want to do this in my music video.

I like the silhouette effect in this shot and I would like to try recreating this in my music video. 

At the end of the video, one of the band members pushes the camera and it spins round. I like the effect this creates and am considering using this in my video.

Music Videos That Have Inspired Me- Beneath Your Beautiful by Labrinth ft Emeli Sandé

I have decided to use a green screen in my music video so that I can make use of the fireworks that I filmed on Bonfire Night. I have been taught how to use the lighting kit and green screen. This video uses projection and so I was interested to see how they used it in this video. Mine isn't going to look as professional as in this music video but it is a way of seeing how projection is used in music videos. 

In this shot, I like how simple, yet effective the set up is because it has the screen, piano and artists and that is all. It just proves that you don't have to have a complex set up in order to make a music video look professional and have an effect on the audience.

In this shot, I like the lighting effects because they put emphasis on the artist which is the whole point of the music video. This allows the audience to establish a connection with the artist because they feel like they have got to know them.

In this shot, I like the way that the artists have switched positions so that the audience can see the other artist off the green screen. The lighting is also very subtle and is just on Emeli so that the audience is drawn to her.

Music Videos That Have Inspired Me- Black Space by Taylor Swift

This music video is very recent and I love the close-up's that are used in it. Although this isn't a factor in my music video, I really like the storyline behind it and the way that she is playing a crazy villain which is different to a lot of her previous videos. This music video is about her laughing at the rumours that she can't keep a man and always writes songs about them. It isn't possible to read too much into the lyrics of my chosen song because it is quite a simple concept in comparison to this.

I love the way that the music video is very central to her and is focused on showing close-ups of her. I chose this shot because this has given me inspiration as to how I would like to do make-up in the video. I love the way she has signature red lipstick and this is her trademark.





This music video uses lots of symmetrical framing, which has been inspired by the director Stanley Kubrick. It makes the frame look more artistic and effective because the visual power is so great while creating a sense of unity. I would like to try and make my music video as symmetrical as possible.

In this shot I really liked the way that the lyrics of the song are perfectly depicted in the music video, for example the lyrics here are: Screaming, crying, perfect storms, I could make all the tables turn, Rose garden filled with thorns, Keep you second guessing like oh my god, Who is she? I get drunk on jealousy

Music Videos That Have Inspired Me- Move by Little Mix

Little Mix's music video for 'Move' inspired me simply because I love the dance routines and lighting in it. As my song is about lights, lighting is going to be a vital factor in my music video and is going to be a tool that I must use effectively in order to convey the message of the song.




In this shot, I like the way that all the members of the band are silhouetted against the bright lights in the background. This is something I would like to incorporate into my music video because it creates a mysterious feel which I feel would be very effective. I think that this would be best used in the beginning of the video because it would captivate the audience as they will want to see who the artist is and not just their shadow.

In this shot, I love the lighting which is the neon rectangular shapes on the walls as I think that it is an original idea and I would like to be able to use lighting in a way that is as effective as this in my music video. I also think that the dance routine in this scene is really good because it isn't too complicated and is done completely in sync. 

I love the slightly out of focus shot here because you still have the twinkly light effect that it creates but you also have the main focus on the artist so that the audience don't get distracted too much from them. In a music video it is important to show the artist as much as possible because the whole point of them is to promote them and get people to buy the song.

Finally, in this shot I am inspired by the way that the light almost seems to be radiating from the girls. This is because they are in the middle of the shot and they light is shining away from them. This draws the audiences attention to the band and again, it is important that the audience's focus is on them so that people feel they can connect with them more.