History of music videosJummara Ahmed

SoundiesSoundies were a brand new form of

entertainment in early 1940s, and then suffered a lingering demise mid-way through 1947. The soundies, were three minute black and white films with an optical soundtrack designed to be shown on self-contained, coin-operated 16mm rear projection machines situated in bars, diners, nightclubs, roadhouses and other public places throughout the States and Canada.

ScopitonesThey are a type of jukebox that showed

the videos of the songs (soundies) and were invented in the 1950s.

A Hard Days NightThis is a 1964 black and white comedy

film starring the Beatles; John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Time magazine has rated this movie as one of the all-time great 100 films.

Queen (Bohemian Rhapsody)Bohemian Rhapsody was a song by the

rock band Queen which came out in the 1970s. The song consists of several sections: a ballad segment ending with a guitar solo, an operatic passage, and a hard rock section. When the song came out, it was the most expensive single ever made and it remains one of the most elaborate recordings in popular music history.

MTV (music television)It is an American television channel

which started in the 1980s and is owned by the MTV Networks Music & Logo Group. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by television personalities known as "video jockeys," or VJs. In its early years, MTV's main target audience were young adults, but today, MTV's programming is primarily targeted at teenagers. First song aired on MTV was ‘video killed the radio star.’

YouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website that

allows users to upload, view, and share videos. Now, the majority of people watch music videos on YouTube rather than watching them on MTV. It gave people another way to watch videos and sent them viral.