research: Channel 4 Top 50

As a research i have been watching the Channel 4 Top 50 music videos, here's some examples of the videos and what has made them so well known, what effects they have. Watching these videos gives us ideas for our own music videos.

Godley and Creme- Cry - 1985
* has a enormous amount of people changing, and dissolving
* after there shot they have made over 100 music videos

Missy Elliot- Get your freak on - 2004
* simple story line
* her videos get people excited
* the things she uses in this video is horrible, using this makes people want to see it

Dire Straits- Money for nothing - 1985
* Cartoon
* Laminated characters,
This video got famous has nobody has ever done this before it was a new shock to people

Fat Boy Slim- Prise you
* Funny
* In Cinema
* Tourist video, recording
* This type of video could only be done once. its a one hit wonder
* Video camera look
* Success full video
* terrible dancing makes it funny

Fat Boy Slim- Weapon of choice
* uses an famous actor
* clever effects of video, eg. flying
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channel 4, 100 greatest music videos


musical youth- pass the dutchie -1982

this video was the first black music video shown on mtv
its about young people talking about drugs but they wasn't allowed to say the right word so they used dutchie instead because it rhymed with it,
the children are always smiling and happy,