Music Timeline

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A timeline on the history of
music.
1964 - 2014
• The Beatles – A Hard Days Night 1964
• Cliff Richard – Summer Holiday 1965
• The Beatles – Help 1965
• Bob Dylan – Don’t look Back 1967
• The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour
1967
• The Beatles – Hello Goodbye 1967
• Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 1975
• Michael Jackson – Thriller 1983
• Peter Gabriel – Sledge Hammer 1986
• Madonna – Vogue 1990
• Beyoncé – Single Ladies 2008
• Bob Dylan – Duquesne Whistle 2012
• OK GO – Writings On The Wall 2014

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Cliff Richard –
Summer
Holiday 1965
The Beatles
– A Hard Days
Night 1964
Bob Dylan –
Don’t look
Back 1967
The Beatles –
Help 1965
The Beatles –
Hello
Goodbye
1967
The Beatles –
Magical Mystery
Tour 1967
Michael
Jackson –
Thriller 1983
Queen –
Bohemian
Rhapsody 1975
Madonna –
Vogue 1990
Peter Gabriel –
Sledge Hammer
1986
Bob Dylan –
Duquesne
Whistle 2012
Beyoncé –
Single Ladies
2008
OK GO –
Writings On The
Wall 2014

3. + The Beatles – A hard
days night 1964
Cinematography
• There is not much movement
• Rule of thirds is used
• Lyrics are central to the screen to
show high importance
• Medium long shot which is static
• There is a zoom out at the
beginning
Mise-en-Scene
• It is in black and white showing it is
old and conventional
• Looks ‘Rock n roll’ with rebellious
clothing
• The sign says ‘leaders’ – rebellious
ideology
• Breaking conventions, as it is in an
alleyway in London
• He is promoting himself
Sound
• Sound accompanies the mis-en-scene,
as lyrics are shown
• Speaking about established values
of the government
Editing
• No breaks, just one shot
• No editing  Focusing on the lyrics
(stable, honest and strong views)
• Honest in presentation
Cliff Richard –
Summer Holiday
1965
Cinematography
• There is a track backwards
• Establishing shots and pans
• A track to show people
travelling next to them
• Close ups of Cliff, playing
character and artist
Mise-en-Scene
• Weather, clothing and
brightly coloured bus
connote summer (It is in
colour)
• Family bus  part of the
summer holiday narrative
• Using stereotypes,
appealing to a different
audience
• “PARIS” sign takes up most
of the screen
Sound
• The song connotes
happiness and fits with the
season of Summer.
Editing
• Continuity editing
• Fades in and out are used
The Beatles –
Help 1965
Cinematography
• Close up of girls face’s as
they are screaming
• Fast camera movement
as they are running
• Everything is conveyed as
a rush
Mise-en-Scene
• It is in black and white
reinforcing the time
period, aim to look more
professional
• Promoting themselves 
it is surreal and wacky
Sound
• There rebellion is
conveyed through the
lyrics
• Sound fits with the
storyline/performance
Editing
• Continuity editing is used
• The editing is fast paced
to keep up with the
storyline
Cinematography
• There are close ups of their
mouths singing
• There is a medium long shot to
show they are in a band.
Mise-en-Scene
• There is a performance with
instruments
• It is in colour and reinforces
their individual personalities
• Iconic image used on other
promotional material
• Exotic location
• Rebellious image portrayed 
cultural impact.
Sound
• 85 million people watched them
on the Ed Sullivan show
• Performance more successful
than movies
• When UK first had TV signal,
they chose to broadcast this
•  400 million people watched
• TV was a much stronger
medium  wider audience
Editing
• The editing is fast to keep up
with their wild and rebellious
behaviour
Bob Dylan –
Don’t look Back 1967

4. + The Beatles – Magical
Mystery Tour 1967
I AM A WALRUS
The Beatles – Hello
Goodbye 1967
Queen –Bohemian
Rhapsody 1975
Michael Jackson –
Thriller 1983
Cinematography
• Close ups of each member
• Establishing shot to show the
location
• Long shot to show that they
are a band
• Close ups of the instruments
to emphasise that there is a
performance.
Mise-en-Scene
• Broadcasted in black and
white even though it was
filmed in colour
• The song was banned
because of the word
‘knickers’
• It is a performance with
instruments
Editing
• There was weird illusions in
the editing  created a
wacky and rebellious
connotations
Sound
• Lyrics were controversial
• Hidden words within the
sound
Cinematography
• In 39 seconds there is only
4 shots
• Bad framing  filmed an
empty space for 6 seconds
• 16 seconds of 1 medium
long shot
• There was a two shot used
Mise-en-Scene
• The curtain went up
symbolising a performance
• Denotation of body
movements connoting
Elvis.
Editing
• At the end, there is fast
editing and a montage
(after a slow boring song)
Sound
• The lyrics were repetitive
(may be comparing the old
Beatles to the new version
of themselves)
Cinematography
• There was low angles to
make the singers look more
dominant.
• Close ups of their face
• Extreme close ups
• Group shot to show that
they are a group of singers
Mise-en-Scene
• It was in black and white,
which was believed to be
more effective
• There is a white range of
special effects used,
surprising for the time period
Editing
• The speed of the editing
varied with the speed of the
song, made it look effective
Sound
• The Queen video was
believed to have a bigger
impact than the son of God.
They gained popularity from
around the world
Cinematography
• Conventions of a horror film were
used
• A wide range of camera angles
and movements to highlight the
characters and performers
Mise-en-Scene
• There was a short film in the
performance
• It is post-modern
• Confirmed voyeurism  music is
becoming secondary, people
enjoy seeing the artist more.
• There were three levels of
character (MJ being 3 different
characters)
Editing
• It was a global event as the
special effects used were ground
breaking at the time. (There was
wide range used, which proved
shocking)
Sound
• There is a mixture of spoken word
and singing throughout the video,
to develop to storyline
• Extremely successful song

5. +Peter Gabriel –
Sledge Hammer 1986
Madonna –
Vogue 1990
Beyoncé – Single
Ladies 2008
Bob Dylan –
Duquesne Whistle
2012
OK GO –
Writings On The
Wall 2014
Cinematography
There are close ups of his face
used, as it is mainly his head in
the shot. Also, the camera
focuses on his lips as there is
lip syncing.
Mise-en-Scene
His mouth was in the centre of
the screen, showing its high
importance in relation to the
song. There was also a
performance, and there was
him and backing dancers. The
imagery created was technical
and artistic.
Sound
The sound fits with the editing,
as the lyrics being sang fit with
the images that are being
produced on the screen.
Editing
There are backgrounds and
slow motion animations used.
There was cartoons used and
special effects to help with the
performance. The editing is
also fast paced to keep up with
the beat of the song.
Cinematography
There are close ups of her
face used. There are also
long shots to show her
figure when she is walking.
Mise-en-Scene
There is iconic imagery
used from the 1930’s and
1940’s. It is also Marilyn
Monroe inspired, which will
give the audience
something to recognise.
There is also an element
of performance within
dance.
Sound
There was lip syncing to fit
with the sound. Also, the
speed of the editing and
themes in the video fit with
the sound.
Editing
There were fades and the
editing was fast paced. It is
also in black and white, as
conventionally this creates
a glamourous look.
Cinematography
The camera
movements and
techniques are
deceptive. There was a
variety of angles and
movements.
Mise-en-Scene
It is a basic and simple
video. Beyoncé is
miming and dancing,
providing a
performance.
Sound
It is a popular song,
she is miming whilst
she is providing a
performance. The
speed of the editing
also fits with the song.
Editing
The video is in black
and white, which is the
edit conventionally
used when the artists
wants to creative a
glamourous image.
Cinematography
The camera angles and
movements are creative, as
they are upside down and
creative effects of the
audiences mind. Each
members of the band gets
equal camera time. HD
hand held camera are also
used to create this effect.
Mise-en-Scene
There are a wide range of
colours, shapes, illusions
and pictures. It is inventive
and memorable.
Sound
The video included all of
the band members miming
the song, the mise-en-scene
also fits with the
lyrics.
Editing
The video is a
representation of how
editing and special effects
have immensely
developed.
Cinematography
There are tracks
backwards and the
characters are walking
down the street, in order
to follow the storyline. It
has similar camera
angles and movements
to a film.
Mise-en-Scene
There is violence which
causes controversy. As
well as going against
Hollywood conventions,
as the boy did not get
the girl at the end.
Sound
There is no mining and
the song does not relate
to the video at all, which
shows they are going
against conventions.
Editing
The editing is fast
paced to keep up with
the storyline.

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Information
 Within music videos performance and rebellion are usually involved.
 In the 1980’s, MTV was a channel devoted to music videos. This
lead to the explosion of music videos, as artists wanted to achieve
the idea of creating an iconic image. They began creating videos as
a promotional tool.
 The Beatles first realised that their performances were more
successful than their movies, therefore they decided to create
shorter movies and mix them with performance (music videos).
Whilst they performed on the Ed Sullivan show with 85 million
viewers, there was no crime, as they enforced a cultural impact.
 The proliferation of technology meant people shifted to consumer
goods. People have record players instead of radios. Vinyl records
were cheap to everyone could afford them. Proliferation of
technology is essential in the development of music videos.