1920s
Music tracks with visual material (Oskar Fischinger)
1939
'Soundies' were produced (reels of short films)
1960s
Introduction of the Scopitone (machine providing selection, play and rewind)
1964
Dimensions emerged with rock videos using stylistic devices borrowed from both documentary and the French Nouvelle Vague
1965
Television coverage of pop music which led to the creation of short promo videos
1970s
'Serious rock' gained slots on TV (e.g. The Old Grey Whistle Test)
1975
Myth created that Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was the first ever music video
1981
MTV began broadcasting state of the art videos for contemporary artists
1982
Expensive and exotic locations were desired for music videos
1984
MTV was established as central to the music business and instituted the Video Music Awards
1989
The music video was an essential element in the promotion of all singles
1990s
Artists such as R.Kelly and Missy Elliott commanded videos with budgets of $2million
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