Experiencing Music Video: Aesthetics and Cultural Context

by Carol Vernallis

Book Overview

Music videos have ranged from simple tableaux of a band playing its instruments to multimillion dollar, high-concept extravaganzas. Born of a sudden expansion in new broadcast channels, music videos continue to exert an enormous influence on popular music. They help to create an artist's identity, to affect a song's mood, to determine chart success: the music video has changed our idea of the popular song.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023111799X
• ISBN13: 9780231117999
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher