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mu·sic video
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music videonoun
A short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes.
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Music video
A music video, sometimes abbreviated to M/V, is a video of variable duration that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. Although the origins of music videos date back to musical short films that first appeared, they again came into prominence when Paramount Global's MTV based its format around the medium. These kinds of videos were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip", "film clip" or simply "video". Music videos use a wide range of styles and contemporary video-making techniques, including animation, live-action, documentary, and non-narrative approaches such as abstract film. Combining these styles and techniques has become more popular due to the variety for the audience. Many music videos interpret images and scenes from the song's lyrics, while others take a more thematic approach. Other music videos may not have any concept, being only a filmed version of the song's live concert performance.
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Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. Although the origins of music videos date back much further, they came into prominence in the 1980s, when MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these works were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip" or "film clip". Music videos use a wide range of styles of film making techniques, including animation, live action filming, documentaries, and non-narrative approaches such as abstract film. Some music videos blend different styles, such as animation and live action. Many music videos interpret images and scenes from the song's lyrics, while others take a more thematic approach. Other music videos may be without a set concept, being merely a filmed version of the song's live performance.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of music video in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of music video in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of music video in a Sentence
There was no convincing Eric to do the video, because the alternative was having some other guy all over me in a music video, he’s great in the entertainment world and he’s so gorgeous and comfortable in front of the camera, it’s nothing for him.
No one ever reached out to me about this. I have no idea even when it was filmed. I woke up this morning and watched the music video and was like, 'What the hell is going on?’.
I was proud to put a spotlight on the LGBTQ+ community with my ‘Beautiful’ music video, which features a gay couple, as well as a trans woman. I wasn’t thinking too much about it beyond wanting to show people owning who they are, it was somehow taboo at the time, but it represented something so true. I still hear stories about how that video has helped people, and it means everything to me.
During the period of the Nipah virus, a majority of the local people were feeling lonely, and everybody was afraid. We made this music video dedicated to the public to show how proud we are of having tackled this crisis.
There's sort of a world-weariness in both this season and the music video, they're both reactions to what's happening in the world.
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