2. Live in Las Vegas:A New Day

3. Live in Phoenix

4. How to be a Megastar Live!   

5. Farewell I Tour:Live from Melbourne

6. The Beyonce Experience:Live   

7. Celtic Thunder:The Show

8. FutureSex/LoveShow:Live at Madison Square Garden

9. Oral Fixation Tour  

10. Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

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> Make Your Own Music Video by Ed Gaskell

> Making Music Videos:Everything You Need to Know from the Best in the Business

by:Lara Schwartz

> Reinventing Music Video: Next generation directors, their inspiration and works

by:Matt Hanson

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Here’s How:

1. Plan Your Video. This is most likely the most important step in the whole process because if you don’t plan it well, your final result won’t satisfy you. Start by picking a song that has two qualities: 1) you really like it and 2) it has an anime “feel” to it.
2. Map Out Your Lyrics. The idea here is to make your video match the music. Listen to your selected tune and determine what type of clips would go well in each section of the song. This will help when you begin slicing your video.
3. Pick Your Video. This part of the process can be extremely consume your time, depending upon your available resources. There are several software programs available nowadays that can help you do this or you can use a video capture card to get the same results. Once you’ve imported all your clips, you’re ready to start slicing.
4. Slice Your Clips Using one of many editing programs out there like Adobe Premier and Pinnacle are both great choices, slice your video clips according to your song lyrics. Most of these editing programs will import your music as well as your video.
5. Publish. All that’s left to do now is burn your masterpiece to a CD and enter it in one of the many con competitions.

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People who frequently watch music videos will notice the varying types of presentation that each video has. Here are some of them.

1. Music videos that tell a story. They present a plot that aptly communicates the message that each song has. There are times when the story does not have anything to do with the song.

2. Animated music videos, which is the type that bands such as Gorillaz and Daft Funk used. This type of presentation is applicable for artists who do not want to see themselves on their own music videos for reasons that only they know.

3. Music videos that do not tell a story and merely shows the artist/artists singing their songs sans the microphone. Solo artists usually have dancers performing in the background. Bands and similar groups sometimes appear side by side and perform as if they are before an audience.

A music video is a type of short film or video that comes with a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. 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 go back much further, they came into their own in the 1980s, when MTV‘s format was based around them. The term “music video” first came into popular usage in the early 1980s. Prior to then, such clips were described by various terms including “promotional films” or “promotional clips”. Music videos use a range of styles of filmmaking, 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.

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The stars of music videos typically include the artist who may appear on his/her own or with the other members of the group or band. There are times when the artists’ real life partners appear on the video, too. Hollywood actors and actresses and even sports celebrities make brief appearances or have “cameo roles” on music videos. Their presence sometimes contributes to the popularity of the videos. Fans of these celebrities who are thrilled to see their idols on a different setting add up to the viewing statistics of the videos and affects the artists’, their music and their video’s popularity greatly.

1920′s – animated films of Oscar Fischinger were supplied by orchestral background., also made short animated films to advertise Electrola Record’s new releases which people considers as the first music videos.

1929 – Russian Director Dziga Vertov, made a 40 minutes film called Man with the Movie camera. It is actually filming real, live events, backed by an orchestra as its music and it has no dialogue.

1936 – Actor Paul Robeson made a classic rendition of Ol’ Man River, he acts in accordance with the songs lyrics.

1956 – Petrushka aired as a segment of the Sol Hurok Music Hour on NBC

1957 – Tony Bennett filmed “The Serpentine” in Hyde Park, London as his song “Stranger in Paradise” airs in the background.

1959 – Disk-Jockey/Singer J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson was the first to coin the phrase “music video” according to Internet Accuracy project.

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Music videos used to be showcased on the TV only. If you don’t own a TV or you are in an area where TV does not exist. You will surely miss the most talked about videos. Today, music videos are seen not only on TV but on the Internet as well.

In today’s world where technology is ever changing, it is now possible for everybody to get a dose of music videos in a medium other than the television. Websites containing the latest music videos abound online. Examples are Apple’s official website and YouTube, an online repository of professional and home-made videos. In addition to these are blogs that embed music videos on their pages. Truly, the Internet is a medium that increases the distribution of music videos.

Music videos have the power to influence the preferences of the viewing public. Music videos serve as a great source of ideas and inspiration for many. They have the power to influence one’s way of thinking, beliefs and perceptions. A good example is the video of the popular Emo band My Chemical Romance. It is more appealing to the younger crowd. It has influenced the manner of dressing and grooming of the people who watch their videos on a more frequent basis. Fans sometimes adapt a certain attitude or mode of thinking that is in line with the Emo genre.