History of music videos

Music videos can also be known as "promos" due to the way they are used as promotional devices. Sometimes, music videos are termed short-form music videos to distinguish them from full length films pertaining to music. For example, in the 1940's, Walt Disney released Fantasia which is an animated film based around pieces of famous classical music. This is an example of a full length film promoting the music. http://youtu.be/mHTnJNGvQcA

Modern era; key innovation in the development of the music videos include video recording, editing processes, visual effects, high quality colour video tape recorders and portable video cameras. 

In the 1980's music artists began to use more sophisticated effects in their videos and added a storyline to the music video. For example, Michael JacksonsThriller revolutionised the consept of the short film and took the music video format to another level. http://youtu.be/sOnqjkJTMaA