research into pop music
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Research into pop music
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http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists
/tp/top40popartistsalltime.02.htm
1. Aretha Franklin
2. Whitney Houston
3. Bruce Springsteen
4. Billy Joel
5. Prince
6. Bee Gees
7. ABBA8. The Beach Boys
9. Britney Spears
10. Janet Jackson
11. Mariah Carey
12. Stevie Wonder
13. Michael Jackson
14. The Rolling Stones
15. Barbra Streisand
16. Frank Sinatra
17. Madonna
18. Elton John
19. Elvis Presley
20. The Beatles
I simply typed in to Google most successful pop videos and this website came up with the top 20 pop
artists of all time, these are the artists listed:
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Britney SpearsBritney was the biggest of the teen pop stars
to emerge in the late 1990s. However, by themiddle of the following decade it seemed her
musical career may have drowned in a mass of
bad publicity and personal difficulties. Britney
Spears then put together one of the most
phenomenal comebacks in pop music history
and is more commercially and critically
successful than ever before. In the past decade
she has released 16 top 40 pop singles, five #1
albums and is, at the age of 27, a pop icon.
"...Baby One More Time"
"Toxic""Womanizer"
"Oops!...I Did It Again"
"Piece of Me"
She landed a contract with Jive Records. In
December 1998, Spears released her firstsingle, "...Baby One More Time." The catchy
pop tune reached the top of the pop charts at
the end of January 1999, propelled in part by
its music video
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MadonnaMadonna has released 37 top 10 pop hits in the US, more than
any other artist. She also ranks as the top dance artist of alltime. Seven of her albums have debuted at #1 in the US. She is
a member of the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame.
"Like a Prayer"
"Vogue"
"Music"
"Like a Virgin"
"Ray of Light"
In 1981, Madonna decided to go solo and hired manager
Camille Barbone ofGotham Records to help her get her
singing career on track. Camille showed Madonna how to
navigate the male-dominated world of the music business,
and helped put together a studio band that accentuated the
budding star's hip style. Stephen Bray, a musician in her
band, wrote her first hit, "Everybody", and Madonna used
her brash business style to get the recordings to New York
music producer Mark Kamins. Kamins then helped Madonnascore a record deal with Sire Records. "Everybody" hit
number one on the dance charts in 1982.
Her next single "Crazy for You", which she performed for the
1985 film Vision Quest, also became an instant No. 1 hit. She
then started her first music tour, The Virgin Tourand watched
17 consecutive songs climb into the Top 10 on the BillboardChart.
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POP MUSIC VIDEO
FEATURES
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Location
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Locations
Establishing shots have been used frequently throughout
pop music videos to establish the location/setting of the
video. Most of these shots include a large group of
people (dancers). They allow you to be aware of where
the music video was filmed so you get the feel of the
setting.Using establishing
shots can be hard
as you have to take
out all unnecessary
objects that would
be there otherwisethat you wouldnt
want there. Mise
En Scene would be
highly important
when using this
type of shot.
Beaches, fields, empty car park, flat open areas (large
areas would be more effective)
Weather
conditions
would have to
suit the theme
of the song,most
establishing
shots are in
bright sunshine
or pouring
down rain so
that you see all
aspects of that
weather
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Extreme Close-ups
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Extreme close-up
shots
Need to include: good hair and make-
up, lighting to compliment their face,
macro lens (good camera), good
composition.
Eye contact with the camera, up close and
personal, creating a relationship with the camera
(with the audience).
Lip synching has to
be perfection, we
can see this more
noticeable than any
other shot,
performance and
editing have to be
professional so the
shots look decent
and doesnt show
any flaws.
Variety of angles,
have the model
looking at different
sides of the room
to get a varied shot
of the person. It
adds something
new to look at,
having these
extreme close-upsevery other shot
mixes up the music
video and makes it
interesting.