The process of making a music video

below is the process of making a music video.


Firstly a song is written. Then a commissioner from a record label sends the track to between 5-10 directors. Each director then submits their own treatment of what the video will look like. This stage for the directors is unpaid. After each treatment is submitted by all of the directors the person from the record label chooses the 'best' and commissions it to make the video. After the last stage is completed only then is the director paid. 

Nowadays it costs around £20,000 and 2 days to make, however some videos such as Coldplay's 'The Scientist' cost £200,000 and 3 days to make, but it is thought that only a couple videos will cost this much these days, unlike michael jackson and janet jacksons  '' which cost millions to make, there will not be many music videos made for this much in a long time.