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Article: SCRAPBOOK The video clip: Pleasure and purpose, THE STAR
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- The Star (Jordan, Middle East)
- Article date:
- November 26, 1998
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Rasheed Al Roussan
The Star (Jordan, Middle East)
11-26-1998
THE LAST 10 years have witnessed a rapid and influential development
in arts and media, especially after the invasion of the satellite saucers.
The local stations have lost their monopoly to orbiter channels.
Cassettes, floppy disks and videos are becoming history now, with the
invention of the compact disk-CD. Moreover, the marriage between arts and
the media has given birth to other inventions: the offspring of video clips.
This revolutionary technique has created a new identity for singers
all over the world. It even paved the way for a new wave of music: fast,
rhythmic and colorful. The moment a song appears on screen, you become
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