A scopitone is a kind of mix between a juke box and a music video. Popular mostly in Europe in the 1960's, the scopitone was a forerunner to music videos that we know of today. Music has a way of generating imagery for the listeners. The scopitone was one of the first technologies that explored creating imagery to sell music. Personally I love the idea of scopitones. They have a certain appeal for me just because they combine dance, music, and fantastic sets all together. Although the scopitones were fairly short-lived, their influence can not be overlooked. Part of me wishes that these were still around, but if you think about it, they kind of are. A lot of clubs or places where music is important will play videos like this to kind of show the crowd how to dance to a song, or get them into a particular mood that the club is trying to create. Like I said, music and imagery go together very well, the scopitone was just one of the first technologies to capitalize on that fact.
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