The Music Video Exposed

The Music Video Exposed is a VH1 documentary series that takes viewers behind the scenes of some of the most important and influential music videos from the 1980s, revealing the people responsible for helping to usher in the modern era of the music video with these groundbreaking and memorable videos. In the 1980s, video was a new and largely unexplored platform for music entertainment. With the advent of MTV in 1981, popular artists suddenly had an entirely new outlet for their creativity, as well as a valuable marketing tool and a means of reaching a wider audience. This series remembers the most important videos of that decade and presents informative profiles of the biggest names in behind-the-camera music video production. One episode focuses on the work of Wayne Isham, the man responsible for such videos as Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" and Motley Crue's "Girls, Girls, Girls." Another episode spotlights the work of Steve Barron, whose video achievements include Toto's "Africa" and A-Ha's "Take On Me." Other directors who appear in this series include Kevin Godley, Andrew Morahan, and David Mallet. MORE