Big Budget Music Video
Guns ‘N’ Roses – November Rain
Budget - $1.5 million
Director – Andrew Morahan
Released – 1992
Record Label - Geffen
This video is one of the most expensive music videos ever made, costing over $1.5million, with the wedding dress costing $8,000, a specially constructed coffin for $8,000, renting a symphony orchestra which cost $25,000 and a specially constructed chapel for the price of $150,000.
In 1992 it won an award for best cinematography at the MTV Music Awards, and went on to win a lot more subsequent awards.
Low Budget Music Video
OK Go – Here It Goes Again
Director – Trish Sie (and the band)
Released – 2006
Record Label – Capitol
This video was a very low budget video, however was very effective, as the band were largely unknown, however this video won them Grammy, MTV and Youtube awards, and also had over 50 million hits on Youtube before it was taken down, and reposted, and now has 9 million views, showing how a low budget video can go so far.
