Music Video Exposed: The Collection

In-depth - and lengthy - interviews with those who made or appeared in Music Videos in the 1980s
Fellow Amazon reviewer K. Harris has already detailed the contents of each of the three discs in this collection, so there's no reason for me to repeat that info (thanks, K).

As noted, there are three separate volumes in this series available from eOne Entertainment and they are combined into this single "Collection". Each DVD has three elements:

1) The VHS documentary - approximately 24 minutes (commercials were excised).
2) "Extended Interviews" - There are 45-100 minutes on each disc. Most are interviews with folks who appeared in the Documentary section but there are a few who didn't
3) The Videos - 11 full-length videos by the director for that volume. In some cases videos discussed are not included. I guess for space reasons. The videos account for about 50 minutes of content on each disc.

In total there is almost 10 hours of content.

Here are a few observations I made as watching the compilation that I hope will be helpful...

Hours Of Extras Including Thirty-Three Full Music Videos Elevate This VH1 Collection To New Heights
Now this is how you put out a TV DVD! "Music Video Exposed" was a six episode interview style program that aired in 2010 on VH1 Classic. Every episode took a famed and successful video director and examined some of the stories behind their famous music videos from the eighties. Entertaining, if sometimes a bit random, the thirty minute programs are enjoyable and informative--but in such a short format, they are hardly in depth. When I saw they were being released on DVD, I was skeptical that they would have wide range appeal. However, the DVDs have been loaded down with additional interviews and complete music videos. In fact, the TV show is probably the least compelling item on each DVD! The extras have elevated each disc to a must have for fans of the directors and/or artists included.

Profiling Russell Mulcahy, David Mallet, and Wayne Isham (curiously, other programs with Steve Barron and Kevin Goody didn't make the cut)--each director receives his own disc in the...



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