Censorship

As the concept and medium of a music video is a form of artistic expression, artists have been on many occasions censored if their content is deemed offensive. What may be considered offensive will differ in countries due to censorship laws and local customs and ethics. In most cases, the record label will provide and distribute videos edited or provide both censored and uncensored videos for an artist. In some cases, it has been known for music videos to be banned in their entirety as they have been deemed far too offensive to be broadcast.

When doing my music video i need to consider censorship and stick to the guidelines and limitations for different issues such as drug and alcohol use, nudity and sexual content. If i ignore these guidelines then i need to consider changing my audience as it will only be able to been seen on places like MTV at a later hour.