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Related Videos: The GIF's Visual Language In Music Videos (3x26)

Air date: Sep 24, 2014

Whether you pronounce "gif" with a hard or a soft “G”, I think we can all agree that they're a good/jood way to find entertainment and expression on the internet. So much so that they've cast their influence onto music videos, a format that heavily relies on both entertainment and expression. We're trying a new format this week by using Youtube's nifty Playlist feature to bring you some of the internet's most interesting GIF-themed music videos. Which videos made the list? And how do their visual styles reflect gif-culture?