Kate Bush

The white-dress video for Wuthering Heights (1978), directed by Keith MacMillan, gives Bush's gestures as much importance as her face. Her dance and mime training turn the song's character into a physical presence, with hands, gaze and sudden changes of posture carrying the drama. Watch it for the relationship between movement and phrasing rather than elaborate production. Bush offers a useful early example of a pop performer using the video to embody an imagined character instead of presenting an uncomplicated version of herself.