Interview Questions

For our research about the genre we are planning to use in our music video, we created questions that we could ask members of the public in an interview. This research will be useful because the needs of the audience has to be satisfied and ultimately, we have to reflect their needs to make a good music video. Here are the interview questions:

1. What clothes do you wear?


2. Do you follow the same style as the indie artists you like?


3. Do you see indie artists as an icon/role model?


4. What are the key aspects that attract you to indie music?


5. Do you go to gigs on a regular basis?


6. When was the last gig that you went to?


7. In Indie music videos, what do you expect to see and why?


8. Do you expect different things from different indie artists?

Location Planning

As we are in the process of deciding where we are going to film our music video, we came up with a list of locations for where we need to film. So far the list is as follows:

The Croat (basically a path/bridge over a small river just outside our school)

Archways near the school reception

The School Library

The Hall

Last week, I went around the school aiming to take photos of these locations, however, at the moment I have only managed to take pictures of the first two as the other locations were in use at the time. Therefore, today Amelia managed to take some more photos of all the locations and they will be posted on a different post on this blog later today.

Audience Research in Music Videos

Adele - Rolling in the Deep

This video appears to have a similar audience to Audrianna Cole, not in terms of size but in fact the age demographic:

Gender       Age

Female       13-17

Female       18-24

Male          45-54

There is a correlation, but she wears more clothes then some other artists of her age. Adele says herself when told she needed to lose weight that she "makes music for the ear, not the eye". The men aged 45-54 probably don't focus on her look but her voice and the music she writes. The girls/women aged 13-24 probably have a similar view and admire her for her confidence that perhaps others lack.

The chart shows this video has gained a large audience worldwide.

More information and pictures of the stats will be uploaded asap!

Statistics for Audrianna Cole - Misplaced

Information from YouTube:

Total views: 4,165
Likes: 33
Dislikes: 1

There are 13 comments on the video and these include: "amazing!!!" and "cool video". As it is a niche song and she is unsigned, there are no "Top Comments" with 49 likes as yet!
This video is most popular with:
Gender         Age
Female         13-17
Female         18-24
Male            35-44

The fact that the males appear slightly older is because lots of young people may lie about their age to create a YouTube account. However, another possibility could be that older men are watching this video as there may be a form of sex appeal for them, and the reason there isn't an audience for men in their 20's is because most women their age are less covered up then 35-44 year old women.
The chart below shows the popularity of this video around the world. The dark green means more popularity and the lighter colours with less popularity. The chart indicates that most of the viewers are American and a few of the viewers are British:

Camera Angles Prezi

To prepare us for the creation of our music video, Amelia and I made a Prezi (a website which enables the user to create what appears to be a never-ending whiteboard). The one we made was about camera angles, focusing on how and why they were done in the way the are. In class, we have also been watching music videos from Eminem and One Night Only, focusing on narratives and camera angles to ensure that we create a realistic looking music video.

http://prezi.com/2wgaj63ffppf/similar-music-videos/

http://prezi.com/wnygb0dgtlx2/copy-of-to-understand-technical-conventions-of-a-music-video/

http://prezi.com/urspexlyqbk8/to-understand-technical-conventions-of-a-music-video/

Digipack Planning

This barcode and BBM code will be useful for our digipack when it comes to creating one.

Chosen Song

This is the song we have chosen for our music video. Our group went onto the Unsigned website and we found her. We decided the video needed a narrative and a song like this would enable us to meet the criteria set.