presenting research for the song sidewalk
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Presenting research for the song
Sidewalk
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What the audience thought of our concept for the music video
The artist that we have chosen is "Ambush Creep", for the song "Sidewalk". A brief summary of the
narrative is a guy who sees a girl in the streets and falls in love with her; love at first sight. In the video we
will see the actor following the girl around and trying to get the girls attention. (Paste the link in the URL
to listen to the song, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EChff4SU2cI) How well do you think the concept
is ideal for the song and music video? If you don't think the concept is suitable , please state what youthink would be a better narrative or how it could be improved?
Question 1.
The results show that everyone that
filled out the survey found our
concept Good.
This question shows me that the
audience like music videos which are
different from their typical R&B
videos, and it also has a comedy
sense to it connoting that the
audience like to be entertained,
taking them away from reality, for
example educational exams or jobs
and family.
The audience want to be entertained from the
music videos they watch which might make them
realise theres more to life than for example
teenagers stressing over exams, connoting that
the demographic may be of young teenagers in
education or part time employment.
This will influence our production by
producing a music video that is very comical
but at the same time has a clear storyline,
which will attract audiences.
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T-shirts and tracksuits Chino's t-shirts and
snapbacks
Very funky costumes e.g
Bright clothing
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What cotumes do you think is ideal for the actor to wear
Question 2.
The music video will cast 3 male actors. After listening to the song, in your opinion
what costume do you think will be ideal for the actors to wear in the music video?
The results from this question shows thatmy audience are maybe of a working class
as the clothes Chinos, t-shirts and
snapbacks are clothing which is not too
extravagant but which most audiences can
afford at a suitable price range. The choice
Very Funky Costumes also connotes that
maybe some of the demographic are veryoutgoing in what they wear and like to
enjoy themselves; not take everything to
seriously.
This also shows that the audiences socio
economic grading maybe ranging from B to C,
as for example snapbacks are sometimes costly,which some parents may not have the money to
pay for as they have a family to look after,
therefore the audience may be studying either
full or part time but also have a part time job,
thus they can afford to buy more costly
clothing.
I will use this in my production by organising the actors
to wear costumes that the audience can maybe relate to
but at the same time is funky to relate to the theme of
the song but also attracts the audience.
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Bold Bright
colours
Neutral colours Black and white
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Colours that best illustrates a funky band on the DVD cover and
magazine
In your opinion what colours do you think best illustrates a funky band, for
example on the DVD cover and the magazine?
Question 3.
The results from this questionshows that the audience only
preferred Bold Bright colours to
be used for the DVD cover and
magazine.
I will use this information during our
production of the DVD cover andmagazine by using bold bright
colours appropriately to relate with
the theme of the song, denoting
integration between both the music
video and DVD cover and magazine,
but also catching the audiences eye.
The denotation of the results connotes
that the audience are loud and are maybe
attention seekers but also that they enjoy
everyday as it comes.
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His hair
Individual fashion sense;dosn't feel uncomfortable in
what their wearing
Give them one outrageous
thing, which they can be
remembered by
Bright and unusual fashion
sense
Like every artist, we want our band to have a *persona to which brands them as an individual band, for
example Justin Bieber is known for his hair, Bruno mars is associated with a hat and lady gaga is known for
being crazy with her fashion sense. An example of branding for our band is master Shorite's style > Paste
the link in the URL to see the music video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cZGS249SnA How do you
think our band should be branded to consider them as an individual band? *Persona- The artistspersonality and how their branded in the public eye
Question 4.
Not a graph, just
shows different
suggestions that
some audiences
thought of
I would use 1 or two of these suggestions and
put the ideas together which we will use for
our band to make them a unique, different
band, which will attract an audience as they
like something different than just bands that
are all the same; they want to see individuality.
These suggestions connote that the
audiences have different but all bold,
funky ideas for example Bright and
unusual fashion sense
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Narrative(A storyline)
involving the band
A narrative without the
band
A performance (A dance
routine within the song)
A performance and
narrative
A disjunctive
Question 5.
What do you mainly look for in a music video?
The results to this question
connotes that the audiences havedifferent requirements to which
they think are interesting in a
music video and will attract a
mainstream audience like
themselves.
This also connotes that the audience watch a lot
of music videos as they know what makes a
music video interesting or not, also connoting
that the demographic probably have spare time
every day to watch music videos showing us
that they may still be in full time education for
example Primary or Secondary school, as
speaking from experience, audiences in collegewill most likely have no spare time because of
the pressure of A-levels.
Thinking about these results, in our
production we will include maybe a narrativeinvolving the band, for example when the
male actors are following the girl, a narrative
without the band, for example shots of the girl
and a performance might include the actors
walking in the street , singing while maybe
dancing.
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How important is the lighting in a music video?
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How important in the mise-en scene in a music video?
Question 6.
What do you find the most interesting or least interesting in a music video?
(1 being the least interesting and 4 the most)
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How important the dialogue is in a music video
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How important the costume is in a music video
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How interesting or not interesting a prologue is in a music video
These results suggest that the audiences
have varied opinions about what appeals to
them in a music video.
This connotes that the demographic
feel that certain aspects in a music
video are essential for example
mise-en-scene in a music video is
very interesting. The audience like
to understand the concept for the
music video, as they might feel itmakes the music video more
enjoyable to be able to understand
it, and maybe they can relate to it.
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Bright Locations
Oxford Street
Park
Leicester Square
After listening to the song and you know the concept for the video, how do you think the *mise-en-
scene should be represented to relate to the song? (you can choose more than 1) "Mise-en-scene -
Everything in the scene except the actors
Question 8.
The results show what the audience feel would
be the most appropriate locations to film our
music video.
The results connote that the demographic is
of a young audience as they are fond of
places like Oxford Street and Leicestersquare connoting that they maybe like
shopping with their family or friends in this
area, or just going there to have fun.
Using this information, in our
music video will use a variety of
locations to keep it interesting,
and the audience will also be
able to relate to it.
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musicinaweek
Question 10.
How often in a week do you listen to music?
The results denote how
much music the audiences
listen to in a week.
The results suggest that the audience
must have a lot of spare time to listen to
many hours of music a week, connoting
that the audience are proabably of a
young age and are in education. They like
to have fun with their friends and go out
a lot for example shopping.
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Research Analysis questions
I made this survey by using Survey Monkey. This site allowed me to set out my layout for each of my
questions for example I could decide whether I wanted to make a multiple choice question or a question
which involved the audience leaving comments.
By doing this survey I aimed to find out what the audience thought of our concept and what they think
makes a good music video. From all this I could interpret connotations about who I think our audience is
for our song.
I thought the result to question 9 was a bit surprising, as the choice Face Book wasn't chosen and I
thought our audience being of a young demographic, who use social networking sites to communicate
with friends would also find out about music videos from face book.
I think maybe some of the questions were answered inaccurately, as some audiences may have just ticked
any option for a question to get the questionnaire over and done with.
I think overall our music video will not be affected as we expected to receive these results as we knew
what audience we were aiming for.