Target Audience

I have decided to conduct a Questionnaire to see what our target audience will be for our chosen music genre of Indie. Below is the Questionnaire that I created.

Target Audience Questionnaire

Below are the results from my target audience

Results

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Song 'I See'

Below is a video recording off Joe and Louise performing an original song called 'I See'. Myself and Paige are going to be using this song to create our music video. 

Can you hear my voice? Out here in the cold I gave you all I had to give Now all I have is what you did not take I kept my head so as not to fall again But I failed at least now Your lips they lie but your eyes told the truth Now why can’t I walk away? Now I wish that you could see me I just want you back The simple truth which I long to say Is that I, miss you And though she did not love you At least not the way she was supposed to But now you’re searching for it But you did not find it in me Now I wish that you could see me now And I just want you back The simple truth that I long to say Is that I miss you And these tears, falling from my eyes Won’t keep you from walking But please, think about what you said Now I see you don’t care You don’t care No, you don’t Now I wish that you could see me now I just want you back The simple truth that I longed to say Is that I miss you (x2) Is that I love you Is that I love you…

Our First Music Video Discussion

Above is a discussion that myself and Paige had. We introduced the task and discussed initial ideas that we have gathered from our previous research. Its important to highlight that these ideas aren't for definite. 

The dictionary defines copyright as:

the exclusive right  to make copies,  license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed,audio, video, etc.: works granted such right  by law on orafter January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 50 years after his or her death.

In simpler terms, when you own the copyright to a piece of work, you literally have the right to produce copies of that work. You also have the right to license the work to others who would like to use it, as without your permission it would copyright infringement. Its basically a form of intellectual property law that protects an original piece of work from being pirated or used without permission. 

Copyright law originated in the United Kingdom from a concept of common law; the Statute of Anne 1709. It became statutory with the passing of the Copyright Act 1911. The current act is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

Rights covered

- The law gives the creators of literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works, sound recordings, broadcasts, films and typographical arrangement of published editions, rights to control the ways in which their material may be used.

- The rights cover; broadcast and public performance, copying, adapting, issuing, renting and lending copies to the public.

- In many cases, the creator will also have the right to be identified as the author and to object to distortions of his work.

- International conventions give protection in most countries, subject to national laws.

Music Video Analysis

'POISON AND WINE' - THE CIVIL WARS

Overview of the Song:

You get the impression that the main theme of this song is divisiveness, implying the coming together and need for departure. As an audience you sense you are witness to the silent aftermath of an argument, one that's been building for a long time.

Analysis:

This video has become our main inspiration for our music video. We particularly are interested in the mise-en-scene of this music video as it has a rather antique/old fashioned feel to it set against a modern back drop. We have found the formal attire of the characters have taken our fancy and will consider using this in our own music video. What is also appealing is how the video is neither just performance based or just narrative based and has an excellent balance between the two. The lyrics being song represent the narrative which has been constructed in the video.

The use of camera shots in this video is stunning, one in particular being the tracking of the characters as they walk into the house and each go into separate rooms. One other shot that we found excellent is when the characters are singing the chorus, how its a close up shot of the characters faces, standing relatively close together, as if they are singing to one another. What is important to note is that this is the only time the two characters are in the same frame, juxtaposed to the rest of the clip where they are in separate rooms. I think we should consider using this idea in our video. 

'I WAS BROKEN' - MARCUS FOSTER

Over View of the Song:

This is a stunning loss/breakup song, acknowledging the pain a person may feel and the scars someone will carry afterwards. However its ending is an uplifting crescendo celebrating bravery, strength and courage in the face of this loss and ending in a confidence giving a person the courage to continue with life.

Analysis:

What is particularly appealing about this song is the fact that it has been shot in black and white, which is something myself and my co-worker have considered for our own music video. There is something ethereal and mysterious about black and white and I feel as a break up song, the black and white effect adds to the emotion of the narrative and song. It is important to notice the clothes the actress and singer are wearing. The clothes are either black or white which makes it easier when converting the footage to the black and white effect because as an audience we won't be left guessing at the colour of clothing.

What I also liked about this music video is the experimenting in the editing. The overlap of a piece of footage onto footage of the singer is really interesting and something to be considered. It allows a story to be told while the song is being performed. This music video is very simplistic, not very experimental with camera shots however this adds to the video.