E-mailing 1984

Below is a copy of the e-mail I sent to the band 1984 requesting permission to use their song. Lets hope they reply quickly!

The image is pretty small, so below is what the e-mail says;

To 1984,

Hello there, my name is Chris Joyce and i'm currently a student studying media studies at A2 level. This year, for our coursework, we have to make a music video, using a song that we have found ourselves. Me and my friend have created an account on unsigned.com and have been snooping around for a good song to use. We specifically want to use an Indie band's song, and while searching we found your profile. We clicked on 'Green Eyed Monster' and it instantly appealed to us. It perfectly suits the video that we want to make and we really like the song. We would really love to use your song for our music video, but we need your permission to do this. I'm sure we would communicate a lot as we make the video and we would be able to send you a copy after we are done, incase you are curious.

It would be really great if we could use the video. Do we have permission to use your track for our video? We have to start within the next few weeks and it would be great to get a reply.

Thanks very much for your time,

Chris and Matt.

1984 - Green Eyed Monster

There have been several bands we've looked at on unsigned.com, but we've looked closely at the band 1984 and their song called Green Eyed Monster. Its the only song they've put on the site but it fits perfectly with what we want! It has a long intro meaning we can easily introduce the character and it even has a detective style sound.

The lyric include questions, which fits GREAT with the detective theme. The opening lines are "what is his name and where is he from? why is he talking to you for so long? is he a friend or just an acquaintance?".

This song is PERFECT, look it up on this link: www.unsigned.com/1984

Time to send an e-mail to the band and get permission so we can crack on with the storyboard, animatic and get filming! Wooooo!

Survey Questions (SurveyMonkey)

These are the Questions that are on the Audience Research Questionnaire.

Some of the Images are smaller than the others, so here is what each question is:

1. What Gender Are You?
2. What Age Category Do You Fit In?
3. Do You Enjoy Watching Music Videos?
4. How Often Do You Watch Music Videos?
5. Where Do You Watch Music Videos?
6. What Is Your Favourite Genre Of Music?

SurveyMonkey.com

Surveymonkey is the site we have used in order to create a survey so as we can do some research into our target audience.

CJOYCEY is my account name.

Here is the link so as you can take the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/66SKNJ9

Thanks Guys :)

Finding Music . . . Unsigned.com

I thought that finding good music that isn't copyrighted would be a real challenge, scavenging around the internet for any hints of a track or going through random websites with a fine tooth-comb to look for that one random song that isn't copyrighted. BUT, as it turns out, its REALLY easy!

I signed up on unsigned.com and there is a whole database of unsigned bands just waiting for me to make a video with one of their songs. You can search by genre, song name, artist name and loads more without even needing an account! I was really shocked.

I've immediately clicked on the Indie genre and am having a rifle through, no doubt I'll stumble upon a hidden gem any minute!

Unsigned.com

The Many Faces Of . . . Foo Fighters!

One of my favourite ever music video's is Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly. The full video can be seen on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IJS1rmhI6c&ob=av2n).

This is one of my favourites because the band members, in particular Dave Grohl (lead singer, rhythm guitar) and Taylor Hawkins (Drummer) and Chris Shiflett (guitarist, backing), play many different people within the video. Plus, a guest appearance by Tenacious D always goes down well in my books. As a fan of the Foo Fighters, this video entertained me a great deal, to see the band members portraying many different people, for example a giggly school girl and a large woman trying to fit into her airplane seat. If possible, i would really enjoy trying to fit this into my video, being multiple characters as well as being involved on-stage as part of the band.

Foo Fighters are band classed under Indie Music, as well as Rock. This shows the many possibilities available when making an indie music video, which gives me much more confidence in making my own.

Below are the characters Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett portray.



Dave Grohl

Taylor Hawkins

Chris Shiflett

Research: Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk-Rocker

I like this music video, mainly because of the song, which is very reflective as well as upbeat and happy.

What i like about this music video in particular is the direct address Sandi Thom gives towards the camera. At all times the camera keeps her in focus and is placed in front of her, using a steadi-cam. This direct address to the camera is given in very few videos but attracts me and makes sure the audience is drawn in as it feels like a more personal experience. This may not be right for our particular video idea, but i like it nonetheless.

As she sings the song and walks along the street (a lot like The Verve's video for 'Bittersweet Symphony') the people in the street behind her follow her, but all are unique ad independent at the same time. Some examples include a guitarist, cyclists, samba-dancer, a protester and a streaker. This theme of them being a collective, but simultaneously being individual and unique appeals to me greatly.

Below are some shots from the video, which demonstrate what i have talked about above: