Thursday, 20 October 2011
Monday, 10 October 2011
Audience Theory
Stereotypical Blues Train have gathered a fan base since the band formed in 200_. To begin with it was mainly friends and family who supported them for the first few gigs at local venues for example Keystone Escape. This was the music scene for teenagers, and was undeniably helpful in getting their name out there. After a while, their girlfriends starting bringing their friends along, and they started getting recommended to play at new venues.
It became apparent that they didn't just appeal to teenagers, when the Keystone managers and staff showed interest. This led them to gig around pubs with more of an older audience.
They went on to play bigger venues like Roadmender in Northampton, getting a reputation and making a name for themselves. The likeness between them and their influential bands was being noticed. The generation of Led Zeppelin, The Who, etc became interested by this breath of fresh air breaking into the music scene.
They entered the Red Bull Bedroom Jam 2011 competition with their song "Can't Carry On" (the one I'm making a music video for) They got to the ____ stage but sadly no further (However this is probably a good thing for me, as it buys me more time to reach my Uni course and be able to sign them!)
Audience Theory
With this varied audience in mind, it makes pitching and branding them both easier and harder. It means I have more scope to keep them the way they are, with no interference in terms of making them commercial, yet it also means that I have to balance the ages out to create an equally appealing impression for the whole audience. As a band, I think they are exactly as they should be; and I won't be changing anything about them to commercialise them. It is literally the love for their music that drives them, with the possibility of fame as a by-product. I wouldn't be happy changing them, just as I'm sure they'd kick up a massive fuss if I even suggested it. They have the right levels of talent, attitude and style to make their way without any fundamental editing.
Monday, 19 September 2011
Music Video: Pulp - Babies
This video is absolutely genius. Simple but clever [captions] are shown between shots at appropriate moments. The video itself would be so conventional without these, following a narrative, using typical band shots etc, but what makes it so cool is that the captions are used at the most obvious moments and it transforms it into a brilliantly original video.
Friday, 2 September 2011
Back! :)
Right. I'm back. :) Here's a list of things I've done on holiday (for the coursework!) :
- Decided on 2 possible music videos: "Cancer" (as you knew) and "Heaven Help Us"; both by My Chemical Romance
- Further planned out the "Cancer" video on paper - each scene is now complete, and there will now be an Intro, possibly an Interlude, and an extra ending, with (sort of) original content created from the music.
- Tested mise-en-scene ideas - mainly make up, lighting and costume.
- Planned out "Heaven Help Us", although I'm not sure I'll being doing this one for the main project, maybe just a side project.
- Practiced various shots including shallow focus (and the switchy-inbetween focus - I will find the proper term from my notes and update!)
- Filmed at various locations as a Recce (seaside, park, caves, vintage-style funfair etc.) to get an idea of which locations would work - I found the perfect set for the second verse of "Cancer" - my Grandma's spare room!
- Requested permission to use "Cancer" - I'm awaiting a response :)
- Investigated example coursework including this: FINAL 153
- Began researching digipack structures
- Filming the intro and the second verse for "Cancer" (the overall lip sync I'd filmed previously)
- Been debating making a webiste completely from scratch (as it'll be all my own work) or using a website builder (so it has cool effects) - not got very far with the decision though :/
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