Target Audience...

 I have created a survey on surveymonkey.com to do some market research into the target audience and conventions people would expect to see in an acoustic music video. From this research, the responses I receive will help to decide some aspects of my music video.

This is my survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JFNXYNG

Here are the answers to the survey:

studio, city, beach,

11/22/2011 5:24 PM

The Woods

11/22/2011 4:50 PM

Internet Social Networking Sites

11/21/2011 9:01 PM

Beaches in America

11/21/2011 6:02 PM

in studios or natural settings e.g in parks

11/20/2011 11:24 PM

Bar, live venue, gig

11/20/2011 10:26 PM

Houses, beaches, clubs

11/20/2011 10:18 PM

Beach, Urban area, Woodland, Rural

11/18/2011 10:33 AM

beach / woods / sandunes

11/18/2011 10:30 AM

Beach / sanddunes / woods / far away places that no one knows...

11/18/2011 10:20 AM

classy, romantic

11/22/2011 5:24 PM

Pretty and Nice

11/22/2011 4:50 PM

Casual Jeans or similar

11/21/2011 9:01 PM

Suits and smart causal clothes

11/21/2011 6:02 PM

plain/ indie/ casual clothes - jeans and a plain T-shirt

11/20/2011 11:24 PM

Casual clothing, normal day to day clothing

11/20/2011 10:26 PM

Modern attractive clothing

11/20/2011 10:18 PM

Floral dress, Jewellery, Boots, Wooly Hat

11/18/2011 10:33 AM

floral dress / oxford boots / chunky jewellery / natural make-up / guitar (props)

11/18/2011 10:30 AM

open neck shirts / floral dresses / hat (olly murs <3)

11/18/2011 10:20 AM

real life, love

11/22/2011 5:24 PM

Lovers

11/22/2011 4:50 PM

Varied

11/21/2011 9:01 PM

Dont know

11/21/2011 6:02 PM

about real life situations, love, relationships, struggles of life

11/20/2011 11:24 PM

Relationship break up. Biographical

11/20/2011 10:26 PM

Clear narrative

11/20/2011 10:18 PM

No story board as such, just different locations.

11/18/2011 10:33 AM

love story / breakups

11/18/2011 10:30 AM

love is in the air / break ups / marriage ceremony / relationships on the beach

11/18/2011 10:20 AM

michael buble

11/22/2011 5:24 PM

Taylor Swift -Mine

11/22/2011 4:50 PM

Take That 'Love Love' / Coldplay 'Paradise'

11/21/2011 9:01 PM

Ago Ago jumpy jumpy

11/21/2011 6:02 PM

sexy and i know it - LMFAO :L haha

11/20/2011 11:24 PM

Smack my b*tch up- the prodigy

11/20/2011 10:26 PM

Where the streets have no name. U2

11/20/2011 10:18 PM

James Blunt - Stay The Night

11/18/2011 10:33 AM

taylor swift - mine

11/18/2011 10:30 AM

Tom Dice - Me and My Guitar

11/18/2011 10:20 AM

I also interviewed Sarah-Lynne Gallaher as I feel she is fits aspects of a typical target audience member.  She gave me an insight into aspects of what she would typically expect to see in an acoustic music video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cilkX-9iJGU&feature=youtu.be

Time Lapse...

This is a time lapse test I carried out in class. I took the camera outside my college and filmed on the main road. Then I decreased the aperture and increased the ISO so when the photos were taken, they were slightly blurred making the time lapse work better.

Equipment tests...

This is my equipment tests, I did these so when I went to film my final music video, I would know how to use all the equipment. I experimented with aperture, the crane, the stedicam and the dolly.

 

Practise music video: Eminem - When I'm Gone

In class, we were put into groups and assigned to make a music video. We thought of a song then went out to film with not much planning to see what skills we had so far. Our singer is Harry Zambon, whose role was lip sync to the song as well as follow typical conventions of the rap/hip-hop genre. Other members of the team had to take it in turns to film and edit the footage. Below is the final video:

Time Management = Ical

In order for me to meet deadlines, I have managed my time on iCal, where I would regularly update what I plan to do every week in media lessons or in my own time.

September:

October:

November:

December:

January:

February:

March:

Animatic + feedback ...

Using my storyboard, I put together a animatic to my chosen song. This shows the different angles and movements that will be included in my video. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K8C2ZuJ4gE&feature=channel

Once I had uploaded my animatic to my YouTube channel, we had a class discussion about all our animatics, enabling us to receive feedback.

- I like the variation of shots, however more filler shots could be included to show the location

- Nice use of natural locations but maybe it could have a narrative

- It's good as you can tell it meets the conventions of an acoustic music video, through the use of locations and props

- Maybe a change of location?

- Use more of a mixture of shots, like panning

From this feedback, I now know that I must use more shots, especially sequences and panning. Also, a narrative could be used to further develop the concept that is typically seen in an acoustic/indie music video.