Due to the fact that the song has an official music label that they are signed up to or it does not have anything, in that case, they might have their own email address and contact information. It is important to email the band in order to let them know that their music has been used in our course-based music.
In order to find the contact details, my group and I have done the research and we have found the email address and the rest of the contact details of the bad 'The Extras' on their Facebook account. We have also found out that the band is not yet signed up.
We have created an email and sent it to the band's contact email that was provided to us from Facebook.
In this slide show, I have looked at rock-indie genre conventions. I did so by looking at the social media campaign, first music video, and album artwork across 4 different indie-rock genre bands.
We presented our idea to our teacher and production teacher. We were told that from the first song idea we have to change one of the locations due to the fact that it will be hard for us to find the office location that would work better and will be easier to find or make.
The other thing that was considered by one of our teachers is the fact that drummer playing with the pencils will take only 5 seconds of the whole music video in total.
It was also mentioned that rather than we make drummer play in the office, it will be better for us to make the lead singer start singing in the office, mainly because lead singers are more important than the others in a typical indie rock band. It will be even better if we use metaphoric ways of showing office workers, eg give them hospital drips and make them ill-looking. One of the main targets for this idea is that we will need to change office location on something that we will. be able to construct easily and that would've suited the song, genre, and vibe of it.
Talking about the feedback from the second idea. The main feedback was about the fact that it will be tricky enough to construct the atmosphere of the 70s club, by using the costumes and the props, due to the fact that it will be tricky to find the most suitable one.
Talking about the 70s set up it will be very hard to create a setup that would look like the 70s and that it will not include any elements of the 'future' eg some elements from the 80s, 90s, etc. Due to the fact that the singer sounds a little too old, it might be very hard to cast and we might end up with someone who will not suit the song and the voice of the lead singer. The song itself is rebellious but in the same way serious, so the video has to be the same. The video has to be piss-taking but in the same way, it has to be serious so it has to include all of the elements that you could typically find during the 70s period.
In this blog post, I wrote down feedback that I git from my media teacher and class after listening to some songs, that I have chosen to make my music campaign with.
The first song that my class listened to was made by Twin Ritual -- Carrion.
All the class agreed on the fact that it is a band rather than an artist, it was clear from the song. The genre was agreed to be indie with a slight mixture of pop. The music video for this song is going to be fairly castable, however, my teacher told me to double-check whether the singer is white or Latina, due to the fact that it will be harder to find a Latina person, but not very tricky. Talking about some convention and the early image ideas, he class have agreed on the fact that there will be a performance at some parts of the music video. The video is also going to be very chilled and it will most definitely have a strong female lead, due to the fact that she is the only one you can hear in the song. Even though the video will probably be chilled, it will not be particularly bright/colorful, due to the atmosphere of the song -- it is bot very 'bright and colorful. Because it the sing there is a clear guitar solo and not only, but in the music, video guitar will also have to be highlighted. The band itself is going to be a little aggressive and rebellious, however, it will give out a little bit of chilled vibe, like everything s under control. Overall my class ad I have agreed that it is going to be a good choice of sing and a band for the further developments.
The second song that I have played for the class was made by Sick Joy -- Dissolve me.
All the class agreed on the fact that it is a band, it was clear from the song. The genre was agreed to be is a clear rock without any other, additional genres. Talking about conventions and early image ideas, I believe that there have to be dark colors, mainly, or some dull colors. Lighting is going to be simple, to show fans of the band that the band is on the same level as fans, and to comfort the audience. due to the fact that it is going to be a rock band there has to be some aggression and aggressive part throughout the music video, and campaign overall. Because in the actual song there is a strong focus on the instruments, such as drums, and the guitar, my class and I think that it is crucial to highlight it throughout the video. The clothing of the members of the band has to be stereotypical rock musicians -- dark clothes, baggy clothes, old-ish clothes, and more. Because the main focus is going to be on the band and instruments, My teacher has recommended to fil in a simple location such as a basement, or even a studio that looks dark. The editing has to be fast, in order to show the tempo of the song and the vibe it gives to an audience and listeners. It is going to be easy to cast band members, although, as my teacher highlighted the frontman of the group (singer) has to look old enough. Overall my class ad I have agreed that it is going to be a good choice of sing and a band for the further developments.
In this blog post I have collected 4 songs and artists/bands that I think will be good to make a compaing that will eventually look good and interesting. This selectioh has both, artists and bands, rock genre, and indie.
1. Syd Warwick -- Moon Kin.
2000 views on YouTube; published on 30/07/2020; 34 views on Sound Cloud.
Single "Moon Kin".
2. Twin Ritual -- Carrion.
205 views on YouTube; Published on 25/06/2021; 172 views on Sound Cloud.
Album "Carrion".
3. Sick Joy -- Dissolve me.
5839 views on Youtube and 664 on Sound Cloud; was published on October 2018.
Single "Dissolve me".
Has music video on YouTube:
4. Molly Payton -- How to have fun.
2800 views on YouTube and 1100 on Sound Cloud; was published in October 2020.
