Equipment information

Bass: In the video we will be using a bass guitar as it is one of the main instruments in the song and we shall be filming it being played in performance shots.



Drum Kit: We shall also be using a drum kit in our performance shots. We will have multiple shots of different angles and perspectives of the instrument.



Guitar: Another instrument we shall be using is a guitar. We will be using this as one of our main and most prominent instrument as it's heard most frequently in the track.



Tripod: Used to create steady shots, as the length of the legs of the tripod can be altered it allowed us to create a variety of steady shots at varying heights.

Films for Inspiration

This clip from 'Creep' is used as inspiration for the location/set design and costume. The colours used are also very similar to those we plan to use in our music video. We wouldn't be able to get a set like this but it would be the ideal setting for our video.



This scene from Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 would also be an ideal setting and atmosphere for our music video. The corridor with the small padded rooms coming off of it would be perfect for the storyline of our video. Also the costumes used in this are very similar to those that we plan to use.



The main antagonist in the 2007 Rob Zombie remake of Halloween always wears a mask which fits in with the motif of Kill The Freak. Michael Myers (the main antagonist) is psychotic and vengeful which is reflected in the lyrics used by the band.



By Abbey Tredget

Filming shedule

Location	Date/Time	Props/Costume	Actors/Musicians needed
The YMCA Chelmsford (practice room)	7th November 6/7pm-9pm	Instruments, lighting, theatre gowns, scrubs, straight jacket ,mask,s white sheet	Connar Brandan Rob
CVHS Drama studio ED1 or YMCA Chelmsford	Week commencing 18th (subject to change)	Straight jacket costume, prosthetics, white sheet	Connar

All students in group needed for both shooting days.

Prep: insure costumes fit and makeup is done carried out between 4pm- 5:30/6pm

 

 

 

 

-By All group

Kill The Freak Moodboard

By Abbey Tredget

Artist Research

Kill The Freak

Kill The Freak formed in June 2013 and are based in Essex, England. The band consist of Connar and Brandan Ridd, Connar is the lead singer/ guitarist of the band. Brandan is the drummer in the band and also Connar's twin, They're both 16. The bassist of the band is Robert Campion, Rob's 18 and he wrote one of their first songs: Fear, Blood, Death, Tears.

Since then, the band have gone on to write in total 6 songs in which they perform in many different clubs and venues including The Asylum and The Triangle club in Chelmsford. They have also been successful enough to play at the Walthamstock festival and be inviting back to headline next year.

They regularly rehearse at Cardtrick studios in Essex and have recently recorded their first EP 'The Vile' at Harbour studios, which they are all very pleased with.

The band's motif involves them wearing surgical gowns and horror make up in their lie performances to make them stand out from other local bands. Their eccentric stage performances are largely influenced by the work of Marilyn Manson.

By Kate Farrell, Abbey Tredget, Rebecca Murden and Jenny Armstrong

Lip syncing pratice.

This lip syncing practice was useful for our group because it allowed us to get used to the editing software we will be using to edit our music video as well as learning how to match the music with the visuals.



 For our lip syncing video we chose to do Love bites by Halestorm. This is because we wanted to do a band within our genre but we also wanted to use a female fronted band as we were using a female actor.



This is our lip syncing video. We were asked to lip sync at least 30 seconds of a song as well as using a number of camera angles and cuts. This video allowed to gain a basic knowledge of final cut express which will help us when we edit our final music video.


-Jennifer Armstrong

Abbey's Favourite Music Video

My favourite music video is by american artist P!nk and is for her song 'So What'.

The video has an enticing and entertaining storyline which holds relations to the lyrics and music. It uses interesting shots and scenarios which make it visually entertaining for the audience.
I like the fact that the video leads up to the final performance shots shown at the end which brings a nice closure to the video.

The lighting used makes the colour seem vibrant without being overpowering. Most of the lighting used is natural and non-overpowering until the end performance shots which use bright artifical lighting.

Rebecca's Favourite Video

Directed by Wayne Isham.
Set in Huntington Beach, where the band originated from.
This is my favourite video because i like the simplicity of the the video. I also like the message, the bands drummer died in December 2009 and this was their tribute song to him. The way they show clips of child hood and times they had together as a full band really fit in well with the slowness of the song and the message.
Throughout the video the band members age throughout the memory clips. Some of the clips fade to black and white before they cut to the band  which makes the transitions smooth.  Towards the end, when they show real clips of the band, they contrast with the performance shots because the band look really happy in all the clips and in the performance shots they are all sad and sullen.
The cuts start off slow at the beginning and lots of fade ins but towards the end when the beat picks up the cuts are quicker and on the beat.
The emotion showed by the band member is the key thing i like about this video. This is because it adds more depth to the video when you know the band actually relate to the lyrics and visuals.
This was the first Avenged Sevenfold song Synyster Gates, the guitarist, wrote completely by himself. It was his tribute to The Rev.
Avenged Sevenfold posted a countdown on their website that showed the time of the release for the video. When the video was released, the site crashed due to so many people watching the video at once. After a second failed attempt to release the video, they solved the problem by hosting the music video on YouTube.
It ends with a clip of the band hugging with The Rev, the same picture shown inside the case of the Nightmare, the album this song is from, CD case.

For the video, Synyster Gates asked to make a special edition of his own custom made guitar, but instead of placing the letters "SYN" like the original, it displays "REV". Johnny Christ also wore a guitar strap with the word "foREVer", the phrase that fans use to tribute towards Avenged Sevenfold's fallen drummer and its shown on th Nightmare ablum cover, written on it.

Jenny's favourite Music Video

Killswitch Engage- Holy Diver
I like this video because It has an entertaining and amusing storyline, this is because all the of main characters in this video are played by the band. The video doesn't hold too much relevance to the lyrics however some small visuals link with the lyrics. Another reason I like this video is because uses Intertextual references to the same song which was created by Ronnie James Dio in 1983.
The majority of the scenes are very bright and colourful to highlight to comical nature of their video.

Kate's Favourite Music Video

Lilygreen and Maguire - Given Up Giving Up



My favourite music video is by a Welsh band called "Lilygreen and Maguire" and the song is called - 'Given Up Giving Up'.

I enjoy the fact the video has both a narrative, and performance that captivates the audience and makes the video enjoyable to watch. I also like the storyline as it's both entertaining and charming to watch and it has been shot well.

The lighting used corresponds well with both the storyline and the genre of the song, as it's upbeat and happy which harmonises well with the use of lighting. The colours used also work well with both the genre and lighting in the video as it's again, sunny and cheerful. Some shots also cut to the beat of the music which is effective and makes the video more entertaining to watch.

I have uploaded my favourite music video so that we can compare each of our favourite videos and take certain elements from each to use in our own group video for our band that we will be making the video for.

By Kate Farrell

Audience Figures and Inspiration

As part of our research we looked into audience figures of videos for bands in the same genre as the band we are doing the music video for. One of the reasons we are doing this is to see which music videos are more popular than other which allows us to see which type of videos work and which ones don't for our chosen genre. We also looked at some of these videos as inspiration for our music video

We chose to look at the audience figures of a small number of bands which are either similar to or influenced the band in some way, as well as well known bands in this genre.


Devil Driver:
The video to 'Clouds over California' has around one million views on Youtube this shows that it is a popular video in this genre as it has a large number of view. Because this video is popular it shows that the techniques and conventions use in the music video work well for a band in this genre.



Fear Factory:
The video to 'Replica' has almost two million views on Youtube, this again shows that the music video is popular with fans and the genre. Due to the success of the video we may use similar techniques and conventions in our video as we know that the work in videos of bands that are similar and have influenced the band we have chosen.




Ministry:
The video to 'Permawar' has a lot fewer views on Youtube at around seventy three thousand, this may be because the band is not very well known or because the video is not that successful and isn't seen readily on music channels such as Scuzz and Kerrang. Even though it is a band that influenced aspects of the band we have chosen we will be unlikely to use the unconventional techniques or conventions that aren't generic in our music video.



Misery Loves Co.
This music video much like Ministry has a low number of views on Youtube, this again is because the band is not well known, but also because the video may not have been deemed successful enough to be featured on music channel. Although this band influence the band we have chosen we are unlikely to use this video as a reference when creating our video.




SlipKnot:
This video has around forty nine million views on Youtube as well as being shown a lot of music channels. This is because it is a popular song and has a very popular video one of the reasons being because even though they are not wearing their masks which are an iconic look for the band, you never see there full face so it keeps a sense of mystery. As this is a successful video and we would like to achieve a sense of mystery around the band in performance scenes, we may use this video as a reference when creating our video.







 Avenged Sevenfold:
This video has around forty five million views on Youtube, this is yet another successful video in our chosen genre which is often played on a number of different music channels. This video has a clear narrative and uses an interesting location that links very well to the lyrics and narrative. As this is a successful music we will use it as a reference for our music video we are creating for a metal band.





Disturbed:
This video has slightly fewer views than some of the videos at around eight million, this is because the band is no longer as well known as SlipKnot or Avenged Sevenfold. Another reason the views may be lower is because some of the scenes in the music video may be deemed upsetting to some of the audience watching, as this video has a similar target audience to ours we may use this video as a reference to ours as it shows that some techniques that are used in this video work well.







-By Jennifer Armstrong

Target Audience

By Rebecca Murden and Abbey Tredget 

Initial Ideas

As a group, we created a mindmap of rough video ideas so that we can go off and think about how we will each have certain elements we can work on such as costume, lighting and location.

By Kate Farrell, Abbey Tredget, Rebecca Murden and Jennifer Armstrong

Music Video Questionnaire

Music Video Questionnaire

I created this questionnaire and asked 12 people the following questions to collect data to use for our own music video.  This will help us see what people look for in a music video and what age/gender are most likely to watch our music video that we will end up creating.

Question 1

Which age group do you fit into?

10 - 15: 3

16 - 21: 5

22 - 27: 1

28+: 3

Question 2

Which genre of music video interests you most?

Pop: 5

Rap: 1

Rock: 3

Indie: 1

Alternative: 0

Other: 2 - (Country+Garage)

Question 3

Do you watch music video’s on a weekly basis?

Yes: 8 

No: 4

Question 4

Is your favourite singer/band mainstream or independent/not that well known?

Mainstream: 8

Independent: 4

Question 5

Do you purchase an artist’s track mainly based on how interesting you find the accompanying music video?

Yes: 5

No: 7

Question 6

Do you believe scantily clad/barley dressed women in music video’s affect the sales of the music?

Yes: 9

No: 3

Question 7

Do you prefer music performance video’s or video’s with a strong storyline/narrative?

Performance: 4

Narrative: 5

Both: 3

Question 8

Do you think Youtube is the main site where music videos are viewed, compared to on the TV?

Yes: 9

No: 3

Question 9

Do you think music video’s are a good way to promote an artist?

Yes: 8

No: 4

Question 10

Do you think you would buy a song without seeing the music video to accompany it?

Yes: 4

No: 5

Maybe: 3

By Kate Farrell

Audience Mood Board

Audience Moodboard - Teen/Goth/Emo

 

Our target audience would be older teens, and the majority of people that would watch our music video would be in the goth/emo genre of teens as depicted in the mood board above. We can link this to our video by including the band who are all older teens and thier style and music fit in with the rock/goth genre that links back to our target audience.

By Kate Farrell

Candidate Numbers

Kate Farrell - 7403
Rebecca Murden - 7475
Abbey Tredget - 7528
Jenny Armstrong - 7358