This is the main and first song that I had thought of when deciding for this section. When I was a child every day I would either listen to this song or other songs from the band. The band that I have linked below was one of the first bands that I had saw live.
Travelling When travelling either on a holiday or throughout my local area I would listen to this song or the band. The reason why is because of the lyrics and the style of the music. The song motivates anyone who is listening it to move and to go somewhere, it gives motivation to do something in life.
Now
Although this song is not recent I still enjoy listening to it, it makes me happy. The reason why is because of the style of the music and song.
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Instant impact - The main impact of this music video is the story of the band. The video shows the creation of the song and the bad itself, this gives the viewer a perspective of the band and the music video that they had created. The video is also a story on how the band act in their personal lives and during their job. Fans of the band will watch this video over and over again to get the bands backstory, they will do this because they are interested in the song and the band/band members.
Non-Linear editing - In the video it shows a series of cuts that go from the band in their personal life and the band performing the song for the video. This style of editing is used a lot in music videos, the reason why is because the aim of the video is to give viewers a perspective on the band on the songs/ what happens when they are not performing.
Example of a camera movement/angle - tracking shot.
Example of a 'fade' edit.
Repetitions - During this video there is variations with camera angles and edits, the main edit used is a fade, the edit fade is used a lot in this video. This shows that it is a repetitive and is a normal thing towards the viewers of the video. There is also certain camera angles, one example of this is when the camera switches to one of the band members, the camera tracks him with the basketball. The video shows the band in their personal life and the band in the studio, this happens many different times in the video - another example of repetition.
Strong sense of artist identity - The singers in the video have a deep and emotional identity in the video, they are using their talent and emotions to tell the people watching the video about themselves. This is again shown in the studio and in their personal lives. The performance that the band do is portrayed as hard rocking and emotional people, this is shown by the lyrics, song, video and the band members themselves. Their main tool of showing the viewers is the use of the instruments, when performing the song they use are wearing typical 'rocker' clothes. Leather jackets, and ripped jeans. This shows that they are part of the genre and the rocker community.
Visual pleasures - The quality of the video is poor, this is due to the quality of the recording systems and the quality of the cameras at the time. Even though the quality is not perfect it is suited towards the style of music. Gritty quality, dark and mysterious and emotional, this is suited towards the song and the video. This style of video is also original and new for the band, in past videos or songs the video quality is not gritty or mysterious. This attracts new audience and interest. The video also contains scenes of the band in the studio, this gives the viewers a look on how to band performs and what they do to produce music. This is one of the main visual pleasures for the viewers because they can see what goes into the music that they listen too.
Here is an example of the visual pleasure, it shows the recording equipment used (old)
Wow factor - The video has a unique wow factor, when watching the video it gives a sense of realism and emotion. The main reason why is because of the certain clips of their personal lives, it shows what they do and how to react in certain situations. This shows their emotion and lifestyle of what they do. My reaction from the video is that I am surprised, the reason why is because before this video I had no knowledge on how this band acted in their personal life and in the studio. After watching the video I am more surprised due to how they act.
Works on different levels - There is two main levels in this song, the first is the band and their lives. This level shows how they act - they act like a stereotypical 'rocker'. This helps anyone who is watching the video understand what the video is about. The main portions of the video is about the band in their lives, the viewers are mainly focused on the band and what they are doing. The second level is about the meaning of the song, the song is titled 'Nothing else Matters' - The song is telling everyone that nothing else matters in life, only this song.
Pop Culture - The video does now show any evidence of a pop culture, the song is aimed towards a certain culture and fan base. This is shown by the song itself and the instruments used.
1b) Analyse one of your coursework productions in relation to the concept of audience.
For my coursework I will be looking at the Genre 'Rock'. The genre rock will be related to the work to come. Each piece of work that I do create will be relevant, even in this piece. I have created a music Magazine that is relevant to the genre of my choice - Rock. Front cover, Contents page and a double page spread.
My target audience for my music Magazine is mainly people that have interests in the genre Rock and Magazines. The age range for my audience is people aged between 15-20. The reason why I have chosen this age range is because people at the certain range have disposable income, from parents or a job. The main gender for my music product is mainly Male, the reason why is because the Magazine appeals to the male crowd. Loud music, lyrics contain stuff relevant to the listeners and is suited towards them, male followers listen together with the same genre. The category for the Magazine and the audience is in E. The reason why is because the audience is mainly either in College, University or School. At this age the audience mainly have disposable income, this means that they can read about the information and find out what they want.
The images that are on my media product are related to the genre and the Magazine, the images are about people that represent the genre and the Magazine. This shows that those type of people live a certain lifestyle and live different ways. The lifestyle of the people is that they mainly go to gigs, have an interest in music and bands.
