Locations- the start

Locations for my music video also a key part to the music video itself and the locations would have to be suitable for the music as well for example for a Gothic music video it would have to be dark locations or somewhere mysterious, so with doing a contemporary pop music video would have to be bright and happy as these are some of the conventions that come with any genre of music and that with a pop music video the location conventions are bright and happy scene and depending on what type of pop it is can depend on what locations are used because glamour pop would use a bright back dropping but like the Katy perry - California girls the setting is a fantasy fairyland background. So this give me plenty to think about and a lots to plan if I am going to follow some of the conventions of a pop music video.

Copyright- The email

This is the email I sent to the record company to ask for permission to use the song 'Bad Day' for my music video as I must ask permission or I would be breaking copyright laws if I just went ahead and used the song and so I sent an email to Warner Bros. records to see if they would let me use there song for my music and I let them know that I am not using the music video to gain any type of profit its simply for my media studies coursework purposes and school work.

Here is further prove that Iactually did send the email to record company and that I am follow copyright laws.

Video Diary

Copyright- starting point

So I can actually use the song I want to and my audience wants me to use I must first ask for permission to use the song from the record company to use and to let them that I am not using the song for any profit and personal just purley for my media studies music promo project, so at the moment I am searching for the record company's email or contact information so that I can get in touch in some way and tell them about what I plan to do with it and just ask if I can have their permission to use the song, instead of just doing it and getting in trouble for using it and causing both me and the company problems and issues.

Video diary 2

I hav now finshed my research and I have picked my song its now for my planning of my won music video.

Song- The chosen one- Daniel Powter 'Bad Day'

Well I have decided what song I am going to do for my music video which is Daniel Powter- 'Bad Day' as from my audiences first thoughts I can use some ideas from the original maybe but I am able to put my own spin on the music video and create something happy and make it fun and entertaining for the audience as I have asked what they wanted and this is just some of the things that want in a music video. I could also in the music make it more humours than the original, as this would also appeal to the target audience for this music video it should be somthing that everyone can enjoy watching and somthing that can relate to the lyrics in the song instead of all the random things that happen other music videos also i could make the video with this song choice to make it contempory and quirky. Furthermore, I can do a story like video where the music video actaully shows a story and could show meaning with the song maybe. So with this song for my music video I am able to do lots of things and I have lots of ideas for the music video. The song itself is appealing in itself as its very commerical and so its been made for a variety of peoples tastes, so ths music itself would attract and audience to see the music video anyway. Overall I am happy with this song choice and gives me plenty to thing about for my final product as I have many first thoughts on what I should do and any ideas for the final product along the way.

Audience- Their own thoughts

As well as choosing a song for my music video, I must consider my audience as well because firstly they would be the ones viewing my video. So therefore I must ask my target audience, which I would say would be everyone really as its a friendly music not dark and scary its happy and light which would appeal to most ages and sexes as well. That means I must ask them about the song as well as asking what would appeal to them in the music video, and as I have also viewed existing music video I can also see what they would want in a music video. Here is someone I asked about what they would like in a music video:



Sarah: I would like a music video to have music obviously but I also want it to be entertaining something different but I also want it to lighthearted and fun, something that isn't too serious it would be nice if it was enjoyable but its quirky in its own unique way something that is seen as escapism from day to day life.

Lance: A music video I would like to see is something that's engaging and enjoyable, I want it to be happy and optimistic. It could also be a video that's not dark and all gloomy something that's bright and colour.

Rachel: The music video if its for the 'pop' genre than I want it to be upbeat, I also would like it to be fun and energetic depending on which song you used, something that full of life and not miserable and depressing got watch, something that's enjoyable.

Jack: I would like the music video to be lively something that's enjoyable and maybe have a story to the video and nothing that's just random something that relates back to the song, just a light hearted approach to a song and maybe include humour along the way.

These are just a a few opinions and intial thoughts and collective they almost say the same thing that they want somthing fun, entertaining and somthing that maybe has mean or relates to the lyrics somthing thats fun and not depressing.