I produced a questionnaire before we began creating our music video and asked 10 people to fill it in, below is an example of one of them. The questionnaires were very useful for us as we were able to have an insight of a mixture of different people’s opinions. We listened to the feedback we were given and we put it into practise. For example, 9 out of 10 people we questioned said that they would prefer to see performance over narrative in our music video, so we took this into account and we did not include too much of a story line, we left our audience guessing and we did not reveal what the song is about, however it was not confusing to watch.

As a group we were considering whether to include an instrumental band in our music video or not, we decided not to bring in any other characters other than Eleanor Rose (the singer) because although there are many different instruments being played such as the piano drums and keyboard, we felt that this style of music would not suit a band and the female actress should perform solo. Furthermore, 8 out of 10 people who filled in our questionnaire said that we should not include a band to our music video as it may look out of place and awkward for the audience.


Audience Questionnaire

1. When you hear the song ‘Raindrops’ what genre would you associate it with?
Female artist, romance.

2. Would you expect to see a band/group in the music video for this song?
No.

3. What comes to your mind when you hear this song?
Female artist singing about love, depression, heart ache.

4. What makes you watch a music video interesting to you?
When the artist keeps the audience engaged by looking at the camera whilst singing and performing. Also a good story line to fit the music.

5. Do you think we should include more conceptual, narrative or performance?
Performance.

6. Do you like the idea of using shaky camera work, with quick zooms in and out, at the performance parts of the video?
Not always.

7. Do you think fast pace filming will suit our music video?
Yes when appropriate.

8. Where do you watch music videos?
Internet and television.

9. What genre of music do you like?
Indie and Hip-hop.

10. Are you male or female?
Female.

Mariam Nikpour.