Audience Research Questions

Audience Research Questions

1.     What’s your name and how old are you?

2.     What’s your favourite genre of music?

3.     What’s your favourite band/artist and song?

4.     When you hear this song (play a clip of song) what kind of setting/costume do you think of?

5.     What feelings or emotions do you feel while and after listening to the song?

6.     Do you associate this type of music with a particular age group or gender?

7.     Do you prefer narrative or performance based music videos?

8.     Do you prefer realistic or surrealist music videos?

9.     How far does the music video affect your opinion of the actual song?

10.  What do you expect visually from a video of this genre?

Roxanna Reay Paterson, 18
1. What’s your name and how old are you?
My name is Roxanna Reay Paterson and I am 18 years of age.
2. What’s your favourite genre of music?
Indie/Electronic.
3. What’s your favourite band/artist and song?
You by Gold Panda.
4. When you hear this song (play a clip of song) what kind of setting/costume do you think of?
A heroin addict dressed in black rags equipped with several needles and a bag of brown getting ready to shoot up in a dark alley way.
5. What feelings or emotions do you feel after listening to the song?
Haunting, soothing, chilling.
6. Do you associate this type of music with a particular age group/gender?
Not really I don't particularly think music has age boundaries.
7. Do you prefer narrative or performance based music videos?
I suppose narratives are enticing but can be tragically cheesy if done by My Chem and Paramore followers.
8. Do you prefer realistic or surrealist music videos?
Surrealist, anything with a juxtaposition or something dream like and weird grabs my attention.
9. How far does the music video affect your opinion of the actual song?
Bad videos always lower my opinion of a band but I suppose if I like the song I'll just avoid watching the music video.
10. What do you expect visually from a video of this genre?
Something simplistic, the song doesn't need to be over dramatised in a music video.

Chloe Jayne Wilkinson, 18
1. What’s your name and how old are you?
Chloe Wilkinson, i'm 18
2. What’s your favourite genre of music?
Indie
3. What’s your favourite band/artist and song?
Best Coast - When I'm with you
4. When you hear this song (play a clip of song) what kind of setting/costume do you think of?
Summertime, happiness
5. What feelings or emotions do you feel after listening to the song?
Chilled, a bit sad
6. Do you associate this type of music with a particular age group/gender?
16- 25 young females mostly
7. Do you prefer narrative or performance based music videos?
Performance based
8. Do you prefer realistic or surrealist music videos?
Realistic
9. How far does the music video affect your opinion of the actual song?
Their performance relates to what they are singing about
10. What do you expect visually from a video of this genre?
Slow movements, autumn or winter setting with leaves or snow 


Paul Gilfoyle, 17
            1.   What's your name and how old are you?
            Paul Gilfoyle, 17

2.     What’s your favourite genre of music?
Metal

3.     What’s your favourite band/artist and song?
A Day to Remember - The Danger in Starting a Fire

4.     When you hear this song what kind of setting/costume do you think of?
A field full of autumn leaves, dark clothes

5.     What feelings or emotions do you feel while and after listening to the song?
Refreshed and mysterious

6.     Do you associate this type of music with a particular age group or gender?
No

7.     Do you prefer narrative or performance based music videos?
I like it both ways.

8.     Do you prefer realistic or surrealist music videos?
I prefer realistic, but this song would work better surreal.

9.     How far does the music video affect your opinion of the actual song?
If it's a bad music video sometimes it can put me off the song.

           10.  What do you expect visually from a video of this genre?
            A woman with an acoustic guitar playing and singing the song. 


Jake Davies, 17

1.     What’s your name and how old are you?
Jake Davies, 17

2.     What’s your favourite genre of music?
Punk

3.     What’s your favourite band/artist and song?
Sex Pistols - EMI

4.     When you hear this song what kind of setting/costume do you think of?
 Forest, dresses

5.     What feelings or emotions do you feel while and after listening to the song?
Relaxed, chilled out

6.     Do you associate this type of music with a particular age group or gender?
Girls over the age of 16

7.     Do you prefer narrative or performance based music videos?
Narrative is more interesting

8.     Do you prefer realistic or surrealist music videos?
Surrealist because it's mysterious

9.     How far does the music video affect your opinion of the actual song?
Not much

           10.  What do you expect visually from a video of this genre?
            Psychedelic elements 

1.     What’s your name and how old are you?
Scott Fletcher-Dobson, 17

2.     What’s your favourite genre of music?
Progressive rock

3.     What’s your favourite band/artist and song?
Muse - Supermassive Black Hole

4.     When you hear this song (play a clip of song) what kind of setting/costume do you think of?
Countryside setting, dresses

5.     What feelings or emotions do you feel while and after listening to the song?
Depressed

6.     Do you associate this type of music with a particular age group or gender?
30-40, both genders

7.     Do you prefer narrative or performance based music videos?
Narrative, it's more entertaining

8.     Do you prefer realistic or surrealist music videos?
Surrealist

9.     How far does the music video affect your opinion of the actual song?
Not a lot

           10.  What do you expect visually from a video of this genre?
           Countryside and acoustic guitar