Late of the Pier - Focker

Artist: Late of the Pier
Track: Focker
Dir: Daniel Brereton

Bloc Party - Banquet

Artist: Bloc Party
Track: Banquet
Dir: Scott Lyon

Crystal Castles - Courtship Dating

Artist: Crystal Castles
Track: Courtship Dating
Dir: Irwin Barbé

Paramore - Ignorance

Artist: Paramore
Track: Ignorance
Dir: Honey

Foals - Balloons

Artist: Foals
Track: Balloons
Dir: Dave Ma

Getting the Jist of Things...

In order to produce an effective and sufficient music video, I must first conduct research into the genre in order to gain insight into what I need / would want to include in my own music video.

I will therefore analyse 5 music videos from artists in the the same genre or sub-genre as Joey Nightmare to see what the codes and conventions are for music videos in said genre.

Bring on Joey Nightmare

As music is a big part of my life, I am frequently going to gigs and festivals in order to catch my favourite artists, as well as discover new ones. A few months ago, I went to an unsigned music competition, of which my friends were competing.

There were 6 acts in the competition, so the heat was on. And they all performed amazingly, making it hard to determine who the winner would be. However, one band caught my eye more than the rest. They were an indie / dance amazement, and I was hooked with their catchy songs straight away.

They may not have won the competition, but they definately made an impression on me. Introducing...Joey Nightmare.

[Click image to go to the Joey Nighmare MySpace page]

A Change of Direction...

After continuing with my original idea and carrying out primary and secondary research into the genre, it has become evident to me that there is simply no time to finish my song, record and edit it all in time to meet deadlines.

This is why I have opted to go back and find an unsigned band so I am free to go ahead and get the pre-production aspects of my music video completed, and plunge straight into filming and editing for my rough cut.

However, this means deleting all of my original analysis and planning as it is no longer relevant and would make my blog seem confusing with the 2 mixes of genre.