Audience research

I sent out a questionnaire about music videos, here are some of the answers:

What's your favourite music video and Why?

• The Scientist-Coldplay because the storyline is quite good and the idea of the story playing backwards is interesting.


• Praise you-Fatboy Slim because it is quite funny and different.


• Telephone-Lady Gaga because it's like a film and has a proper storyline with dialogue unlike other videos.


• Here it goes again-OK Go because it's a unique idea that hasn't been done before.
  

What would you expect to see in a music video?

• Lots of music videos have stories about couples breaking up which is a bit boring.


• Some footage of bands playing as well as a storyline.


• sometimes the bands are playing in the background of the storyline.

What makes a good video?

• Something interesting not just a boring storyline.


• A mixture of the band and the story.


• A unique idea that hasn't been used before.


• Good special effects.

What makes a bad video?

• Boring typical storylines that have been overused.


• having just a storyline or just footage of a band playing, there needs to be a mixture of both.


• If the video doesn't really go with the song's mood.

From the answers I've been given I can see that people like to see something original and not just a boy meets girl story that has been done before, but it doesn't always have to have a proper storyline as long as it keeps the viewer interested.