Looking For An Artist

In order to create a successful music video I must take into account several issues. They include:

Copyright issues

To avoid any issues with copyright laws I should approach unsigned artists as they are more reliable in giving permission to use their track. Well-known and popular artists like Beyonce, Katy Perry and One Direction are unlikely to respond. Therefore I should think of approaching new, unsigned "indie" bands that have a smaller fanbase as they are more likely to respond to emails and will have little/no issues with their music being used as part of an A Level student's project.

Where to find artists

These artists are easily found on streaming sites such as Soundcloud as they often have contact details such as an email which is a quick way of contacting them for permission. 

The ideal track

The brief suggests that the music video is no longer than 5 minutes and no shorter than 3 minutes. Therefore an ideal track should last approximately 3-3:30 minutes. The track should be upbeat with a possible changing tempo to make it interesting to listen to as this will make it easier and more exciting to translate visually in music video. It must have enough vocals to show lip syncing and performance.

Genres to avoid

Music genres such as rap, country/western, dubstep and trance should be avoided. 

1. Rap- often contains bad language and sexual references and is hard to lip sync to as the tempo is often very fast. This also makes it hard to learn the lyrics.
2. Country/western- due to the conventional setting of the rural landscape and props/costumes typical to that of a 'cowboy' it is difficult to create a music video this genre effectively. I live in a town with little access to a rural area and being on a small budget it would be hard to get the correct costumes.
3. Dubstep/trance- this genre of music often has little vocals that are highly synthesized/edited. This would mean that my music video would have little performance and the lip syncing would not look as effective as it would for an indie/rock song where the vocals are not edited as drastically.