Task 4: Questionnaire and results

Name:…………………………………………….
Age:……..
Gender: Male/Female


1) What is your preferred genre of music? Please circle
You may circle more than one

A) Rock B) Metal C) Pop D) Indie E) Rap/Hip-Hop

F) R&B G) Other:……………………..


2) What Music channels do you normally watch?
You may circle more than one

A) MTV Base B) VH1 C) VIVA D) 4MUSIC E) Kiss

F) Smash Hits! G) Q H) Scuzz I) Channel AKA

J) Other:…………………………..


3) What type of Music Video do you like?

A) Narrative B) Performance C) Artistic/Abstract

D) Combination of both Narrative and Performance

E) Other:…………………………

• (A clear storyline is being portrayed in the video)
• (Artist is performing the actual song live or just miming)
• (Imaginative and creative with most of the video using special effects)


4) Do you like the use of special effects in music videos?

Yes / No

5) What type of storyline do you prefer out of these?

A) Linear (Chronological/beginning, middle and end)
B) Non-Linear (Pulp fiction, back and forth in time, to do with space)


6) What is your favourite Music video, and why did you like it?
Artist: Song:
Reason:


7) Do you like it when characters speak in the video in relation to the narrative?
Yes / No explain your reasons:


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Results

For the people I surveyed it was a fair mix of 6 males and 7 females, to whom of which are all either 18 or 17.

1) For the first question the most popular genre was Rock followed by Indie. The song for my music video is classed in as Rock however I see it as soft rock.

2) When finding out the various music channels people listen to, it was no surprise that 4MUSIC came out on top. Because of the ages of the people I surveyed and 4MUSIC also broadcast a fair share of rock songs, in relation to the first question.

3) In asking the type of music video they liked, both Narrative and Performance came on top which isn’t surprising since a majority of videos tend to follow this style.

4) I was told from this simple Yes or No question that special effects are important to the audience and to the video to make it stand out.

5) Between linear and non-linear storylines, my audience told me they preferred a linear storyline, which is a logical storyline that it is in chronological order.

6) When asking for their favourite music video and the explanation. The main reasons were that they thought their chosen videos related to the song its self and a good storyline. So in order to make my video attractive I need to relate the story in the video to the song and the lyrics.

7) The question about dialogue gave a mixed response. 7 disliked it and 6 liked the idea so I might chose to consider spoken dialogue in the video, maybe at the end when the music fades out or during an instrumental part.