Band Identity (By Olivia)

Name: suffer-gettes
How many members? three/four
Genre of music: electro-pop/electro-rock
Fashion style: unique, alternative, funky

The name:
We came up with the name in one of latest meetings. I brainstormed all night once trying to decide on a name for our suited band. The Rogue Traders are our inspiration for our video, and so we looked at their inspirations for 'Voodoo Child' and the rest of their album. With true consideration to our theme of female control and power, we thought back to the suffragettes, who have a history of fighting for women's rights, and all the trouble they went through to get us females to have a vote. Without copying their name, we knew we wanted something similar, which is when we came up with 'Suffer-Gettes'. I personally felt as though the name of our band fitted in perfectly with our theme and so therefore contributes well to our creative ideas and hopefully our final product.

How many members?
We do not have a definite amount of band members, although three is our main target. We planned on using a rock band set, instead of real instruments, to contrast with our serious theme of female control
 by using 'silly' props. The performance set we are using includes: drums, guitar and a microphone, so we need three members, the singer already cast as being me.

Genre:
The genre of our band/song changes per person you ask, but the original band itself- The Rogue Traders- self evaluated their genre as cross genre of: electro pop, electro rock, dance and indie. This genre is something we have taken carefully into consideration while planning our video. We also have carefully thought of costume and fashion choices, trying to avoid negative stereotypes and 'normal' circumstances. In this case, we have chosen to altar our style slightly, by using Grease references in our aid.

Chloe Shaw: promotions

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Audience Questionnaire (feedback sheet 3)

1)    What is your gender?
Female

2)    What is your age?
15

3)    What is your occupation?
School student

4)    What area do you live in?
Wandsworth

5)    What genre of music do you listen to?
a) Rock [X]
b) Top 40
c) Alternative [X]
d) Pop
e) Country
f) RnB
g) Rap
h) Dubstep [X]
i) Other

6)    What radio station do you listen to most often and why?
XFM- because it plays everything I like and surrounds my life

7)    If given the choice to listen to only one music channel 24/7 for the rest of your life, which music channel would it be and why?
Kerrang

8)    Do you think that a music artists background should be represented in their music video?
Yes

9)    Do you think that negative stereotypes are portrayed in popular music videos?
Yes
  10)  What appeals to you most about music videos?
that it relates to the song
  11)  What is your favourite music video?
I don't have a specific favourite but I do like The Wanted- glad you game    12)  How often do you watch music channels?
Not very often

Audience Questionnaire: (feedback sheet 2)

1)    What is your gender?
Female

2)    What is your age?
49

3)    What is your occupation?
Teachers Assistant

4)    What area do you live in?
Motspur Park

5)    What genre of music do you listen to?
a) Rock [X]
b) Top 40
c) Alternative
d) Pop
e) Country
f) RnB
g) Rap
h) Dubstep
i) Other [X] (swing, classical)

6)    What radio station do you listen to most often and why?
Absolute- plays the sort of music I enjoy

7)    If given the choice to listen to only one music channel 24/7 for the rest of your life, which music channel would it be and why?
Kerrang- the only channel I know the name of

8)    Do you think that a music artists background should be represented in their music video?
No

9)    Do you think that negative stereotypes are portrayed in popular music videos?
Yes

  10)  What appeals to you most about music videos?
A strong narrative

  11)  What is your favourite music video?
Always- Bon Jovi
 
 12)  How often do you watch music channels?
Not often

Audience Questionnaire (feedback sheet 1)

1)    What is your gender?
Male

2)    What is your age?
51

3)    What is your occupation?
Art Worker/Advertiser

4)    What area do you live in?
Motspur Park

5)    What genre of music do you listen to?
a) Rock [X]
b) Top 40
c) Alternative
d) Pop
e) Country
f) RnB
g) Rap
h) Dubstep
i) Other

6)    What radio station do you listen to most often and why?
Absolute, Planet Rock & The Arrow, because it plays the music I enjoy listening to.

7)    If given the choice to listen to only one music channel 24/7 for the rest of your life, which music channel would it be and why?
VH1, because it plays rock and classic rock hits.

8)    Do you think that a music artists background should be represented in their music video?
Yes I do.

9)    Do you think that negative stereotypes are portrayed in popular music videos?
Yes.

10)  What appeals to you most about music videos?
Creativity levels, camera angles and editing techniques.

11)  What is your favourite music video?
Aha!- Take on me.

12)  How often do you watch music channels?
Rarely.

Initial Pitch

Song Title/Band name/Genre: Rogue Traders- Voodoo Child (dance-rock, electro-rock, electro-pop)
Idea: The thought that women are just as powerful as men, and can take control of any situation just as well as a man can. Our idea focuses on the concept of a young man being infatuated with our main star (me). We will use voyuerism with both characters, with a strong but provocative women who is a matriarchal figure. The young man is genuinely under her spell and entirely besotted with her. The idea of voyuerism will be portrayed through the characters clothing, actions and choreography. We will also use intextuality, with an underlying Grease/1950s theme, using actions, clothing and mise en scene suited to the genre.

The USP: Our unique selling point is heavily influenced by the theme of the woman being in charge. Considering recent films/books that have been released (50 shades of Grey), we have decided to break that stereotype and have the woman in charge, which would appeal to an audience of all ages and genders. The idea of pro-feminism also links with historical accounts, as women are taking control of a situation, which opposes the natural stereotype of men being in charge. Also the woman constantly subverts the stereotype of men being the stronger sex, and takes the eyes away from the male and brings them onto her. Although there is obvious sexual tension between the two characters, the woman is obviously playing with the male, instead of it being the other way round.

Choreography: We had planned to use basic choreography, with both characters, to extend the stereotype and theme, having the woman in control of the dance and the male eye following her. We planned to use controlling mannerisms and devilish stares to emphasize who is in control.

Cast: Female lead (Josie) Male lead (undecided) Our band (2 other females)
Setting/Location/Props/Costume:
Setting: A club opening or party atmosphere, but all the privacy for the two of them.
Location: Black back drop- drama studio.

Costume: 1950s/Grease, black clothing, revealing, tight.
Props: Chairs, Tables, Glasses, Water Gun, Cards etc

original artist research

After doing intense research into the original artist of Taylor Swift, i learned that we had to break every boundary and stereotype with her looks, personality and characteristics, because Taylor is such a mega artist. We made our character a young, innocent and naive girl who gets herself into a sticky situation, whereas the artist who plays her (Diamond Clark) is a hip and edgy and sometimes quite indie girl, with the ability to stretch her talents so she isn't limited to country pop songs, and can expand to indie-rock,  a little mix of dubstep and some mainstream.