Research
1. Research into Beggars group
Beggars group is an independent label group and British label company that owns and distributes several other labels. The company is owned by Martin Mills, who is a fierce advocate for independent label rights.
The main labels that make up Beggars group are: 4AD, Matador records, Rough trade records, XL recordings and Young.
Beggars group owns 4AD outright and owns a 50% stake in the other companies.
The group now has 3 offices in London, 2 of which also house recording studios, 2 offices in the USA in New York and Los Angeles and a dedicated office in every major territory.
The company has been involved in helping to promote the collective interests of the sector and are founding members of the AIM, IMPALA, A2IM and the worldwide independent network, each of which represents the interests of the independent music industry. The group are also active members of Merlin, a digital rights music licensing partner for independent record labels.
Their ideologies are that they and Martin Mills are firm believers of the rights for independent record labels. - Mills testified against the Universal music group-EMI merger.
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AIM - association of independent music
A2IM - American association of independent music
IMPALA - independent music companies association
Information found on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beggars_Group
History:
Started as a small chain of independent record shops in west London in 1977. The first band that the label signed was ‘The Lurkers’ whose first release with the label was their song Shadow / love story.
They stem from the Beggars banquet record shop whose first shop opened in Earl’s court, London in 1973. They were spurred by the prevailing DIY aesthetics which was at the height of its popularity in 1977, the shop’s founders (Martin Mills and Nick Austin) decided to become an independent label and release records as Beggars Banquet Records.
Beggars group have worked with bands/artists such as: Bauhaus, Biffy Clyro, Buffalo Tom, The Charlatans, The Cult, The go-betweens, The National, St Vincent, Radiohead, Queens of the stone age, Adele and Tindersticks
In 2002, they purchased a 50% stake in Matador records. In 2007, they purchased Rough trade records.
Information found on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beggars_Group
2. Research into 3 bands/artists associated with Beggars group group
3. Complete detailed research into 2 music videos
5. Copyright permissions
6. Audience profile
7. My understanding of the conventions of my genre
-Independent bands and artists
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-Genres such as alternative rock, punk rock and new wave
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-Narrative based song
-The beggars group record label has been associated with genres such as punk rock, new wave and alternative rock as well as being closely linked to independent bands and artists
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-My chosen song for my music video 'Make you feel better'' was originally created by a band that has been associated with punk rock. The genre of alternative rock could relate to the beggars group as it emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970's,* the same decade that beggars group were founded
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-To achieve the element of a narrative based song, my music video will need to contain and follow a story that links to and follows the lyrics of my chosen song.
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*found on Wikipedia
Task 11: Developed ideas
I will need 3 performers for my video. I may however, require a fourth person to help with filming especially for shots that contain all 3 actors.
Story plan - 3 friends going away together, either a road trip or just a casual day out.
Disruption to equilibrium - one of the 3 friends gets hurt and they have to settle down for a short while - could be where an additional actor plays a part, in order to meet the exam brief.
Task 13: Location recce
My plan is for the majority of my video to be filmed at Ashton court as it will be easily accessible for myself and my actors. However, I may also end up filming part of my video at Weston super-mare, most likely along the seafront. There is also a small area at school in a wooded area which I may use.
Task 12: Casting
My plan is for the performers to be myself, Luke Welsby and Lewis Furlong, 2 classmates.
In order to meet the exam brief and incorporate 2 different types of people I may be required to have an additional actor, such as a parent, in a short scene.
My idea at the moment is for my additional actor to be Ahmed Hassan - another classmate.
Task 14: Costume / make-up plans
Myself - Dark causal shirt, cargo shorts, light grey vans shoes
Luke - Denim jacket, chino trousers or shorts, T-shirt with illuminati and angel statues on
Lewis - grey casual shirt, white t-shirt, blue jeans, vans shoes