Thursday 17 September 2009

Audience research-Youtube

I looked at two types of punk videos on YouTube, one from when punk was first popular, and another which is popular at present. I wanted to see who listens to this genre and what they think of the band and their videos. This is what i found:

Gallows-Staring at the rudebois.


These are comments that were left about the video, the person who left the comment 11 hours ago related the band to an original punk band, showing that people who listen to new punk are likely to listen to the older bands also. This means that we possibly have a very large audience. The other viewer spoke more about this genre becoming more modern and mixing with other genres, suggesting that we may have to do something with our video so that it appeals to people who expect something different from what has been done many times before.

This chart shows that both males and females listen to the genre of music, however as it is a more modern version of punk music there is a younger audience for it than there is for original punk of ages 13 to 24 years. It is also most popular in the UK where the band are from and where punk originates from. This is very similar to our target audience showing that our video should include similar aspects in order to appeal to our audience.



The Clash-Complete Control:

The comment which was left 2 weeks ago by guwest69 shows that they were and still are a fan of the band when it was first released, he says that he came back a changed person after listening to it as it was different to the usual chart music which was most likely due to lyrics as punk music is known for meaningful lyrics. These comments show that The Clash have many fans who think very highly of the members, calling Joe Strummer a 'lyrics god' showing that lyrics are important to the fans.


This chart shows that both males and females watch and listen to this genre and they are of a wide age range. It also shows that it is most popular in and close to the country in which it was made; the UK. This audience is quite similar to ours.

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