Below I've inserted photos of the results of my survey. On each one I'll explain what they are and how they affect the progress of my music video.
Which progressive rock band do you enjoy the most?:
From this it seems that the audience most prefer dark and colourful tones. It is interesting that they have equally chosen to contradictory tones. In spite of this, it is entirely feasible to include both tones for aesthetic purposes. Perhaps to indicate the dark reality and the colourful fiction, which the protagonist will experience in the video.
What colours would you expect in a video about schizophrenia?
To back up my decision to use a variety of dark and bright colours is this pie chart. It seems that the audience would accept a mixture of both in this kind of music video.
What relationship - in terms of lyrics to visuals - do you prefer?
This is the outcome I desired. I based this question on Andrew Goodwin's Music Theory describing the three types of music videos: those that are illustrating, those which amplify and those that contradict the lyrics of the song. "BRAIN DAMAGE"'s lyrics are quite surreal and almost nonsensical, so it would be a foolish attempt in trying to illustrate the lyrics. However, I still want to uncover the meaning of the song through the video, which I can do through amplification. I tend not to favour contradiction myself, which makes me relieved to see that most people prefer amplification.
What locations would you think would work best in a video about schizophrenia?
It is clear here that people think that an abandoned lunatic asylum is best for the video, which I would have to agree with. The difficulty is, which I foolishly hadn't considered before, getting to this abandoned lunatic asylum. There is one in Surrey called the Springfield Asylum - but since it is an hour and a half away by car, this does not seem to be very practical logistically. I may have to fall back on the other locations like the house and the town, because they would be very easy to get to.
Which progressive rock band do you enjoy the most?:
The majority seem to prefer Pink Floyd the most. So, my original plans remain unchanged. However, I have been intrigued by the look and style of certain 30 Seconds To Mars music videos. So, I'll use a song and insert the meaning of it in the video, but I'll adopt 30STM's overall look (e.g. black eyeliner, long hair etc.).
The theme of Schizophrenia should be _______ in the video?
By this result, I thought I could make the video more surreal and ambiguous - and keeping to the theme of schizophrenia.
What tones in music videos do you prefer?
What colours would you expect in a video about schizophrenia?
To back up my decision to use a variety of dark and bright colours is this pie chart. It seems that the audience would accept a mixture of both in this kind of music video.
What relationship - in terms of lyrics to visuals - do you prefer?
This is the outcome I desired. I based this question on Andrew Goodwin's Music Theory describing the three types of music videos: those that are illustrating, those which amplify and those that contradict the lyrics of the song. "BRAIN DAMAGE"'s lyrics are quite surreal and almost nonsensical, so it would be a foolish attempt in trying to illustrate the lyrics. However, I still want to uncover the meaning of the song through the video, which I can do through amplification. I tend not to favour contradiction myself, which makes me relieved to see that most people prefer amplification.
What locations would you think would work best in a video about schizophrenia?
It is clear here that people think that an abandoned lunatic asylum is best for the video, which I would have to agree with. The difficulty is, which I foolishly hadn't considered before, getting to this abandoned lunatic asylum. There is one in Surrey called the Springfield Asylum - but since it is an hour and a half away by car, this does not seem to be very practical logistically. I may have to fall back on the other locations like the house and the town, because they would be very easy to get to.