Yesterday, me and Luke went to see The Darkness at Open in Norwich. We thought it was just going to be like any other gig, but before we left, I got a call from my dad telling us he had got us on the band's guestlist! This meant we would be able to meet the band and talk to them about their music (and our media coursework), as well as getting a few albums signed of course.
During a Q&A with the band, Luke asked if they would be able to watch our first cut and give us feedback, and possibly be in the video. Dan Hawkins (guitarist) said that after the Q&A, we could discuss it with them. We first showed the video to Dan who thought it was brilliant, looked exciting, and he also commented on how brutal one of the Vikings looked. While he was watching, Frankie Poullain (bassist) looked at the video and instantly turned to his manager to ask 'Can we do something with this?' After more discussion, the band said that they would love to participate in the video if they had the time to, as they are not in the area for long and will be visiting family while they are here. We have been given contact details of the band and we have let them know that we will work to their busy schedule to see if something can be arranged.
If they are not free to film before our coursework needs to be finished, we have asked if the band members can give us some quotable feedback on the rough cut of the video that we can use as audience research. As well as this, we are also taking precautions for if they cannot film by filming the remaining scenes without them. This means that if they can film, we can replace the clips, but if not, then there will be no need to worry about rushing the last pieces of footage.
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