Research - Louis Theroux Scientology

Louis Theroux is one of my inspirations when making my documentary as he uses a variety of different shot types that are very unique to him. I like the use of shots however they will not all fit the style of documentary I am doing as mine is on independent music and so I will use simple shots to fit the simple nature of what indie used to mean.

Analysis - Music for Misfits

The above screenshots are of my first analysis. I analysed a documentary called 'Music for Misfits' and it was similar to the idea I had for my documentary and so felt it was necessary to analyse this documentary. I like the style of it and I want to produce something of a similar standard. I picked 6 shot types I liked and want to imitate in my documentary.

Portfolio - Update

Before

The above screenshot is my initial editing. I have dragged all my footage onto iMovie and have filtered it and decided what I am going to include. I have a montage of videos from concerts and gigs I have been to. I have edited these videos to change clip every time there is a chord change in the song 'Not Nineteen Forever' by the Courteeners which is a popular indie song.

After

In this screenshot I have added some footage from an interview and there are two units so I have two different shots. I have edited some footage to make it so it swaps from one angle to another. I have also got some footage of my model flicking through a rack of vinyl which fits the indie genre.

Research - Indie Record Labels

Indie Record Labels
Although seen as ironic as independent bands are meant to be independent, many bands are signed to record labels. They sign to get themselves the promotion that they cannot afford. The Stone Roses are a band who, after great critical success on their self-titled debut album, wanted to capitalise on the success and decided to sign to a major record label, however, their current label (Silvertone) did not let them out of their contract. This led to a long legal debate and eventually the band signed to Geffen Records and produced the 'Second Coming' album which was met with mixed reviews and not nearly as much success as their first album.
There are now multiple record labels who, although are labels, are not pressured into signing a specific sounding band or artist. The only issue with indie record labels is that they do not always have the funding and so the band have to pay for a lot of the benefits such as promotion. However, they have a team who is genuinely interested in the music the band writes which means they care about who they sign and are happy to help in whatever the band want. There is also a closer connection between the band and the team at the record label as there are not lots of popular artists so they can focus more attention on the band.  Indie label contracts are known to be more artist-friendly, giving the artist more money for their work through either giving them a larger percentage of revenue than given by the major labels or through a profit-sharing technique in which the band get a percentage and so do the label. Rough trade is one of the more famous indie labels. They are famous for signing bands such as 'The Smiths', 'The Libertines' and 'The Strokes'. These bands have all done very well in leaving a legacy behind in the music scene and also have given the label attention as they are very popular.

'Rough Trade' Indie Record Label Logo