Pitch - Evaluating Feedback

From the feedback we got from the pitch, it was pointed out to us that we were focusing too much on our band being a cover band of Radiohead that we've not really added much originality to the way they're being presented, instead having made them into basically a copy. We'll be working on the development of their own persona in the near future, possibly even renaming the band (after it's been pointed out by Mr Ford that the name 'Saxon Static' really feels too odd).

And really that was all the feedback we got from the other students. We don't really think we did a great job with the pitch, as it was kind of rushed, but we've got a clear idea of where we want to go with the band and the video and will probably make another post in the near future with the redesigned band.

Pitch - 'Music Video'

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We weren't entirely sure whether the pitch was meant to be for the band or for the video, so we did both.

The song that our band, Saxon Static, will be singing is 'Talk Show Host', originally by Radiohead. The song has a very melancholic (?) feel to it, so we decided to craft that into the backstory of the band as well - that the band is disbanding, and this is one of the last songs on their final album. We think that story matches the lyrics quite well (with one of the reasons they're disbanding being they simply don't want to do it anymore, and the lyrics having certain lines like "I want to be someone else or I'll explode").

The genre of the video, at least right now (and hopefully it won't change), is illustration bordering on amplification. The current idea for the video is an actual talk show host broadcasting his final show before he retires for good, with the band Saxon Static playing their song over the radio whilst he sits and broods / interacts with the other people at the station.

Seeing as the band itself is a cover band of Radiohead, we decided to try and aim at a very similar audience, which we decided is probably young adults aged 16-25, probably students, with a more creative side - so people taking creative courses like art or music, as opposed to ICT or English Literature.

Pitch - 'Saxon Static'

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The band, being a cover/tribute band of Radiohead, is clearly going to reflect the style of that particular band, but in order to keep it from being a direct copy we've gone with trying to portray the band as basically a combination of the bands that influenced Radiohead (such as The Pixies and R.E.M.).

Radiohead, according to certain sites, spans the genres of alternative rock, experimental rock and electronic music, but to keep it simpler we've decided to just keep to the alternative rock genre.

And of course, we're aiming at basically the same people as Radiohead - young adults, possibly students, who like to listen to creative music and not just music that sounds like everything else on the charts.