Music video: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

Music video: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

 1) What do we know about the Arctic Monkeys audience? Think demographics, psychographics and how they got into the band.

Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band from Sheffield and the members were friends in school.

2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor?

Music being played in time and in front of the audience proving that they're actually using their musical skills such as playing an instrument or singing into the microphone without lip-syncing.

3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would

 particularly appeal to Arctic Monkeys fans. Why did you choose those moments?

I think this moment is appealing because it's an instrumental and gives the group a chance to show their skills instrumentally and live. 

I think this moment is appealing because when they're playing they're giving it their all as it is a live performance which is why they show so much energy.

I think this moment is appealing because it leaves the audience wanting more if they enjoyed the performance and wanting to listen to them again.

4) How did fans take a leading role in making Arctic Monkeys famous back in 2005?

Fans would stream (Listen) to Arctic Monkey's in whatever way they can (Ipod, Radio, Concerts and others) to make them famous.

5) How are fans positioned to respond to the band? What does Arctic Monkeys want fans to think about their video? 

Fans probably think that Arctic Monkey's is a group with a true passion to their music as they sing and play instruments including doing it live for fans as well.

Industries

1) How did the Arctic Monkeys first achieve success and build up their fanbase?

They achieved success for being one of the first bands to come to the publics attention.

2) Why was P2P file sharing and MySpace an unexpected aspect to Arctic Monkeys' early success?

Most people would think they were discovered by a company but they represented themselves both live and in the music sharing app MySpace.

3) How does the rise of Arctic Monkeys differ from how BLACKPINK were formed and became famous?

Artic Monkey's is a group that formed on their own because they already knew each other however BLACKPINK were formed by their company together based of their skills, trainee time and not just knowing each other.

4) Who is Arctic Monkeys record label and how many copies did they sell of their debut album? Why did they choose an independent record label?

Arctic Monkey's record label is Domino Record and they sold out over 360,oo0 albums on the first week. They never wanted to be part of a big company because they weren't interested.

5) Looking at the wider music industry, has the internet been a positive or negative development for record companies and artists? Why?

The internet has a mix of both negative and positive development for both the company and artists. Positive development because the internet is good for promotion, discovery and marketing. Negative because information could be found used against them, artist scandals and information that hasn't isn't ready to be released yet discovered by others.