Mike and I have been approached by a local band in Cambridge called How to Kill a Conversation, and they have commission us to make a music video for them. We have been given an MP3 of their song 'Oil' which they would like a video for. HtKaC are quite big in Cambridge and play shows quite regularly in assorted pubs and clubs, and have played at the Junction on several occasions. They are an indie band, and their music is aimed at teenagers. They lyrical content in some of their songs may be slightly adult, not offensive, but quite serious. Oil, for example is about the war, as opposed to many 'teenage' bands who just sing about their latest girlfriend or their new shoes.
The music, while appropriate for basically any age, is most popular amongst people aged 14-18. This is probably due to the quite poppy nature of the music. It's the sort of mainstream faceless pop music that records companies adore. I think we can make quite a good video for this. We had a brief discussion about the kind of video they want, wether they want it narrative or performance based and if they want it to be them doing the narrative if we use any, or other people.
They seemed somewhat unsure about what they wanted, to be honest, and the most helpful thing that was said was "It's got to be us. I want people to see us."
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