This document discusses indie rock music videos and provides examples of two songs by the band Cabin Fever. It notes that indie rock videos typically feature the entire band performing together while wearing dark, casual clothing. The videos often include close-ups of band members playing instruments along with wide shots showing their costumes and performances. They also commonly feature the band's name displayed prominently in a memorable font. The document analyzes two upbeat Cabin Fever songs that could potentially be used in a student-made music video due to the band members' connection to the writer's school.

1. Indie Rock Mini-Pitch
By Seth Tumwa

2. • Rock
• Rock genre/iconography/Conventions of music videos
• -Guitars (other instruments e.g. Drums)
• -Performance videos
• -Narrative videos (tells story/story with visuals relating to lyrics)
• -Features main artist (lead singer)
• -Elements of the video link to lyrics
• -Rebellious characters, opposing conformity
• -Iconography: Signs, symbols, drugs, alcohol, instruments
• -Clothing/Costume to fit persona of band/artist
• e.g. Punk – Ripped sleeves, black/dark clothing, perhaps use of red,
• Indie
• Indie: -Band performing, not just one artist
• -Dark Colours
• -Band/Artist name on screen – Printed in a memorable and recognizable font

3. Songs
Cabin Fever – Mask
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A72O5llE
4Q
• Upbeat
• Good clear vocalist - can actually sing
• range
Lyrics "maybe we'll get there"
"Maybe we'll turn around this time"
Cabin Fever - Rabbit Hole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT2xQlgULHs
Fast, upbeat - fast bass line
Rock - crunch guitar riffs
Girl he slept with the previous night,
F*cking mole
"Monday morning, a break up round the corner, I hope
he was worth it, I can feel a change in your aura"
"I thought
“Why are you so up you're own f*cking ass”
“Dig keep digging your hole, dig till your digging like a
f*cking mole”
"Dig till you can see the sun, dig till you regret what
you've done"
"If only you weren't so far down the rabbit hole" - lost

4. Cabin Fever
• Previous St Mark’s students
• Could easily get in contact with members of
the band e.g. through Facebook etc
• One of the band members still attends our
school and we could speak to him about
getting permission to use the song

5. Music Video styles
Instruments and
the band members
playing them
Wide shots of
artists to show
costume and
playing of
instruments
Basic/simplistic
costume, very casual
‘every day wear’

6. Close up of the
main artist (e.g
lead singer)
Features memorable band
name/logo in iconic font
(e.g. as a title at the start of
the video or somewhere in
the video)
Instruments
Band members
Artist(s) miming
along to the lyrics,
create the illusion
of them actually
singing the song at
the time