The document outlines a proposed music video for the band The Maccabees. It will have a budget of around £43,742.79 and will target 16-25 year olds, particularly students in Harlow, Essex. The synopsis describes the storyline of the video, which follows a young girl trying to win back her prince but discovering he now has a girlfriend. It will have a style reminiscent of teenage chick flicks, portraying emotions like sadness and comedy. The video will be distributed on mainstream sites like YouTube to help promote the indie rock genre.

1. Treatment
Working Title: First Love –The Maccabees music video
Proposed Duration: 3:15
Completion Deadline: 28th
March 2013
Target Audience: Our target audience will be aged between 16-25 years old, as we have discovered
through different research techniques that this age range has the most interest in the Indie Rock genre.
Our product will be aimed towards both male and female audiences, as both genders will be able to make
relations with the song as it is typically stereotyped to people of their age. The majority of the audience
for the product will be students with part time work, meaning that they have a disposable income to spend
towards going to Indie Rock gigs and music magazines. The video will be available to view on Internet
sites such as YouTube and will also be compatible to be viewed on mobile phones, as this is how the
target audience of our product mainly view music videos.
Background: The reason in which we are creating this music video is because we feel as though there is
a niche in the market for Indie Rock music videos. After searching on the Internet for indie rock music
videos we have discovered that the majority of the music videos that already exist are featured on small-
unrecognized websites rather than mainstream broadcasting sites. By allowing the music video to be
viewed on mainstream websites such as Facebook and YouTube, we feel as though the indie rock genre
itself will gain a lot more recognition.
Research: After carrying out research techniques such as questionnaires, we have discovered that a large
amount of the target audience for the music video are from Harlow, Essex and the surrounding areas,
which means that our location for our video shoot will be in locations that the target audience may be
familiar with such as music venues in the local area and shopping locations. There will be no major props
used in the music video other than an acoustic guitar for one of the characters in the piece. We have
considered the copyright laws in place when creating music videos and have made sure that we will not
include any offensive codes in the video.
Synopsis: Music video First Love by The Maccabees revolves around a classic fairytale of the young girl
trying to find her prince. However, he’s already been hers once although the length of the video displays
her trying to win him back. All’s not that easy when he’s moved however it is clear that the spark is still
there between the two of them. The audience see’s Abbie’s imagination run away with her by imagining

2. the good memories of the couple together as well as showing Abbie and Prince Charming looking as
though they are together however it’s all just a trick of the eye. The couple then talk again for the first
time since they split up and they seem to be getting close again after Prince Charming personally
performs her a song and invites her along to his gig, Abbie’s crushed to find that he’s got a girlfriend.
When Prince Charming notices her in the crowd, he chases after her but by then it’s to late and she runs
into her next possible love in tears.
Style: As the music video follows the sort of stereotype that is associated with teenage chick flick type
films there are a wide variety of different atmospheres that are going to be portrayed such as sadness,
comedy and seriousness.
Approximate budget requirements:
Subtotal: £39,766.17
Total: £43,742.79
With this price we will hire out a HD camera, director, costumes, makeup artist and much more.