Questionnaire Results

We have managed to finally collect the results of our questionnaire, and have formulated tables and graphs below. The main problem we encountered with this part, was the fact that it took so long to collect the results in and make the graphs, and once again we find ourselves behind the deadlines we originally set from our Production Schedule. We will endeavour to work hard in the coming weeks with hope that we can manage to stick to the deadline.

The fact that the top two genres our target audience listen to are Rock and Pop has helped us, as the genre of the song we will use is Pop. The music channels that the majority of people watch also accomodate more chart singles, as opposed to parody videos, which will hopefully help us in the fact that they may not have stereotyped views of the genre, therefore meaning they are more likely to accept our video and interpret it with a "Hegemonic Reading".

At the time that we conducted our questionnaire, artists such as J.L.S, Cheryl Cole, The Black Eyed Peas and Alexandra Burke were at the top of the charts, and so are likely to have been influential on the results of our questionnaire. By examining the difference in age between artists such as these, and the people we asked, there is not a lot of difference, and so the ideas conveyed by Keith Negus do not seem to be apparent at this day and age.

The majority of the singers around at the time of the questionnaire have also had several number one hit singles in the past few weeks/months, and so it can be interpreted that they have become "Commercial Exhibitionists" through Sven Carlsson's theory. Because of this, it means they are likely to rely very heavily upon appearances, which reinforces Laura Mulvey's "Male Gaze" theory, which is a theory that has featured very prominently in recent music videos.

By using The Black Eyed Peas as an example, it is also somewhat evident that there is still some truth in Emanuel Levy's theory about Hollywood film stars. In the band, the lead singing female, Fergie, is seen as a victim of the "Male Gaze", therefore making her attractive to the viewer. When contrasted with other group members, such as Taboo, who often appears looking somewhat scruffy and with long hair, it would appear that the female star does take more pride in looking beautiful and youthful, which agrees with Levy's theory.