To do a fully pro video it's going to be ?1000's. Even more. By time you factor in the studio with green screen, camera and other staff on hand plus editors.
The main reason there have been pro hardcore music vids (mostly Breeze and styles) is a factor of overall revenue. Get the music vid done, it's going to be played on clubland TV and other channels which generates even more revenue and boosts sales. Even at a loss from music channel company, the boosted sales will make up for it. Oh and these days youtube plays revenue.
For someone not that big up in the scene, the only way is if they can do the video themselves or known someone who can. Then could have reduced costs.
I think I recall this Styles remix (below) having a music vid because Slammer (or 1 of his mates) was at Portsmouth uni doing some sort of video creation/editing so gone it done. While quite impressive and hats off to them, the video doesn't have that fully pro feel to it, must have taken them ages and was only done because DS remixed it.
Hardcore is a very wide but small scene. Most stuff is made in a bedroom or front room at barely any expense and it's unlikely to generate much cash. Spending money on music vids would be a complete financial loss.
Music TV channels have died down these days in favour of youtube, so even for the big guns (who would only consider a pro video), it isn't worth it that much. I think the going adsense rate is around 30p for every 1000 plays with ads viewed (no adblock....a tad more if people click ads).
Based on that.... 100k plays for ?300? That money certainly wouldn't even be enough to hire the green screen studio.
jordesuvi Junior Member
United Kingdom
143 posts Joined: Feb, 2014
Posted - 2018/08/18 : 15:04:37
Because music video's require resources and enough hype for a song to warrant making a music video for it. Plus they're time consuming to make.
kotu Senior Member
United Kingdom
401 posts Joined: Oct, 2014
Posted - 2018/08/19 : 19:35:16
quote:Originally posted by jordesuvi:
Because music video's require resources and enough hype for a song to warrant making a music video for it. Plus they're time consuming to make.
latininxtc Advanced Member
United States
7,307 posts Joined: Feb, 2006
Posted - 2018/08/24 : 13:49:18
There's hardly a large enough following to warrant uk hardcore music videos these days. When theu start holding/selling out events with 10+k people that isn't centered on reminiscing on the old days and more focused on modern hardcore then let's talk about music videos
rafferty Advanced Member
United Kingdom
621 posts Joined: Feb, 2012
Posted - 2018/08/25 : 00:14:48
quote:Originally posted by latininxtc:
There's hardly a large enough following to warrant uk hardcore music videos these days. When theu start holding/selling out events with 10+k people that isn't centered on reminiscing on the old days and more focused on modern hardcore then let's talk about music videos
Darren Styles and Tweekacore are making clips for their new tracks.
The Tweekend is probably the best UK Hardcore music clip I've seen.
Why don?t UK hardcore artists ever make music vids
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Posted - 2018/07/11 : 21:22:34
