) How were One Direction formed and how is this reflected in the music video for History?Formation: Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik auditioned as solo singers in the seventh series of 'The X Factor'. They failed to make it through to live shows individually, and so were put together as One Direction by the judges.

2) What is vertical integration? You may need to check your book for this (or remind yourself from this previous blogpost.) An example of a company that is vertically integrated is Target, which has its own store brands and manufacturing plants. They create, distribute, and sell their products—eliminating the need for outside entities such as manufacturers, transportation, or other logistical necessities.

3) What is horizontal integration? (See link above for help again!) is the acquisition of a business operating at the same level of the value chain in a similar or different industry. This is in contrast to vertical integration, where firms expand into upstream or downstream activities, which are at different stages of production.

4) How has technological convergence changed the way audiences consume music videos?The technological convergence also contributes in digital communication and social media as it enables communication between different programmes and platforms. Moreover, technological convergence influenced the everyday life by affecting the telecommunications as well

5) As a manufactured band, what influence do Simon Cowell and the record company Syco (part of Sony) have over the content and release strategy of One Direction music videos? You may want to read this text from an article in The Inquisitr about the relationship between 1D and Simon Cowell. He liked the singing.



Audience

1) What is the main One Direction audience - demographics and psychographics?One Direction's target demographic throughout its career has been adolescent girls, a demographic segment that society does not take seriously in most regards.

2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for History?music video is a message to the audience, entertain and the main purpose of music videos is to promote artists and promote brands. But it's mainly to promote the track.

3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would particularly appeal to One Direction fans. Why did you choose those moments? I choose the moment when Simon says yes to them in Americas got talent and this is because this is what formed them.

The second shot is when they are recording and that is because it shows how they make their music.

Lastly the one when they are in the car and this is because the audience might want to know about their personal life so the band showed them a glimpse of it.

4) What is nostalgia and why is it a key audience pleasure for the History music video?is the name we commonly give to a bittersweet longing for former times and spaces.This is because the audiences likes that.

5) How are fans positioned to respond to the video? What do the producers want One Direction fans to take from the video?that they are the best band

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