Live media / VJing Survey 1. What is your gender? Response Response Percent Count Male 79.5% 58 Female 17.8% 13 prefer not to say 2.7% 2 answered question 73 skipped question 0 2. What is your age? Response Response Percent Count 15 - 24 9.6% 7 25 - 34 43.8% 32 35 - 44 38.4% 28 45 - 54 5.5% 4 55+ 0.0% 0 prefer not to say 2.7% 2 answered question 73 skipped question 0 1 of 46 3. Have you performed or used live media (eg VJing and performance based audiovisual artforms) as a process in the last five years? Response Response Percent Count yes I have 89.0% 65 yes but I have stopped 6.8% 5 no - I am thinking about it and 4.1% 3 probably will very soon no - I never have and don't intend 0.0% 0 to answered question 73 skipped question 0 2 of 46 4. Where (primarily) have you been doing live media / VJing in the last five years: Response Response Percent Count Adelaide 8.7% 6 Brisbane 13.0% 9 Melbourne 18.8% 13 Perth 5.8% 4 Sydney 23.2% 16 Other capital city 13.0% 9 a regional city or place more than 14.5% 10 150kms from a capital city I travel between different city / state locations more than 50% of 10.1% 7 the time I’m Australian but living/working 4.3% 3 overseas I’m not Australian and I am 23.2% 16 based elsewhere Other (please specify) 18 answered question 69 skipped question 4 5. What most interests you or inspires you about working / creating in this field? Response Count 65 answered question 65 skipped question 8 3 of 46 6. In the last 5 years did you perform or use live media as part of your: (select as many as are relevant) Response Response Percent Count profession or business or income 80.4% 41 earning activities studies or academic research 21.6% 11 artistic process and creative 86.3% 44 experimentation promotional activity for your other 21.6% 11 activities (business or creative etc) recreation or hobby 60.8% 31 something else (please specify) 0 answered question 51 skipped question 22 7. Is your live media making / VJing connected to other innovations you are exploring (eg interactive technologies, new media artforms, experiments, research, project development or other innovations)? Response Response Percent Count no, it’s not connected to any other 3.9% 2 innovations yes, in my study or research 25.5% 13 yes, in my art practice, work or 78.4% 40 business yes, in my recreation or hobby 41.2% 21 I am not sure 3.9% 2 What sort of innovations are you exploring (optional answer)? 19 answered question 51 skipped question 22 4 of 46 8. Do you have support for your VJing / live media practice? (choose as many answers that apply) Response Response Percent Count no, I am doing this on my own 58.8% 30 initiative I have received some funding support toward my practice in the 19.6% 10 last 5 years I have received some funding support towards specific projects in 13.7% 7 the last 5 years I have been studying in this area and have had access to learning 5.9% 3 resources and equipment through my course I have a mentor / business 7.8% 4 advisor / business partner I have collaborators with related 33.3% 17 skills / equipment I draw on relationships and knowledge via an online network 39.2% 20 (please specify which networks in the comment box below) Comments 16 answered question 51 skipped question 22 5 of 46 9. What are the top three areas would you expand/improve your live media / VJing practice if you had the means? Response Response Percent Count create new content 51.0% 26 develop a new project 41.2% 21 get my work into a festival or high 45.1% 23 profile opportunity develop my skills in specialist 54.9% 28 areas self promotion / seek recognition / 39.2% 20 improve my profile develop partnerships with other 54.9% 28 artists/practitioners develop partnerships with 33.3% 17 organisations develop relationships with 35.3% 18 audiences or communities support VJ community (eg promotion of the artform and 41.2% 21 seeking support for VJing) no, I don’t have an interest in expanding my practice at the 0.0% 0 moment Other (please specify) 1 answered question 51 skipped question 22 6 of 46 10. Which of these strategies do you think would most help YOUR live media / VJing practice? Response Response Percent Count a minimum gig fee for VJs / live media artists performing at 26.5% 13 festivals better recognition of VJing and live 55.1% 27 media art, as an art form promotion of live media art / VJing (what we do and how to support it) to festivals and 57.1% 28 festival directors (leading to better conditions / opportunities) generation of opportunities for live media artist / VJ involvement in festivals and events - at a 57.1% 28 more creative and better supported level stronger network and better communication amongst VJs / live 22.4% 11 media artists more support for skills development, skills sharing or 24.5% 12 equipment sharing more opportunities and support for 36.7% 18 project development Other (please specify) 6 answered question 49 skipped question 24 7 of 46 11. Which of the following collective strategies to improve live media / VJing in Australia would you be most likely to support? Response Response Percent Count Developing and publishing recommended rates and fees for 49.0% 24 VJs Developing a higher profile and recognition for the artform 61.2% 30 within funding organisations and festivals Seeking increased recognition from the peak bodies (eg NAVA, ANAT, 49.0% 24 MEAA) Developing cooperative projects that can be collectively pitched (eg group projects) with potential for 40.8% 20 increasing recognition or funding success Developing an increased level of cooperation between VJs / live 32.7% 16 media acts to critique and improve skills Creating opportunities for presentation, forum and discourse 30.6% 15 that are accessible to live media artists nationally Developing an Australian national VJ / live media arts conference / forum and showcase (to be led by 59.2% 29 live media artists rather than event managers) Establishing a national network with fee paying members (to cooperatively develop shared 16.3% 8 resources (eg discounted insurance policies, equipment discounts)) Establishing a national live media arts union (independent of other 20.4% 10 artform unions) Can you suggest any other ways that live media / VJing could be supported or improved in Australia? (please specify) 5 8 of 46 answered question 49 skipped question 24 12. Who do you believe the primary audience currently is for live media / VJing? Response Response Percent Count audience at a music event or festival, getting a VJ 65.2% 30 performance as a value add audience at new media art event (eg gallery based event, AV bar 39.1% 18 event, light show etc) audience at a performance or theatre event, exposed to “new 37.0% 17 technology” supporting a performance people going specifically to see a VJ act because they like VJs and 6.5% 3 live media as an artform. audience at a festival or event focused on AV innovation and 19.6% 9 media art a global online audience for youtube / vimeo viral media sights 19.6% 9 and sounds that entertain or inform there is no primary audience for 17.4% 8 VJing / live media I really couldn’t say who it would be 0.0% 0 Other (please specify) 4 answered question 46 skipped question 27 9 of 46 13. Have you applied for support funding **specifically as a VJ** in the last 5 years?? (indicate the areas you've applied to and percentage of your applications that were successful) Response Response Percent Count 100% successful with my VJ grant 6.7% 1 applications 75% or less successful 20.0% 3 50% or less successful 13.3% 2 25% or less successful 60.0% 9 If you have not applied for funding, or applied for funding but not as a VJ, or have other comments, you are welcome to tell us your reasons and comments here: 19 answered question 15 skipped question 58 10 of 46 14. Do you work in or study in a related field? Response Response Percent Count graphic design / visual arts 47.8% 22 film making / motion graphics / 52.2% 24 animation programming / IT / web services 26.1% 12 music industry (musician, dj) 17.4% 8 theatre / live performance / events 23.9% 11 teaching / academia 19.6% 9 public art / community art 19.6% 9 other related field 4.3% 2 no, my work or study has nothing 10.9% 5 to do with VJing or live media. Other (please specify) 7 answered question 46 skipped question 27 11 of 46 15. Do you call yourself a “VJ” in your self promotion or do you use another title for your practice? (select all descriptions that you use) Response Response Percent Count yes, VJ is my main title 23.9% 11 yes, but alongside or interchange 34.8% 16 with other titles I don’t use the term VJ in my self promotion (I prefer other titles 43.5% 20 instead) If you use other terms to describe, please tell us (eg live AV artist, live media artist, multimedia artist, video performance artist, live video act, video artist, digital media artist, AV performer, video performer, 31 visualist) answered question 46 skipped question 27 12 of 46 16.