Isla Casali

Dear Sir/Madam I am an A-Level student at Weald Of Kent Grammar School and would like to ask for your permission to use one of your songs: Perfect To Me by Anne-Marie. I am inquiring to use this track for a music video I am making for my media coursework, which will only be viewed by a handful of people and I understand Warner Music UK is the copyright holder of it. Please let me know if there would be any charge for using your song, and if so how much this would be however I am hoping that I would be able to do this without a fee.  If you would be happy for me to use the song for my video please send me back a letter stating your permission. I can confirm that I will not use your song for purposes outside of what I have stated without seeking your permission beforehand.  Yours faithfully, Isla Casali

The track I have chosen for my music video is Perfect To Me by Anne-Marie. I have chosen this track because it has been made to empower people and will appeal to the target audience of 16-25 year olds as well others because it focuses on self doubt and negative self-image which is a situation almost everyone has experienced to a certain degree. The song protests against the idea that people should look a certain way or should be comparing themselves to social media and magazines and this can be shown in my video by using a wide range of people. Anne-Marie has spoken widely about self-confidence and her struggle with anxiety, which has helped others, and she has become an advocate for mental health and self-acceptance. I think this song would work well for my music video because it builds a picture and tells a story with its lyrics, which would be nice to show in the video. The beat throughout much of the song could also look really effective if edited well.  

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