FEEDBDCKthe positive and beyond

Left: Is the original feedback we received from our class mates. As a class we each exported our music video rough cuts and watched each others, leaving feedback for each one. I also went on to upload my rough cut to Youtube, so that I could share the clip on Facebook and Twitter to obtain feedback from our target audience and in order to obtain unbiased opinions. So that the feedback from our class mates was much clearer we transferred the comments on to coloured card and took photographs of each one.

Below is two examples of some of the feedback from our rough cut given by our class mates. We were really pleased with all the feedback

we received. These two both said that our lip syncing was really good, and I was happy with the comments regarding our

fast/quick cuts, as I was concerned that our cuts wouldn’t suit the

video due to the beat being difficult to cut to. I was also happy that

feedback said we had a variety of clips, as I was worried that some of the shots would seem to repetitive before we introduce our further footage of the Red Leotard and bridge sequence.

We were really happy with the above comments, as they described our

music video as being creative, amazing and original, saying that they loved

the theme. We were also happy with the continuing comments regarding our lip sync and varied shots.

Above was the feedback we had received from our teacher. We were really pleased that she thought our work looked very

professional. We were happy about the comments on our editing and how it suited the genre and music video form and also our use of mise en scene, which we invested a lot of time into.

Both Me and Deanna shared our Music Video Rough Cut to Facebook, asking people if they could give us Feedback. A friend of Deanna’s commented saying he thought that the silhouetted dance sequences and the use of split screens were effective and liked the contrast between the “fire scenes”, livening up the video, which was our desired effect . He also went on to say that the colouring of the phone scene should be changed, possibly making the lipstick brighter, so that it

stands out, and suggested using black and white but keeping the red lipstick, as the phone scenes appeared pale and

didn’t fit. This feedback was really useful, as we may experiment trying to make the lipstick brighter, however due to lighting issues on set we had to alter the colouring of the phone scenes, making them slightly pale, however we thought this contrasted with other shots in our music video and therefore added variety.

Above and Below are other examples of feedback we received from sharing our video on Facebook. Both

said they really liked it and thought it was “seriously good”, however syncing issues did effect some of our feedback, butr once it was explained that this was due to an exporting error, they continued to say that they liked the concept. I was glad people were commenting on the concept, as I was concerned that the decision to do a performance based piece rather than narrative meant people wouldn’t understand our objective, to create a sexy but subtle professional looking music video for a pop song, rather than a narrative driven indie piece, which Adele’s music typically spurs, as shown by fan made videos for her other songs which use a narrative base line.

We also shared our video on Twitter, however did not receive any video feedback from Followers, which was slightly disappointing.

Once we uploaded our video to Youtube we received views quickly and some likes. We also received two comments. One saying they thought our video was really professional and they liked the syncing of the different dancers at the beginning, I was really glad at this comment, as I was worried, due to the keyer not working, that our back up idea would not be as effective. We also

received a comment from “247matt1”, who I don’t know whether to take serious because, apparently dogs can use Youtube.

We also asked our teacher if she could show our work to the students in the year below in order to receive un biased comments. The only criticisms they had were regarding the fire scenes, saying that we should soften or mute the colour, however, we want this scene to stand out in order to have the desired effect. However, overall they liked our video, giving it an amazing

9/10, saying that our video was engaging, the use of the telephone creates a narrative and there was variation. They also said our video had a good pace, a variety of shots and locations and that they liked the studio footage.

All being really good and ideal feedback.

We also received Feedback from our teacher on our “pink” feedback sheets. These sheets are used so we can assess ourselves,

following the criteria: “Using the Camera”; “Construction of Mise-en-Scene”; “Editing” and “Individual Contribution”. Our teacher would then assess our work following the same criteria. I was exceptionally happy when my teacher gave each

section of criteria Level 4. She said that our work was already sufficient enough to achieve a Level 4, and the shots we have to add later on will increase our overall mark. She also said that our construction of Mise-en-scene looks professional and attractive to potential target audience. She also said that if the editing of the rough cut is

consistent throughout it will be a great piece. I was really pleased with all the Feedback I received, as the majority was really good, and is and indication that I am on track to create a professional looking music video.