My class mates and teaches gave me feedback from my initial treatment, which helped me develop my idea for my music video further. The constructive criticism i got was very helpful which consisted of thinking about the location and it may be difficult to find, this was as we wanted to have our music in a jazz bar. However from the feedback we realised that we wouldn't be able to find a jazz bar in such short notice, so we then decided to film in the junction. I also got told to add more detail to my treatment, to develop my idea further and help me get a better concept of how i wanted my video to be like. In my treatment i said that i wanted a top car to be in the video, however listening to my feedback i realised this may be hard to find and would be difficult to find someone to drive the car as i cant drive, so i decided to scrap that idea.
I also got a lot of positive feedback, which was great as it gave me confidence in my video, and helped me believe it could turn in to something great. My peers realised that i had put a lot of thought in to costume and make up and felt that the look i was trying to create would fit the song really well. They also felt like the video would be fun to create, and would look great in screen. My theme of "burlesk/moulin rouge" came across well, as everyone felt that it matched up to the song really well and that they could see the link in the lyrics to the idea of my video. They were very interested in the dance routine and felt that this would make the video more interesting and keep the viewers hooked.
Feedback on Rough Cut:
The constructive criticism i received from peers and my teachers was that the lip-syncing was slightly off, however i did realise this is myself and corrected this when editing. I also got told that there should be more footage of the boys, which i totally agreed, however i did not have time to shoot anymore footage of the boys, as my group and i were to busy editing the footage we already had. If i had more time i defiantly would have got more footage of the boys. They also felt the card game didn't fit in, however i felt it was a good cut away and gave a new concept to the video other than just dancing and singing.
I received a lot of positive feedback which was great! Many of my peers felt that there was a nice range of varied shots, which kept them interested in what was going on. They felt the performance was convincing on both parts of myself and the dancers, this was great as i was not to sure about my performance in the video however everyone seem to like it, so this got rid of my concerns. However there were some shots of myself performing which i felt could have been a lot better, and would have been happy to re shoot if i had the time. The costumes and make up seem to be a big hit with the video, which was fantastic because i kept changing my mind on the costume idea, however I'm pleased with the choice of costume the dancers and I ended up with, as they weren't over the top so they didn't look tacky, and they added more glamour to the video. I also got a lot of comments on the lighting and how it made the video look professional, which was great to hear as i felt some of the lighting over powered some of the shots.
Feedback On Digi Pack and Poster:
A lot of the feedback I was given was positive for both my digi pack and poster, Everyone seem to like the style of font I chose to use, which was great to hear as I wasn’t to sure if it fitted in with the effect I had chosen to use on my images I used. They all seem to think my digi pack looked professional and fitted in well with my music video theme, however I wasn’t to sure as I made my digi pack look quite modern and my music video isn’t meant to be set in this year. My peers felt that my digi pack was great as it looked bold and so would make people want to buy it. They felt the composition on both poster on digi pack looked like it had been thought out well, however the weren’t to sure about the layout on the back of the digi pack as they felt it could have been laid out better to look more eye catching, I totally agree with this, however I thought it would be easier to understand and read by the way I set it out. They felt the poster did its job and gave all the details it needed to, however I feel I could have put more about the artist on it to add that extra bit of information. I am glad my peers felt that I used a good range of shots for my digi pack and poster as I did really want to do a photo shoot for it but I did not have enough time, however it seems the shots I decided to use did the job well.
Final Feedback:
I got everyone in our class to give me feed back on my music video, everyone seem to think it looked professional and especially liked the lighting and dance routine. They all thought that the editing went well with the pace of the music. One of the great success of my music video was the location i got to use, class mates picked up on this and thought this gave the video a glamorous look. They also thought that it was well lip synced, and most peers liked the ending of my video.
The only critical feedback i got from my peers is that they thought the card game didn't really fit in to the video, this was as the game was only placed in the begging of the video. However if i had more time i would have filmed some more card shots, to be placed through out the video.
Feedback on Rough Cut: