Audience Feedback

We interviewed nearly everyone that we interviewed before actually making the music video so that we could get their feedback from them. Because they had given us their initial ideas of what they would like to see within this music video we felt it was better to film the same people so that they can see the overall product using their ideas.

Within the video interview the older end of the target market age range prefered the narrative shots rather than the live performanc because it was darker lighting than the rest of the production. This was out of our control as the venue had the lights set up for DanceGrenade and also the few bands that were playing before them. Because of this we tried our best to get a variety of shots so that the audience could see the band in a live environment. The overall feedback though from this video interview was that they enjoyed the video and fitted the alternative genre well.

We also posted the video onto Youtube where some people commented on it

Leigh has done a media degree so knows the technicality of creating a music video and different software to use to create a professional looking music video. This is valuable feedback as he can give us positive and negative feedback so that for future references we could use his feedback for future products. Overall both of these comments explain themselves. That they both think the video is fun and this is the effect that we wanted to give.

We then posted it onto facebook where we had a numerous of 'likes' and a comment that a friend posted on.

A friend of Lucy's sent her an email with his feedback. Steven has done the same course and now works for Ideal Home as a camera man.
The video is a strong product. It has followed a clear theme that is set by the ideas and tone generated by the song. If I had to sum it up all in one word, that word would be FUN. Obviously though, there are both good points and points that could be worked on for next time.
Some of the things I really enjoyed about the video was the mix of techniques and effects that were used. From slow motion to fast motion. From static withdrawing shots too handheld shots helping bring the audience in and feel apart of the video. I especially thought the following of someone into the concert was clever. It’s a music video, experimentation works.

That being said, one of the points I wasn’t quite as keen on was the dancing. In some places it worked well, in others, not so much. For example, I liked the part where they were sped up spinning in a circle. Not entirely sure how it fitted in but it worked. On the other hand, where they were standing in a line doing choreographed moves, it didn’t work so well. They weren’t in time with one another and looked really awkward, which distracted me (the viewer) from the overall feel of the video. I much preferred the few shots where the band were chasing each other with branches and having a laugh, it fitted in much better with the theme.

There were some great shots of the band in concert, as well as shots of the crowd. Again this being shot handheld helps bring the audience in and feel like they’re part of the concert. But sadly, I felt there wasn’t enough of these shots.

The shots of the fireworks and bonfire were fantastic. They really helped bring the video to life towards the climatic end. Although I was slightly perplexed as to why they were shot on the side. I understand that it was a nice shot of the firework going from the ground to the air, but as it wasn’t righted in post-production it felt rather odd.

In all, I thought this was a great final product. It captured the essential idea of fun well, and had the benefit of being entertaining. It could do with a few tweaks here and there, but hey, what films can’t. Well done guys.

We also sent the video to the band to get their feedback where gave replied back on pointers that he liked and what he felt could be improved about the video we had made for them. they also posted the video onto their facebook page where a numerous amount of likes were attached to video. The band also showed it to their parents and they liked the video. They liked the video that much that they shared it to their facebook profiles so that the older generation can see it as well as our target audience.

We then posted the magazine advert and the digipak image onto Facebook to get feedback. Unfortunately there was no feedback for the magazine advert but there was feedback from 3 members of DanceGrenade and somebody who does this course that commented on it giving us their feedback.

Having some of the band members comment on this saying how much they like it or which panel they prefer/like the most is a really rewarding factor in that we didnt expect this sort of response. Loui, Gavin and Adam are the 3 that are from DanceGrenade. Hannah, who is doing the course gave us more technical feedback in the overall look and keeping a continuing theme throughout each panel rather than a different background or theme on each panel.