Evaluation - Question 4

28. Katie Kensit, Mark Mouna, Sylvie Wilcock, Zubier Bheekharry from 283goswell on Vimeo.

Above is our final video, which is now on 'vimeo'. On vimeo it hasn't got any comments as of yet, so I am unable to derive any conclusions from this side of the feedback.

Below, are two videos from outside of the cinema, after the screening.

The first video, the main thing I learned was that planning is vital in making a music video. The person I was interviewing said he like the scenery of the video and where it was set. This made me happy as we took a lot of time and consideration into this, phoning various venues and also visiting them.

The second video (below) had a lot more information in it that allowed me to understand what we did well and what we did not so well. I asked the question "what was your favourite part of the video?" and it was easy to tell theirs was when the camera spun around in relation to the music. 'The ceiling's spinning round' was the lyric, so we attempted to follow this lyric. It taught me that using filming techniques to go with the lyrics is a great idea, and that it can really help the audience delve further into the video. 

I then asked "If we had the exact same footage, but were to start editing again, what could we do differently?" to which I had great answers.

1. Less shots of her near the brick wall. 

This was a good answer in my opinion, as it's exactly what I would do myself. It taught me that within a video you shouldn't have too much of one background, and it's something I'd do differently given the opportunity. 

2. More camera movement.

This is something we realised as a group we didn't have a enough of when we began editing. It taught me that you should have a set amount of 'still' shots with the camera, and the rest should involve movement, as it helps engage the audience, whilst also keeping the video a lot more entertaining.

Now, I ask myself if the audience reaction makes me look at my video in a different light.

The simple answer is, yes. This is because I didn't notice a lot of these things during editing as time certainly wasn't on our side.The good things that were pointed out makes me proud of the video, but the improvements suggested definitely make me want to go back and edit, to get the video to a much higher level. 

Finally, a short vlog from me on the audience reaction in the cinema: