Evaluation- Question 4

Question 4:

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

We went to the Screen On The Green an independent cinema in Islington to watch all of the A2 music videos. On the one hand, I was anticipating seeing the fina product of my music video and then on the other hand, I was nervous to hear the feedback that my video would receive. It was rather daunting seeing my face on a hige screen and not too flattering either, however the round of appluase that my video gained at the end did boost my confidence a little and I felt that our video was a success.

Video 

After the viewing I then asked my fellow peers Drew and Einas for their comments on our video and what they would expect to see from our Ancillary Work...

Drew- "I couldn't fault it" (video)
Einas - "I liked the out of focus and in focus"(video)

I took this audience feedback into consideration as they only commented on positive aspects of the video, I looked at it in more detail and thought ...If I could change anything what would it be? I feel that the beginning shot of me walking as it merges into the timelapse maybe the camera could pan upwards to show the artists face and then continue into the timelapse. I feel that this would create a better introduction for the artist and for the location. Moreover, I feel that one more location could have been added in just so that we could have abit more variation, as through the editing process we understood that there was quite a long instrumental between the first verse and the chorus, therefore we could have added a variation of shot here. Although, I feel that we have filled them well despite this.

Ancillary

Drew- "The girl looking out...dark backdrop"(ancillary)
Einas- "... something to do with lights"(ancillary)

Drew's suggestion about a "dark" backdrop was valid, however I wanted to portray the colours of the lights. Therefore, I used a pink, purple and white colourscheme to symbolise the flamboynat city lights. Moreover, I do feel that a darker backdrop would have worked just as well due to my video being shot at night-time it would have linked together well. Einas' comment shows that she spotted our use of synergy within the video, therefore I feel that my response to Goodwin's idea of Amplification was recognised; the recurring image of lights merging with the mid shots of my face affected the audience and left them thinking about these particular moments in the video which is what we wanted to acchieve. I felt it was appropriate to use a social networking site to target my core audience and get their postive and possibly negative criticisms on my work.

 
 

  

 

I used Camtasia to record the comments I received on Facebook when I put my work on there for my friends to see as most of them fit the audience criteria 15-25 year olds. I received postive comments, however some people suggested that there should have been more tracks on the back and the social media icons to be more curved round the edges. The comments were mainly positive and they thought the images I used were expressive, therefore I feel quite confident about my ancillary work.