Audience Feedback

Audience Feedback

 During the making of my music video, I wanted to constantly ensure that I was doing well so I asked for an opinion from my peers and teachers. I had this feedback throughout the making of the first music video which subsequently became my rough cut and I then had feedback after I had completed the video. I asked a host of questions and took the responses and constructive criticism away to complete the music video to the best of my ability. 
 Some of the questions that I asked were met by the following answers:

• Question: Was the lip syncing in time with the song?
• Response: Yes, it was in time and it looks as though the singer is singing the song.

• Question: Are there any problems with the speed of editing?
• Response: There could be a different editing speed when the word "stay" is sung.

• Question: What are your thoughts about the shots of the boy?
• Response: The shots imply that the boy is the "Soldier" that is being sung about which I'm sure was your aim.

• Question: Finally, are there any locations that aren't included that perhaps should be?
• Response: I think that there could be one or two other locations as the locations at the moment are showing both the romantic side of the relationship and the part of the relationship where the couple clash.

 I took the first response on board and I kept the clips where they were in terms of how they looked with the timing of the song. I felt that the speed of the editing was a problem and so when I was told that this should be altered, it confirmed my suspicion so I set about changing this and this resulted in the video being edited up to 3 times a second. I certainly felt that the change in the speed of editing meant that my video flowed from shot to shot more naturally.

 The third response was pleasing for me to hear as it meant that I had successfully got the message across to the audience as to how the boy was related to the lyrics. Finally, the fourth response was something that I found useful but unfortunately I did not have enough time to make these recommended changes despite my wishes because I did not leave enough time towards the end of the year. 

This is my finished video that reflects the changes that I made to the original rough cut version.