Hey guys, so we recently received some feedback on our preliminary task- don't worry it was all positive- however, I'd just like to discuss a few points I feel were Mine and Connors strengths and weakness'. I feel that Me and Connor came up with rather inventive idea's for our preliminary task, the use of a silhouette shot and also the reverse of a clip at the start of the video, was really effective for the audience. I noticed when others watched it, they couldn't stop watching, which is generally what you aim for when making a music video. Sir stated in the feedback sheet that the use of these skills have a good sense of aesthetic and recommended to use these in our final music video if relevant. Although the song we've chosen to do our final music video doesn't really fit this theme, I think it'd be effective if we used a 'silhouette in the sun' shot, maybe walking through a field, creating a silhouette image at dusk with the sun in the background, this would fit our theme a lot more as we want to make the video more fun and playful. Sir also stated that we used filters to keep a consistent sense of genre and appropriate look. I do find this useful as Me and Connor could add a vibrant filter overlaying our clips in order to give a happy and joyful feel to the video.
Although I do feel that our preliminary was successful I feel there is room for improvement and ways we can learn from this task. I do feel the filter was rather heavy and at times, when there was a close up shot, the audience struggled to see, this is not what we aimed for, as the clip was in reverse so we wanted everyone to be able to see it. In the future if we were to use this reverse technique again, we would make sure that the lighting is bright or use a more vibrant filter in order to enhance the feature's of our faces, bodies or even objects and make clear to the audience that the clip is being reversed. From the feedback we received, Sir suggested that if we do go for a similar aesthetic again, try aim to explore illustrator where we can write and draw over the video. I feel that this technique would work rather well, as we can use this in order to make the video more playful and enjoyable, especially as the less exciting parts, this may make the video more interactive and interesting and allow the audience to 'step into our shoes' rather than just simply watch a music video.
Below is the feedback sheet we received....
