Feedback

Interviews

We decided as a group we wanted to conduct some interview to gain some feedback on our music video. We talked to the same people as we did previously, we did this becuase we asked a range of ages and gender, making for an accurlate response from an audience member. In our last interview we question them questions about there intial response to the song and what images and moods came to them when listening, so we thought it was a good idea to ask them to watch the video and see if it meet to there expectations. We found out from the feedback the more older people we asked the more they like the narrative side of the video--commenting "that was my favourite bit" Maybe becuase of the live performance shot were considered to be too dark--lighting wise compared to the rest of the production, which was outside with good natural light. I also think they thought the shots weren't as clean cut as the others in the performance shots, as some were hand held they became wobbly and not as affective in their eyes. Althought this particular comment was out of our control--as we couldn't change the lighting at the event just to suit us filming it was difficult to produce shots that weren't so dark, we did try our best but maybe for next time we shouldn't have film at a gig. Instead taken time to arrange a shooting day with the band to just film them playing. Overall the feedback from the interviews was really useful and helped us understand an outsiders look of the video. We got some really encouraging comments that we were really pleased with and items to consider for next time.

Another source of feedback came through the use of the video haring website called Youtube. We decided to upload our music video on and see if we could gain any feedback/comments anyone would like to make. This is the response we got.

These comment are valuable in helping us think about the elements we could improve upon for next time specically from Leigh as he has done a degree in Media knows the technicality of creating a music video and different software to use to create a professional looking music video. It was really interesting to get his specialist knowledge on our video. He include some really good points about how to achieve a smooth shot and what kind of software is needed--something I never thought about and getting the shot exactly in time with the song--this is when he showed his experience in the field as we thought it was pretty much bang on. I was really happy with the positive points he made about the mood we created that its fun and suting the song. Overall very helpful comments that we can take on board and consider.
DanceGreanade have a Group on Facebook which allows fans to find out the latest information about the next gigs and new music coming up. So it was important for the band to post the music video on this site so it could be viewed by friends and keep interest alive for the fans of the band. Throught posting it we gained likes and comments.

To gain a more rounded repsonse of our video from an inspiring film maker and passionate person in the media field i asked my friend Steven Leeks for a few points of feedback for our video he has previously done an A Level Media course, then went on to do a degree and is now working as a cameraman at Ideal Home. So his knowledge technical wise is a good source for us to consider if we did everything the best we could and whether we might have cut some corners or any methods we didn't so that we could of. This is what he said.

Dance Grenade Comments

 

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 memeber directly--so they could put it on facebook. We were so passionate and pleased with the result of the music video they left us some feedback. They also decided it shared it on there own personal facebook profiles-so everyone could access the video including friends and family. This really showed us that they were proud of what we produced and wanted to let everyone know.

As a group we next decided to gain some feedback from our digipak and our magazine advert. We used the same method of posting it on Facebook, so all of our friends and DanceGrenade fans could view and like or comment. We didn't manage to get many feedback from the magazine advert but there was feedback from 3 members of DanceGrenade and from a student who also does Media A Level, so this meant the comments were accurlate and informative. So we could learnt from them fo next time. I thought it was brilliant that the band commented on how much they liked our products we created, as they said which sides they prefer on the digipak. This was lovely as we worked really hard and to recieve such positive and passionate feedback-was a big bonus for our group. 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.