Feedback sheets for the second viewing of my music video

Final evaluation of my music video for my media coursework-questions

Key questions to answer for my final evaluation:

• In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real products?
• How effective is your combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
• What have you learned from your audience feedback?
• How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Filming and editing update 21/02/2017

Date: 21/02/2017

Description:
Today I analysed and evaluated the feedback I had received on my most recent showing of my music video and worked out what shots I need to re-do and when, the main shots that I felt I could update/ change today were the shots of the text messages on my phone, in my initial video the background was black and broke from the video's continuity and didn't help it to flow as well, therefore today I re-did these particular shots at the location that they would reflect and most effectively work with.

Furthermore in regards to my editing I removed some of the shots from the beginning and the end that I was told did not help conform with the video I made or to the genre that I was trying to convey.

Analysis of my 2nd feedback sheets for my Music Video

These are the responses from my class mates in regards to my music video upon the second and final viewing of it before it is marked,the responses came in three from: The elements that worked, the elements that need improving and the elements that don't work.

Elements that work well:

• Cinematography
• Lip synching
• Clear narrative
• Messages fit with the story
• Flashback effects
• Good editing
• Good adaptations from previous feedback
• Locations were good

Elements that need improving:

• Shaky camera
• Repetitive locations
• Some shots are too long
• Narrative unclear in some parts
• Needs a change in performance
• Not consistent weather
• Use some slow motion

Elements that don't work:

• Poem at beginning
• Phone sections are too dark/ don't work with the story
• Background doesn't fit
• Need to change up locations
• Cheeky wink at the end
• Head gets cut off in some areas

Filming and Editing Update 07/02/2017

Date: 07/02/2017

Description:
Today I have completed the final parts that I feel I needed to add onto my music video, from the last time I blogged I have added on several transitions and have adjusted the sequencing so that the locations are less consistent and therefore making the video more interesting, also I have added a small voice audio clip into the beginning, I have done this as a from of intertextuality in reference to the Pop video by Justin Bieber entitled 'Love Yourself', I have done this to make the video more appealing because fans of Bieber will recognise the style used.

Filming and Editing Update 31/01/2017

Date: 31/01/2017

Description:
Today I have re-edited my music video much more extensively and with updates to the clips and the variety of locations I used (a key edit my feedback sheets expressed).
Unfortunately due to recent technical difficulties regarding my music video and FinePix Pro I was forced in essence to completely re-edit the entire music video and take the original clips and put them back into my video, while this was a time consuming process it was still completed.

Today as I said I have in-put the new clips that were requested from my feedback sheets, these clips are also important because they help to reveal the narrative of my video much more and further allow the video to be less consistent and predictable.

Filming Blog Post for 4th red-shoot

Date: 27/01/2017

Description:
On Tuesday the 24th of January 2017 I did some more re-shooting for my Music Video, unfortunately my intention to do the majority of filming outside of school on that day was set back slightly by the lack of willing cameramen/women.

However I was able to do some of the key scene shooting inside of school and I was able to secure some very usable film. Moreover despite the set back I was still able to film outside of school because I needed to gain some more landscape panning shots as suggested by my teacher and fellow class mates.

4th Edit to my Magazine Advert

3rd Re-Edit of my Digipak and Mag Advert

These are the re-edits for my Digipak and Magazine Advert, my digipak remains relatively the same except for a few adjust,tents to the fonts and spines.

My Magazine Advert is completely different though, because I didn't have a non blurry version of the picture I had used I decided to use a style that a majority of my fellow classmates had done by which the main image was the CD Cover with key info and social media sites spread around it.

This is much more effective in my opinion and personal i believe it gives me much more room to edit and adjust it to my preferred style.

General Analysis of my feedback sheets for my Digipak and Magazine Advert

Elements that worked well:

• Clear and consistent colour scheme,
• Very conventional to my artist,
• Appropriate fonts used,
• the Track listing is effective,
• A consistent theme throughout,
• The pictures used are appropriate,
• The layout is conventional and effective,
• The colour scheme works well,

Elements that need adjusting:

• Blurry picture on the Mag Advert needs to be replaced/ re-shot,
• The logo looks out of place on the digipak,
• Too many fonts are used,
• Magazine looks more like a cover rather than an advert,
• The spine is too plain,
• The album cover blends in too much,
• The social media links need to be more readable,
• Don't underline anything,
• Use the same fonts on both Mag Advert and Digipak,
• Adjust the font colour on the Track Listing,
• Make the barcode smaller,
• Make the typography clearer to read,

Elements that don't work:

• Don't use Comic-Sans,
• Remove the white background behind the text on Mag Advert,
• Album cover is too small in the background,

General Analysis of my feedback sheets for my Music Video

Elements that worked well:

• The lip-synching is very effective and precise,
• The cinematography works well,
• The type of location does work,
• Costume conforms to the artist,
• End shot works well with the song,
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Elements that need to be developed:

• It is too repetitive-need to change up my locations for my shoot,
• Adjust the clips to reveal the narrative more,
• Need to incorporate different shots-the shot yes are too repetitive,
• Remove the clapping at the end of the song,
• use more panning shots in the video,
• The video needs to be re-shot on a single day,

Elements that don't work:

• The transition at the very beginning doesn't work
• Re-shoot some of the clips-moving vehicles in the background

2nd feedback of my Digipak and Magazine Advert

2nd feedback for my Music Video

2nd Draft of my Music Video

3rd shoot of my Music Video vlog

Date: 09/12/2016

People Involved: Robert, Harry

Description:

Today myself and my friend Harry went out to Danson Park and did the final shooting for my Music Vide, unfortunately the weather today was not the best and was significantly different compared to previous shoots, therefore due to a time constraint leading up to Christmas I should be able to do any re-shoots after Christmas in the lead up to February when my final product must be given in.

2nd Re-edit of my Digipak

Questionnaires on the Pop genre as Research for my Music Video

Pop Genre Questionnaires:

These are the scans of the Questionnaires that I gave to my class mates to act as research for my understanding of the Pop genre and to help me understand more about my music videos needs/ conventions.

1st Draft Version of my Music Video-Analysis

In this analysis of my 1st draft I will be looking at how my video conforms to the codes and conventions of the Pop video and also how my Artists background/ personality is shown through the music video.

Through my song selection my music video conforms to the Pop genre because:

• It conforms to the idea that it looks to a youth market as its target audience (see Audience profile for specifics),

• While it is mainly a slow song the mix of fast editing and long shots are related to music videos released by male artist,

• The camera shots and angles are at a good distance where they are close enough to see the artist singing while far enough to allow the audience to see the guitar being played

Through the conformities of my artist my music video:

• Relates to my artist through his love nature and the outdoors,

• His clothing is very open and bright but still comfortable thus showing his simple but open personality to his audience,

• The use of the guitar to express his profession of being an experienced guitar player helps the audience understands his skills and are thus able to relate thorium more, particularly those audiences interested in music and performance,
  
  
  
  

1st Draft Version of my Music Video

Red-edited Versions of my Digipak and Magazine

These are the redrafted versions of my original Digipak and Magazine advert, using the feedback I gained last time form my class mates the main edits i did were to my Magazine advert because I had in fact originally made it into a Magazine Cover, although I did also adjust the position of the Digipak photos to make them more coherent to the design of a conventional Digipak.