Final Cut Feedback

Ruby and Amie

As we did for our rough cut, we showcased our final cut on the projector in front of our media class in order to get feedback from people who had been through the same process as us. 

We were eager to show people what we had done as we had worked really hard since the rough cut as we had filmed the whole performance again.

Here are some photos of the class watching our music video:

Just like before they were asked to write feedback hopefully including more positives than negatives!

Here is a summary of the points made:

+ a lot better than the rough cut

+titles at the start look professional

+ candle shot was effective

+ makeup was good

+ well edited, editing suits the pace of the editing

+ shots of piano/church really good

+ lighting of church shots are good

+ good locations

+ good use of mise-en-scene

+ good angles

+ first stained glass shot is fantastic

+ high quality shots

+ good selection of shots for a slow song

- zooms are too long and off putting

- shots of the model walking towards camera should be shorter

- model cannot play the keyboard/ doesn't look like she's playing

- lip sync is out in some parts

- second stained glass window shot is not needed and was not in focus

- too many scenes with the book

- too much panning 

Mid Review Blog Feedback

Completed by Ruby and Amie

Ruby's Feedback for Amie 

"Will take on board. As a group it's really valuable to give each other effective feedback and being able to do it so openly. It really will improve our work as a group in the long run." -Amie

Amie's Feedback for Ruby 

"Looking at what went well and even better if will help improve my work and I will do my best" 

-Ruby

Group Feedback From Both of Us

Rough Cut Feedback

Completed by Ruby and Amie 

We showed the class our rough cut music video and asked them to write down feedback. We received both positive and negative as well as suggestions.  

Our main issue was our performance which consisted of a closeup:
Differences in opinion about the close up performance; some said the closeups looks good, others say they look strange with the narrative, the performance shots should be varied, the closeup is too extreme, closeup gets repetitive.

What Went Well:
+ good lip-syncing
+ Camden Lock looks good and suits the song
+ reflection in the train window is effective
+ nice still shots
+ good walking shot
+ good use of mise-en-scene as it works with the song
+ lovely candle shot which works well
+ like the ending
+ good range of shots
+ some good ideas
+ good use of different locations
+ like the calmness of it
+ good British narrative for a British song
+ outfits work well 

Even Better If: - dodgy zooms and tilts
- don't like her stopping by the horse
- doesn't work with her staring at the camera
- didn't like the last shot
- don't understand the books relevance 
- some background sound still in 
- lighting for the narrative needs correcting
- some shots are too long
- not much narrative progression 
- have a better mise-en-scene
- don't like the tracking wood shot

Other Suggestions:
- include a piano
- more emotion in her face when she is singing
- use the light scene more
- performance should be more interesting
- show the man she is singing about