Audience feedback of final music video

After I had finished editing my music video I uploaded it to youtube, and from youtube to facebook, so that I was able to gain audience feedback. This is possible as both facebook and youtube are web 2.0 allowing users to comments on posts. Here was the feed back I gained from facebook:

The feedback I received was mainly positive, for example ‘I like how you've used colour to show the contrast between the different time periods. And the superimposition effect of Owen disappearing = amazing.’ This was reiterated through many of the audience feedback. The feedback showed me that the themes I included in the music of the used of black and white clips to differentiate from the past and present, this is also true of the fading out shots to show that Owen was no longer alive. The emotive feelings I wanted to portray throughout the music was also picked up on in my audience feedback ‘it’s made me feel sad :'( that’s how believable it is’. The video also received 11 'likes', which’s shows the positive response the video obtained.The one piece of constrictive criticism I received was ‘maybe the only negative comment I can make is your facial expressions in relation to what you're saying when you're lip synching.’ This is a minor criticism as it relates to acting skill and not the constriction of the video itself.

 

The feedback I have received on youtube is more limited than facebook as it is such a large website with thousands of videos uploaded a day. Youtube also works by the scribers and I have no had the time to build up a fan base to view my video. The feedback I have received from Youtube has been positive with 64 views in the last 4 days it has been uploaded. It has also received 3 'likes' and one comment saying ‘very good :)’.

Overall, I am happy with the feedback and ‘likes’ my music video has received. It shows a positive reaction for a wide target audience through the two websites. This is important as the primary goal of a music video is to entice the audience and engage with them to purchase the single. 

Final music video

Props for my music video.

 The jewellery will be worn by the artist in the video (me) to symbolise the love she has for her boyfriend/partners. It also shows even though he is no longer with her, her feels for him still remain.

The picture will be shown in the opening clips of the video to show the relationships between the two people. The picture will also be used in a shot of the girl crying looking at the photo, this it to show her missing her boyfriend/partner.

The dress will be used in the shots of the artist sing to the song. I have decided to use this dress because the black represents the sadness and mourning the girl is going through and the pink is a stereotypical colour associated with females.

Music video storyboard

I have decided to have some of my clips in black and white. This is to distinguish from what is mean to be the present time (clips in normal colour) and the past (clips in black and white) this will become clear to the audience at the end of the video when then artist is standing at her boyfriends gravestone which it set in the present. I have also decided to include the effect of fading the boyfriend out to show the audience that he is not longer around but the artist has not forgotten him.I also want the video to be as emotive as possible to fit in with the lyrics and message of the song. 

Girls Aloud CD magazine advert analysis

The poster takes up have an A4 page. The advert  is not for an album but for a tour, this however does not affect its layout as it is still aimed at the same target audience and is still selling the artist. The Picture which takes up half of the advert attracts the audience’s attention as it is large and colourful. The title on the picture stands out most on the page due to its size, font and colouring. The font of the writing appearing in 3D makes the writing pop out of the page and the shaping of the writing also help it stand out. The five silhouettes show the audience the genre of music being a girl band even if there wasn’t a title. The information in separate from the picture and separated by different colours read and black.