Questions:
- What do you think worked well?
- What do you think could be improved?
- Did you understand the main plot of the music video?
- Is there anything you think should be taken out of the music video?
Mum:
"The connection between her as a child and her is an adult is a cool way of looking at the song"
"The cuts between shots could be a lot sharper and the matching between the song and the lip syncing is a little off at some times the little things are the difference between a good music video and a really good one."
"Yes, here and there I got a little lost i reckon it would be good to show a major difference between her when she is younger vs her when she is older maybe make the clips look a little ages or find something that works"
"There was on awkward clip before the first chorus which didn't really work well"
Hunter:
"I like how you made the videos of her childhood look a bit more aged and how you intensified the lighting in certain situations"
"Some of the footage is a little long and it draws out the chorus and clips a lot try adding more cuts in between the long clips"
"Yes I helped make the music video so i understand it very well"
"No its is pretty good i reckon you just need to add a little more to it"
Kayla:
"The cool effects and colours you have added to it made it quite cool"
"The light when shes on the stage can be a bit bright sometimes and its a little distracting"
"Yes it was pretty easy to follow what was happening"
"No its really good just need a few more touch ups"
Luke:
"I like the contrast between her life as a child and her life as she has grown up"
"The clip when she starts singing i think it might have been the chorus was really long and it really needed something to break it up"
"Yes I understood the basic concept of the video I think it got a little repetitive at one point so maybe making one part of the song dedicated to her younger life but i do like the idea of spreading it throughout"
"No i like the overall video it was pretty cool"
Tyson:
"I think the ending was really good how it was like a full reflection of her life up until present time it worked really well"
"I think some of the clips were a little awkward and just didn't fit the overall look of the clip but its just a minor adjustment"
"Yes it made sense of how she was remembering her younger self and reminiscing"
"Maybe those awkward clips but otherwise it was good"
Response:
Taking into account all of these responses the main criticisms i have heard are:
1) Some clips are too long
2) some clips look awkward
3) Sharper cuts between clips/ little touch ups
I will for my final edit add in an after effect to make the clips of when she is younger look like it was filmed on a vhs camera this helps to give a clear distinction between her as a young child vs present time.
I will work on adding more cutaway shots to shorten the longer clips but also make sure to not pick the clips that seem a bit awkward as we have plenty of footage to choose from.
