Evaluation Question 3

During the process of editing my music video I received feedback from my classmates and my teacher on ways I can improve my video before the final outcome was complete. Some of the things I got told is that I had to ensure that the footage I filmed was not shaky so that meant that I had to re film some footage so that it was nice and stable. Another piece of feedback that I received was to make sure that the music was in sync with the lip singing due to the fact that at some moments it didn't quite match. So I had to watch my video and look out for parts in which the lip syncing didn't match the music and made sure to edit the lip syncing as precisely as possible to the music.

After I had finished editing my video and had the final product, I showed it to my class as well as friends and family. The feedback I that i was given was generally positive, although there were a few comments for room of improvement.

Some of the positive feedback I received is that the viewers enjoyed my use of fairy lights as they thought it gave a nicer atmosphere to the setting of the scene when Marina (Alicia Keys) was in her room, they thought it made it look more realistic and like a typical setting of a young girls room. Another thing that the viewers liked is that we had a wide variety and a good use of shots and camera angles that made it more interesting for them to watch.

More positive feedback that I received is that my use of editing was good to create meaning, in addition to that the use of different scenes helped to make the video more refreshing to look at, also there was a good order of scenes. A member also said that shots were clear and concise and that it all flowed well together.

In addition to that another member of the audience said that the music was very in sync with the lip singing, I was pleased to hear this feedback as it was a factor I struggled with to make it as precise as possible whilst I was editing.

Some of the criticisms that I received is that most people thought it was rather difficult to understand that a dream was taking place when Marina was on the phone, so for future purposes I will ensure that editing is done well so that meanings are very clear for the viewer, more criticisms I received is that in some shots the lighting wasn't bright enough, if I was to do this again I would make sure that the lighting is as bright as I need it to be for that shot so that audience members don't struggle with watching the video.
Below is a variety of key words that came up often from the feedback I received, Good is in bold and bigger than the rest as it came up the most.