Organised Screening Feedback

I organised a screening of my final draft of my music video, to ensure that there were no more adjustments that needed to be made. Once I had shown my target audience my final music video, I asked them to look through the pile of papers in the middle of the table. On these pieces of paper, I wrote down my key aims, themes and particular shots I wanted people to notice. I then asked my audience members to look through and choose one/or more sheets that they felt were strongly represented or true. If audience members did not agree with any, they were allowed to not choose any. Luckily, all audience members chose one or more that they agreed with! Making me feel as though my final draft was successful! 

Here is some photo evidence of the feedback I received:

As you can see, the elements my audience members enjoyed or agreed were present are all fundamental parts of a music video for example; creative shots, mise en scene, editing that fits with the music, themes that suit the Indie Folk genre. This makes me feel as though I have successfully created a product that would do well under my chosen genre, due to audience members appreciating my efforts.

Twitter Audience Feedback

I have posted a message on Twitter today and asked my followers to have a look at the second drafts of my products:

 

The responses I gathered were generlly positive. My followers said that they liked all my products and think they look very professional. However, the sepia filter i put on my music video was not liked. People prefered the original untouched footage, as they said it appeared more high quality and conveyed light a lot better. This has made me feel as though I should get rid of the filter i put on in After Effects and change it back to the higher quality footage.

Facebook Audience Feedback

 

I went onto Facebook and asked some friends and family to have a look at my first drafts of my music video, digipak and magazine advert and then Inbox me with their likes and dislikes, here is what I recieved:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After looking at the comments I feel very pleased with my success in creating my music video. It appears that it conveys the Indie Folk genre well, as well displaying an interesting narrative using creative shots.

However, my magazine advert and digipak are the products I need to work on the most, I am going to put a particular focus on creating a house style and ensuring they look as though they are linked to the same artist.

Audience feedback on first draft of music video

POSITIVES:

• The pace of the cuts of the shots complements the pace of the song you have used
• The visuals are very high quality
• The location fits perfectly with your genre of Indie Folk
• The stoyline is grasping and represents the song lyrics
• It has a fairytale feel to it, almost as if she is Red Riding Hood, or the mother is Rupunzal - locked in the castle
• Costume and miseen scene have been cleverly thought about, considering the era you are trying to represent.
• The subplot of the mother waiting for her daughter gives the music video a bit more thought.

TO IMPROVE:

• The video is beautifully put together, however the 1950's era is not yet successfully portrayed. It might be due to the way the lighting is too bright. I suggest you use after effects to change the lighting a bit, add some special effects.
• The lighing changes in some shots, perhaps After Effects editing uing filter lights could improve it slighly.

Feedback - First Draft of Magazine Advert

I decided to ask for feedback for my first magazine draft, as I feel there is something missing. This is what I gathered from asking people that are my target audience:

• It looks too much like a film poster, not looking as though it is a musician enough
• It looks very plain and spacious, the green is so dark it highlights the empty spaces inbetween the text
• The boarder around the picture looks out of place. The picture should fill the page!
• There needs to be some reference to social networking and interactions with the public, such as a smartphone barcode or a twitter hashtag
• There should be an actual photo of the album or digipak, so audiences know what to look out for when going to the shops.

Therefore, I am going to take all of this feedback into account and try to change my Magazine to be more suitable for my target audience.

Audience Questionnaire Results!

As you can see, I have asked a number of my target audience questions about Indie Folk music. I wanted to know who their favourite artist was, this is because it will allow me to research into these artists and the styles of their music videos and adapt these into my own music video, making it look at though I have considered all aspects of Indie Folk music. In terms of the actual video, I decided I would ask about what my audience want to see when watching an Indie Folk music video. This was extremely helpful, as it made me feel as though the narrative I am creating within my music video is appropriate. It has given me ideas on particular shots I can use within my music video, that audiences find grasping. As well as all of this, it has reminded me of certain aspects that can often be forgotten, such as mise-en-scene and how important this is to make the actual product visually pleasing.

Audience Questionnaire

Audience Questionnaire I decided i would create an audience questionnaire, this is because i feel that i should gather as much information about my target audience's views Indie Folk music and their music videos, in order to inspire me when filming my own. The aim of my production is to make a video that is appealing to my target audience, Therefore it is essential that I research into what my audience are looking for when watching music videos of Indie Folk genre...

Who are the audience of Indie Folk Music?

Who Are the Audience of Indie Folk Music