Rough Cut and Feedback of our Video Fineshrine

Audience Feedback

The audience which I showed our ruff cut to really loved it. They thought that the footage which we had got was very meaningful and worked very well with the choice of song. They could tell what the narrative was about which meant that the editing was done well due to the fact they could tell the storyline. There is a few weaknesses and they were down to timing in the rough cut. We took footage of some of the same shots when the floor was wet and dry and we got a bit muddled when editing this footage. The audience noticed that we need to change one of the shots from having dry floor to wet floor as the bedroom has flooded at this point. I agree that we need to go back and just keeping checking what shots have been flooded and which ones haven't.

What do you think of the footage?
I really like the footage and I think it works well with your song. It's interesting to watch and you don't get bored at all watching the video. The shot which I like the most is the Ariel shot of Isa in the bed.

Can you tell what the narrative is?
Yes, it's a very clear narrative, the only thing which I've noticed is that at one point when the bedroom has flooded, there is a shot where the bedroom goes back to being dry. This doesn't make much sense, so I think this may be a mistake.

Do you think the editing fits well with the song?
Yes, it all flows really well, there is a part where Isa pulls her hand together and the lyrics read 'and pull' which fits particularly well. The band footage works really well with the other parts and has been edited in to work well with the lip sync as it looks like the singer is really singing. There is only one part towards the end of the song where the  singer is slightly out of time but it just needs changing very slightly.

Is there anything you think we could improve on?
I think all you need to work on is making sure that the timing on everything works well and make sure that it flows slightly better than it does at the moment. I think the shot where the taps are running doesn't look quite right and maybe should be swapped for another shot. It's not a very interesting shot as well as not looking as clean as the others. Also towards the end its a bit mix and match. It needs to be flow more towards the end and needs something to happen with the last shot.

What's your overall view?
I really like it and I don't think there is much to do. If that was your final piece I would be surprised. The editing has been done really well and the footage is amazing. The storyline makes sense and

Evaluation of Progress with Editing

When we first looked at our footage that we had got once we had filmed we were all so happy with it. We had got the right footage needed to put our idea into action. When we put it all on Final Cut Pro we looked through all of the footage and there was a few clips that we got rid of due to it not being any good. We wanted a certain look for our video which we had managed to get on the day of the shoot. There was some shots in slow motion which happened to turn out very well as well as the performance element.

To start off we put the narrative in order as we wanted our music video to be more narrative focused. Once we have sorted out the narative and the order which it goes in we would then add the performance element in. We thought this way we can make sure that storyline flows and doesn't look patchy at any point. At first we did it very roughly just so we could get a rough outline and then the further along we got with the editing the more it came together. We had to make sure when editing that when changing
shots it chanaged at the right beat because otherwise it wouldn't look right and would make people feel awkard watching it. Thankfully most of us in the group are very familiar with listening to beats and drops in music and so they knew when it was best to change the shot. It was hard to make sure that the shots didn't change really quickly or to slowly and this is what's taking the longest amount of time to sort out.
We did have a few problems along the way. We as a group really liked the big shot of Isa getting in the bath but when it was at normal speed it just didn't come across as looking right. However we did end up speeding up the bath filling up because of course we couldn't have had normal speed as it would take ages and take up the majority of our video. Another problem that we picked up was that we were flooding the video to early and then running out out of the storyline at the end. We had to go back and use the bedroom footage to our advantage which was fine because we hadn't used any of that footage yet.

We then went to put the performance element in which was quite nerving to do due to the fact we liked our story line and we didn't want to mess up our narrative. We also weren't sure whether the lighting would look werid going from being in a dark atomsphere and then suddenly changing to a brand new light as well as some bright inks being dripped down infront of the performers. Once we had put it all together it didn't look strange and it actually worked very well together. Also by using the performance element it meant that we filled some of the spaces which we had left. We are now carrying on editing and working on another cut of the video to see if there is any other ways that we could put it together. We also need to carry on working on the shot of Isa in the bath and see how we can make it look as if she is dissolving in the bath. So this is something that we really need to work on and make sure that we do it well so it doens't ruin the video that we have already created.

Evaluation of our First Draft Website

When setting up our first draft for our website we used the website 'wix.com' which is a website you use to make your own website. There are many layouts that you can choose from and the reason we chose ours was due to us as a group liking the layout but as well as that the colour scheme also fitting perfectly with our band. We changed the subtitles from what they were before and changed them to appropriate ones for us.

When we started the website we had to think of a design that would fit our band appropriately. We decided to go for a rather neutral colour and also we like the layout of our website which is what caught our attention. We started first by setting up the website tittles at the top of the page. We had to think of names that other websites would use as subtitles to help fans find what they want to see. We looked at many other websites to look at the colour schemes they have used and the different types of layouts that they choose. We have made ours very different to theirs though as our band is quite different. We had taken photos on the day of our shoot which we added to our website because we thought that fans would be interested in what goes on behind the scenes. 

This is only our first draft though so we have seen things that we do need to improve on and things, which we need to do in order to make it better. We need to take more photos of the band, with both of them and single shots. We shall do this though and add them to the website. I like the layout of the website though and think it fits well with our band look. By looking at other websites we could recognise what other bands wrote for things such as their latest news and how they layed our their tour dates. We took inspiration from them and applied it to ours. 

We are all very happy with the results and are happy that there are things we need to improve on. Its good that we can see now what there is to improve as sometimes you disregard them? I am happy with the layout as well as the colour scheme.