The beginning of this assignment was a success as we paired ourselves with a client who was reliable to begin with and the communication from both sides was good and we were discussing potential ideas for the music videos, where as in the stages where we should have been initiating an idea and coming together with times and dates to film I felt like we were let down and our client didn't have the requirements that we needed such as a final recording of the song. This held us back massively and we ended up losing contact with our client and having to suffice with creating a whole new music video with the same concept but a different song and different subject to film.
Improvements:
A big improvement that we could have picked on earlier on in the project was communication, communication between our client and between group members. I feel like if our communication was a lot more dedicated we would have ended up with a better outcome. We had a Facebook group chat set up with our client and all group members involved, this was a good way to communicate to begin with but when it came down to deciding important business to do with filming, we really needed another meeting with all persons involved so we could discuss our ideas in person, its a much better an reliable way of dealing with important decisions. I feel like communication could have been better int he group as well, personally I feel like I should have tried more to reach out and organise a meeting as i felt like it would benefit everyone involved, I should have spoken up about it and maybe the communication would have improved just a little.
What went well?
I feel like our ideas and concepts that we came up with were a really big strong point for us, we had so many ideas that were working so well and we were all very enthusiastic about exchanging ideas we were all very engaged with each others opinions, I think this was our strongest asset.
What didn't go well?
During the end of our project I was unable to film due to absence, leaving my group to film which was something we discussed for a while and decided that it was okay that I was absent during filming as I could create my own version through editing when I was back. Because of my absence this left my group one member down, when it comes to filming I feel like it's essential to have all member present, tit was not possible for me to be there at all and if we had not left filming so late I could have been there to film as I aimed to film before I left. Of course my absence didn't help but it wasn't anyones fault as we were behind on our filming schedule and our client really let us down. This caused our group to split in a way as I was left on my own to edit my own version of the music video as this was the fairest way to do it without scrapping the project entirely which wouldn't have been possible as we had no time left and very little options, especially after i came back.
Reviews
I showed my music video to several people who answered a questionnaire. Through my findings I found that the attributes that I liked the most about my music video other people also liked, out of the 15 people that filled out my questionnaire I found that 10 people picked up on the overlying technique that I used and that they thought it was really effective, something that I also thought was an effective technique.
Another 3 in 15 people thought that there were parts that could have been improved, such as the lack of narration, 1 person specifically commented that lip-synching could have been a nice addition to the music video, and I also agree with this statement and I feel as though this could have improved my music video massively.
10 in 15 people stated that they liked the music and that they thought it fitted well to suit the mood and the style of the footage.
2 out of 15 people thought the location could have been a bit more varied, they stated that the location seemed a bit repetitive. I really liked the location but i still agree with this statement, a few more locations included would have made the video a little more interesting.
