Evaluation Question 3

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

             

Model: Mursal Butt

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Question 3

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

What positive comments your peers, teachers, focus group had about your video?

I had many positive feedbacks from my fellow classmates, teachers and focus group. My peers liked how the whole perception of the music video worked, as well as liking the idea how the video linked with the lyrics telling a sad and emotional journey of a young vulnerable girl. Many of my peers liked the idea of showing the young girls point of view, as this showed a different perspective and made the music video more intriguing. Also, by the use of colour and fades used, this built a real music video convention and created a different atmosphere which made it interesting to watch the music video. My teacher and peers were really pleased with the multiple media products which we created and really liked how the whole idea came through, although within our group we had a few differences but we worked together in order to get the right concept for our music video, digipak and advert (poster).

What negative comments were made by your peers, teachers, and focus groups?

There were a few negative, room for improvement, comments in regards to the music video, for instance, the length of the clip where there is a shot of the mother’s hand applying a plaster on her daughter’s face could be shortened. In addition, the make-up scene towards the end of the music video could also be reduced in length as it consumes a lot time. Instead, after cutting down the clip in the end, there can be another clip added showing a scene where a glass item breaks which signifies the end of the music video. In regards to the digipak and advert there were a few comments made about the font and the use of colour, which could be improved on.

How those comments might change the way you work in the future?

The comments received from my target audience, peers, teachers and focus group allowed me to take into account of what could be changed or improved in order to better my multiple media products in the future. These comments also encouraged me to think of other dynamic and creative ways in furtherance to enhance and excel in the process of creating and presenting my multiple media products in the future. In addition, after taking into consideration the thoughts and comments on my media products, I will use them as guidelines for future reference in the pursuance of creating multiple media products.

What the comments taught you about the process of producing and editing a music video?

The comments collected in relevance to my music video, digipak and advert (poster) taught me a number of things about the process of producing and editing a music video. For instance, the comments from fellow peers and target audience gave me an even further insight to what I could tweak in my music video to their preferences. Whereas, the comments received from my teachers allowed me to better the quality of my music video, in terms of producing and editing my music video. The comments helped me to adapt and gain an understanding of a real music video which allowed me to embed this into my own work; this helped me in the production of my music video. In the process of editing my music video, I found it helpful to frequently ask my peers about what they were prefer in order to keep up with the constantly updating world of my target audience, its genre and subculture. This allowed me to keep up to date with the taste and choice of my target audience.

Audience Feedback Summary

I have gathered all my research and I have come to a conclusion that there was a balance of choices that gave me a great idea of what my target audience liked and disliked. As I look at my audience feedback I can tell that, the public liked my music video and the camera shots implemented including the colour contrast. When I handed out my feedback form to my audience, they liked the flow of the music video and how the whole lyrics linked with the video in order to tell an empowering story. I asked the audience whether they found the digipak eye catching, and according to the feedback from the questionnaire they liked the front cover of my digipak. This was good to know because that’s the way I wanted my digipak to come across, as well as being recognisable in the shops, on iTunes and online.

I wanted to know whether the text and font on my digipak grabbed the audience’s attention, and by looking at my audience feedback you can see that some preferred the text and font and some didn’t as they thought the font should have been bolder and the layout should have been different on the advert (poster) as well as digipak. This allowed me to get a visual idea of what my audience was looking for. The feedback form shows that the audience liked that the images went well with the music video, showing dominance by the male figure in comparison to the female figure. This told me that my music video is telling its story and that it was understood well by my audience. When I did my drafts for my digipak and poster, I wanted to make sure that the colour coordination of the digipak and poster went well and didn't have a variety of colours on it, making it based on just two specific colours to portray the story. The feedback from the audience told me that they liked the colour coordination; and that it reflected really well with the whole concept. This told me that my colour choice for both the digipak and poster wasn't too much for the eye but was just right for the audience.

I wanted my advert (poster) to be great for my target audience, but I wanted to know if the target audience was the right choice for my advert, as my preferred target audience was 18 to 24 years old. So I decided in order to make this advert right for my target audience, I asked the public what they thought and majority of the people had said 18 to 24 year olds, which I personally thought was a reasonable age for my target audience. This made me realise that I needed to make my advert more mature but with a bit of kick to it, to get the viewers engaged.

I didn't want my feedback form to be biased and just based on the positive and so therefore I included questions such as what could be improved, in order to allow me to look at what the audience have to say and what I can do to be able to improve on the negative comments given. I wanted to know what could be improved and by doing my primary research I found that the layout and font/text could be improved, after seeing the outcomes for development, I looked at the result overall and looked at what my target audience wanted and what they liked and disliked and how it could be developed and adapt to their taste. By looking over my research this helped me make few adjustments and rearrangements to my multiple media products.

By looking at my feedback form, it has allowed me to makes changes in a number of ways to enhance my music video, digipak and advert. It has given me a vast idea on what my target audience likes and dislikes as well as what they are looking for. This is useful as well as vital, as it has helped me create my final products. This has allowed me to have a bigger picture of what my audience is looking for. I have taken all the feedback on board and shall adapt this feedback to my work; making my music video, digipak and advert the way my target audience wants it, by taking their thoughts and opinions into consideration to make my final products a great hit overall.