Qualitative Feedback

I asked some peers and classmates for feedback on our second rought cut of our video so that we could ammend anything that people felt did not go well or looked un-professional or out of place. This also allowed us to find out what aspects of our video people enjoyed the most so that we could exploit these shots or editing methods even more in our final cuts. Although we came out with much more praise than criticism we understand that this may be because people don't want to be rude, and we are not under any impression that all the work is done because people already like the video.

The Good

• People liked the extreme close-up of Josh's eyes at 0:05 as it looked professional.
• The high-angle shot at 0:18-0:20 followed by the low-angle shot from 0:20-0:23 praised as it showed a variety of shots.
• The very quick longshot of Josh at 0:24 was also singled out as it was cut to the beat nicely.
• Josh was also praised for his performance in this cut. We anticipated that there was a lack of enthusiasm or creativity in the performance in our first cut so we were glad that this improvement was picked up on in the second cut, for example with Josh's dancing at 0:54
• The shot of Josh in the music booth at 1:03 and 1:14 also went down well as people liked the way the camera was shaking and the performance was becoming more energetic as the song also became more intense at this stage.
• Josh drinking at 1:09 produced a few laughs, as intended.
• We were also told that the longshot of the dogs at 1:31 went well with the beat.
• The very short shot of Josh jumping a fence at 1:38 was also singled out as a good shot.

The Not So Good

• Concerns were raised about the lip syncing during the close-up of Josh at 0:36 to 0:38.
• The shot from 2:07 to 2:14 was criticised for being possibly too long, and would look better with another quick shot in the middle at around 2:10.
• People said that as the outro plays from around 2:50 to 3:10 people wouldn't mind seeing Josh dancing again.
• Obviously concerns were also raised about the general missing spaces in footage but we fully intend to fill all the gaps!