Final reflections on the project

In terms of my overall aims I think this project was a success in terms of planning, filming and editing. I wanted to be more creative with each of these aspects and think that after deciding on a complex and detailed MES and narrative for the video we were challenged to work hard and put in a lot of effort in production. Watching our video now I feel that we still could have filmed a better framed master shot of the band and a greater variety of whole band shots but we were at the time limited by the enclosed space. I also feel that if we had planned two days with our ‘black-hands’ actors then we could have formed a more comprehensive narrative and conveyed the structure of the narrative better to our audience. I also feel that the introduction of the video looks slightly out of the context of the video because of the complete contrast in MES and lighting and also because the band members faces are not explicitly seen really. We tried to fix this problem by greatly altering the brightness/contrast on Premiere Pro and also zooming in on some shots. For the last shot where the glass is broken we should have filmed it showing the person swinging the pole too as some people were unsure of what was happening in the shot. I am very pleased with my overall effort in production of this music video and the criticism it has received.

I am equally pleased with our Myspace and album cover and the feedback they received too and their effect as an overall promotional package. I have thoroughly enjoyed this product and feel that I put in the necessary time and effort to form a great production.