Saturday, 12 March 2011

2. Evaluation - Combination of main product and ancillary texts

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

Using different types of media in coalition with one project will have numerous advantages and positive aspects, including disadvantages and negative aspects.

Advantages

  • Our music video will be publicised quicker and more effectively than on its own
  • The video compliments the song and adds value to it
  • The video may be associated with the song or vice versa
  • Sales of the song will most likely rise due to the increase in advertisement
  • The artists will be more well known
  • Would be targeting our audience of "Urban" teenagers
  • Not just one audience but two - hip hop and indie music lovers
  • Would be available for anybody to watch and listen - internet, local radio etc.

Disadvantages

  • With a combination of two genres, maybe audiences who follow that genre wouldn't enjoy the song
  • The images on the advert and digi pack may be vague and difficult to link to the video
  • Opinions of the quality of the video and narrative may vary
  • Some of the lip synching could have been better and clearer
  • The messages in the narrative may be difficult to interpret

What was liked

  • The variety of camera shots - long, mid, close ups etc.
  • The variety of camera movement - panning, tracking, point of view etc.
  • The variety of editing - over-lapping scenes, flashbacks, dissolves, fade in/outs etc.
  • Use of props to symbolise theme of video and song

What wasn't liked

  • The lack of a basic storyline - some found it difficult to understand
  • The length of some scenes was too long
  • Hit alot of external obstacles during filming - weather, illnesses, other commitments etc.

We conducted a word search to find key words for our audience to say about our music video, both positive and negative. (click to enlarge)


Wordle: A2 music vid words

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