Rough Cut of Music Video with Feedback

This is my Rough Cut of my music video 'Serial Killer'

Music Video Serial Killer from SMC on Vimeo.

Here below is some feedback I have received:

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Changes made after feedback

After posting my Rough Cut for my Music Video, I received a lot of positive feedback, for example comments such as "This is a really excellent vintage style of the video epitomise the style of Lana Del Rey". illustrated that I achieve one of my initial aims of making the video vintage, which will keep it conventional to the artist.

Also another member said "I like that fact that the video is shot in the same but you still made it interesting by using various camera shots and filters". This to me indicates how I effectively achieved another aim of mine, as using the same location was a risk for the audience potentially not being captivated by the video, this highlights that I was still able to draw in a audience.

Overall doing my music video allowed me to enhance my technical skills such as using different video effects e.g three-wheel colour corrector, and video transitions e.g cross dissolve. I also believe whilst shooting the video, I made sure I used a range of shoots such as mid-shots, panning shots, long shots and mainly close up shots which is a great way to sell the artist.

By putting up a Rough Cut was very beneficial although I gained positive feedback I also gained constructive feedback which i find very useful. For example a member said "My only concern is that the lip-syncing is not accurate in most scenes" "I noticed you edited most of your footage....some are left out., especially at 3:11-3:14. Comments such as these allowed me to then go back and make further changes, such as to make the lip-syncing more accurate I changed the speed duration which then allowed it to match up accordingly. I also made sure all the clips had filters on it which I changed on video effects.

As those were the only comments regarding to make changes I watched my rough cut for a long period of time and analysed it in depth. This then allowed me to make some critical changes which I felt was needed, for example from 0:26-0:30 where there is a panning shot which captures the mise en scene, I wanted it to flow better and look more daunting. This was done by speeding up the speed durations and changing the filter of the red. I also wanted another panning shots of the trees, as I felt I had too much shots of my actress walking, this was changed at 0:59-1:02 where it was a mid shot of my actress walking, I then chose another shot of the trees with a reddish filter. I noticed from the dancing clip at 1:51-1:59 the framing of the arms and head come out of the actual frame, due to my actress putting her arms up and the close up shot. I then used another clip of the dancing scene which was in the correct framing which came out effectively.