Audience Feedback: Creative Arts Evening

A creative arts evening was held on the 20th March 2012 to exhibit the Sixth Form's work to a large audience. This evening allowed the group to show case the first edit of our video to the audience, aged between 11-80. A video booth was set up to allow the audience to give constructive criticism and feedback.

The audience analysed the video in a connotative and denotative manor allowing the group to understand the constructive criticism given and to change the video if necessary.

Development: Audience Feedback

Below are a few of the constructive comments that have been given by year 10 and 11 media students after a viewing of the video.

After the screening the group asked the classes to fill in a simple questionairre. The questions which were were asked were:
'Did you enjoy it?'
'Was the mise-en-scene constructed well?'

Below are some other examples of the feedback given:

Male.14
Kept with the mise-en-scene

Kept with the theme of the original video but manipulated it to suit

Some of the shots were a bit fuzzy at times

Male.16
Fade effect linked well throughout. Good motif

Camera work a bit fuzzy

Fits perfectly with the genre
Female,15
The settings fit gloriously

One of the scenes didn't quite work
Editing was good

The group took this feedback on board manipulated and changed the video so these aspects were no longer issues.

Development: Filming and Location

This location is used as part of the iconography. The lyrics in the song refer to a beach, which is why the group decided on a similar type of location.

'Do you still pick up the sea shells on that pebble beach?'

Ancilary Tasks: CD digipak Progression

The same technique that was used for the promotional poster was used for the digipak. This was decided as it would link the two print advertisements together, letting the audience recognise that they belong to the same project.

Ancillary Tasks: Promotional Poster Development

As an image previously chosen of 'Olly's eyes '(put link to post here), it was decided that this was to be created as well as the Pearl Jam inspired poster. Having two posters with two completely different designs to choose from would enable audience feedback, helping the decision in which poster appears to be more effective to the target audience. The use of the image 'Olly's eyes', although still not a conventional feature, was a slightly more conventional approach.