Self Evaluation

Good Aspects:

Throughout making my one-minute music video I found many aspects went well and were able to convey what I wanted to the audience. The overall plan of the video worked well with the song and the bands overall aesthetics, with there being a large focus on the message of the song, which was I found to be shown clearly. I found the animation sections clearly showed the intertextual reference to the audience without them being forced and aided in communicating the message of the song and video to the audience, about the troubles of mental health. The editing was a really good part of the process as well, with the timing of transitions and the lip-syncing being spot on. I had filmed each shot enough times so that I was able to select the best take for each shot, lining up the timings of each with the song so it was as I had planned it to be, with the lip-syncing being in perfect time with the song chosen. During the filming process I found that some of my initial shots didn’t feel right, or didn’t convey what I wanted them to, so as I was going I adapted the ideas quickly, to fit into something that ended up working a lot better, albeit not perfectly as they hadn’t necessarily been thought all the way through.

 

Improvements:

A couple improvements I could have made to the video making process is understanding what I would have been capable to do with each shot when storyboarding. To improve this next time, I will film test shots allowing me to see if the shot has my intended effect or needs to be adapted to better showcase what I want. This could then be applied to my story board as I will be able to adapt what doesn’t work into something that will. When it comes to filming, I felt that even though I filmed a couple possible shots at once, I didn’t over-film enough on some of the better shots meaning I wasn’t able to use them for one reason or another so when it comes to do the real thing, I will make sure to over-film each take so that the best takes can be used without issue. Whilst filming I didn’t really think in too much detail about the mise-en-scene of the music video, I didn’t think too much about what I was wearing or the lighting of the video and what kind of effect that would have on the outcome so next time I will think in more depth what kind I mise-en-scene would be appropriate for the video and song, and how I will be able to apply that when it comes to filming. My other improvement is that I need to have a proper ending to the video, and song, and not just cut off at the end rather abruptly. I will plan my storyboard so that there is a coherent and relevant end to the video, that brings the whole thing to a fitting end.