Radar Love: Feedback

After looking at our Radar Love videos in class and discussing what we liked and what we could improve on, this is what we found out:

On mine and Becky's video, the playing of the guitar was out of sync with the music. As well as this, the guitar we used was a lead guitar, when what we were needing was a bass. In terms of the performance, the people we used didn't match the song in terms of their style, meaning that we did not match the needs of our audience. Due to the lack of time we had to edit, we did not include our split screen which we were disappointed at as we thought it would have worked well.

However, the tambourine was in time as well as the clicking, and the black and white effect worked well in creating a classic effect. We were also complimented on our framing and camera work, in that it wasn't too overstated or flashy.

Michael and Josh used fast cuts which built up a pace, creating enthusiasm for the task which was further demonstrated through Michael's performance at singing.

The variety of shots they used made it interesting to watch which is one of the main needs of the audience. Improvements could have been made in their framing as at some points people were blocked and the camera was set too high. Also, the mise-en-scene needed work as there was washing up liquid in the background and pencils were used as drumsticks.

The third video we looked at was Frank and Harrison's. The most noticeable technique in this was the use of the split screen between the drummer and guitarist. The use of this makes the video more interesting to watch, which is emphasised through the predominant high angle tracking shot which engages the audience.

The framing of the split screen could be improved on in that the focus of the shots is in the centre, whereas if they had flipped the shots or swapped them around, the action would be more clear to see. Also, the camera was a bit shaky at some points, which would have been prevented through the use of a tripod. We can see that the lip syncing is out of time on the second line, but this is blocked on the first as his hand is in the way.