Survey...

I have now set up an on-line questionnaire for my audience feedback data. I created it on the website 'Survey Monkey' and I will send out links for it via social media, such as Facebook & Twitter, whereby I will also post the link for my video (which is so far incomplete) alongside it.

And here is the link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JF6SMN8 

Update...

Over the holiday's I'm going to concentrate on my evaluation. I will be gathering data, such as audience feedback videos & attempt to set up an online audience feedback questionnaire, too!

Draft 2 of my music video.

Unfortunatley it's not in full screen, but as it it's only a draft it's not essential!
Towards the end of my video I still need to edit some shots in and adjust small parts at the begginning, too. But at least I now have something to show after along time waiting!

Update...

It's official, I have actually started editing my footage!!
So far I've managed to complete just under half of my video which only took me around 1hr 30mins! I feel a lot happier knowing I will have something to show for tomorrow's deadline, it's just a shame it's taken so long to get this far.
If it's not all finished by tomorrow (which I don't thinnk it will be), I am hoping to come in during the Easter break to make any final adjustments to my video.

Initial questions for audience feedback...

1.       What are your initial impressions of my video?

2.      Do you think it’s too abstract and doesn’t really fit into a genre as such?

3.      Would you change anything about the video? Would it just be one thing, or many things?

     4.  Do you ‘like’ the ancillary texts, for example what do you think of the website in comparison to the video, do they connote each other well?

5.       Are the colours used throughout the video and ancillary texts consistent?

What's next...

This week I plan to get some audience feedback based upon how my ancillary texts correspond to what I originally wanted to achieve, as well as how much each individual likes it too.

I want to gather data using my phone's camera (so you can see the people answering the questions), an online questionnaire and also paper questionnaires too, which will give me lots of qualitative data.

Magazine advert, final

Update...

I've now decided to make a magazine advert instead of a CD digipak, this is because I'm not that confident on Photoshop and believe that the poster would play to my strengths more. 

Evaluation questions...

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

2. How effectvie is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

3. What have you learned from your audience feedback?

4. How did you use new media technoloigies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Update...

I am now continuing to work on my ancillary texts as well as working on my video. What's most annoying is the fact I've had my footage for months but it just won't upload or the editing suite is not free.

*Still hoping to be finished by next Friday (22/03/2013)*

Editing of photos for ancillary texts

(original image)

(new image)

Here, this image shows how I'm beginning to edit my photographs for my digipak; I have cropped the image down, edited out the red band that the top right angel was wearing, used the sharpen tool highlight each angel's eyes and shortened the halo on the bottom right angel's head. I will now continue to use Photoshop to continue the designing process.  

Update...

I'm still trying to edit my footage, obviously it's getting really hard now to edit because all of the A2 media students are wanting to edit their footage for their final drafts! Next week I am going to stay behind after college to edit my footage, as this appears to be the only free time in the edit suite, I do hope it will be finished by the final deadline but things are not going in my favor at all!

Ancillary text, website final

Address: http://s0013369.wix.com/paloma-faith-website

This is my website! As you can see the housestyle is consistent and features images of the cast from the video, which is recognisable for the audience. What would also feature against the interactive box which reveals information about the new album, would be a tracker of how many album have been sold so far, this I feel is a new and exciting idea, which involves the audience and enables them to feel part of a community on the site.

Ancillary texts

Website, so far...

Ancillary text:

Website, so far...

3rd draft of website...