Feedback from director Jake Wynne

Below is all of the feedback that we as a class received from major director Jake Wynne, he looked at all of our music videos and gave constructive feedback about we he thought of each one. This was a huge help to us because it allowed us to see what external viewers thought about our media and positive/negative points. Here is a link to Jake Wynne's film website, it shows what he has achieved and his experience: http://jakewynne.com/index.html

Our music video feedback:
Hypnotic Final Video – Really good use of varying visual dynamics through different parts of the song. The edit picked out the changes in the music very well and the lip-syncing was especially strong. Good use of locations to give variety.

After reading Jake's feedback on our music video we were really pleased about his comments of our music video, especially the comment of our editing matching the music well as we spent a lot of time working on the editing to create the correct atmosphere for our video. In all of our feedback, there is positivity when it comes to the performance side of the video, for example in the lip syncing. 
We were so happy to hear that all our hard work paid off.

Below is the feedback for all of the other music videos at Great Baddow High School:

St.Dizier- Bang Bang -  Nice framings, and interesting locations with a refreshingly different grade. However, the edit could have done with some more dynamics though to differentiate the build of the track.

Final Heidi   -   A good energy to the edit and a great use of the photographic technique which resolves nicely at the end of the video. Heidi’s performance was consistently strong and her lip-sync was also good.  It  would have been  nice to see a bit more of this lip-sync through the video.

Lovenowfinaldraft -  A great set up and concept with the first person perspective. Some really good locations with amazing colours and vistas. Some more dynamics from the editing would have helped to drive this video along and give a better build to the day ending. It would have been  nice to see a bit more of the lip-sync through the video.

Hypnotic Final Video – Really good use of varying visual dynamics through different parts of the song. The edit picked out the changes in the music very well and the lip-syncing was especially strong. Good use of locations to give variety.

Rolling with Elephants – Great lip-sync, really tight with the editing and I really enjoyed the painted on digital effects.  They worked especially well as outlines on the main performers.

"I Don't Mind"- Tori Lorente – A good filmic aesthetic to the video, with a nice use of colour. Some great framings and solid lip-sync throughout. A little more variety in the edit would have helped it build a bit more towards the end.

FINAL VIDEO - Megan Thomas – A strong narrative thread that was well performed and consistent. The Lip-syncing was very good and the emotion was conveyed very well. A good balance between the narrative and the lip-sync performance, with the cross cutting of both working well.

Ava Final Draft – Good use of varied locations and a strong narrative thread running through. Great lip-sync and a good balance between narrative and performance elements, resulting in a satisfying resolution.

iuris - Something More – Innovative use of grading, and clever transition technique between shots. Strong lip-sync and some really interesting framing on the performance moments.

Avenue - Monday Morning (Final) – A really clear beginning middle and end. A well thought out video with endearing performances from the band with great lip-sync and fun energy. The comedy was well balanced and the video continued to develop as new scenes played out, helping to drive the story through.

Stay Draft 2 – Once again, a lovely filmic aesthetic here, with very well composed shots pulling as much out of the environments as possible. The performances were well lip-synced, but at times I felt the emotions were not as clearly signposted.