Feedback on my promo(sorry had to take down)

epirb wrote on 8/8/2004, 7:23 AM

I posted this on Chienworks site, cuz I'm fumbling through website building.
but I finaly got this on to a page.
I would appreciate any feedback\critisism that you guys/girls can give me.
I respect all the input you all give in this forum.

UPDATE
sorry guys, has to take down, just got an email regarding a clip I used in it , seems now the permission to use the clip is gonna cost too much $$$.
didnt think I should post it until I can work around that.
So its back to the drawingboard.......

I will post a new version soon.
SORRY

Comments

decrink wrote on 8/8/2004, 8:02 AM

Looks nice. Good idea for a product.

It seemed a bit long, maybe because I didn't care about the product you were selling but it seemed there were a few unneccesary cuts.

On stills, you should Match Output ratio to get rid of the black bars that jump out when they are edited into your mix. They were kind of annoying.

Good work, make it tighter.
BB

epirb wrote on 8/8/2004, 8:32 AM

thanks for the comments ,
I am working on a shorter version, I was just trying to convey all the aspects of the DVD/Product.
As far as the match output goes, those black bars only show up on the .wmv encoded file.The DVD/TV playback do not show htemas they are out of the safe zone.

MyST wrote on 8/8/2004, 8:46 AM

I found it kinda boring... but only because I thought the thread title was Feedback on my PORNO. :-)

Actually, I didn't think it was too long. You're covering alot of ground here I think. The lime green colour wasn't my favourite, but that's entirely personal.
If it's easy to do, I'd go back and re-shoot when you change the filter. I only watched it once and saw that you had problems threading the cover back on. Not good if you're trying to show it's something that's easy to do.
Also, I'm not in the yachting circles, but do the owners of these behemoths like their babies referred to as BOATS repeatedly? Just curious.
Overall, I thought it was good.

Mario

epirb wrote on 8/8/2004, 9:23 AM

Mario, thanks for your input all good points, I will use your advice in my next version.
But, believe it ir not, our customers most often refer to them as thier "boat".
the builders call them Yachts as I call my product Yacht Specific Media.
They never say "can you come fix/look at my yacht"

bStro wrote on 8/8/2004, 9:34 AM

those black bars only show up on the .wmv encoded file.The DVD/TV playback do not show htemas they are out of the safe zone.

Keep in mind that, at least in my understanding, plasma televisions do show areas we consider outside the safe zone because they do not project the image the same way as conventional televisons. (Anyone confirm, please? I'm still in the dark ages here with a reglar TV.) And I imagine more than a couple members of your yacht-owining audience will have plasma screen TVs... ;-)

And, of course, some might watch the DVD on a computer.

Nice job on the promo -- seems to summarize your product very well. Not sure about the lime green, though, and maybe add some shadow or something behind the text to make it more readable?

Rob

epirb wrote on 8/8/2004, 9:46 AM

good point, most all do, I'll play a copy on a couple of plasma's in some of the boats on monday and see

thanks

Fleshpainter wrote on 8/9/2004, 1:00 AM

Just noticed this post... didn't get to see it yet.