This is the final cut of my video. Some last minute changes that I made were to switch out the opening shot of the actress lying on the bed for two of her laughing which I reduced the speed on. I prefer these to the original because it leads the audience to expect a happy theme through the video, whilst the colour balance could be interpreted to suggest something darker. The effect I chose to use in differentiation of the two emotions was very high-key and partially desaturated.
From the first rough cut, I acted on some audience feedback. Suggestions were made to slightly alter the timing of the shots at the beginning, as they were not quite in time. I also evened out the desaturation on the laughing shots and made the effect slightly more prominent.
This effect never made it to a final cut, as audience feedback showed that is wasn't particularly effective. The idea was that in the three shots where the performer isn't looking into the camera, this add-on could make it look as though she's being seen through the eyes of the producer. This was just an idea that I thought could make a link between the audience and the star, as it removes her from the artificial scenario and puts her back in the same world as the audience. It was intended to make her feel more real, however, "as there aren't many shots of this nature, it just looked a bit cliche." - spoken feedback.
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