This is my first music promo and was made in 5 days (from 1st listen of the track) as part of the 555 competition run by Flophouse Films. Would love your comments and the discerning views of fellow antvillans. Also my first post so Hello.

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the lead's nicely cast. i think you would have done better with less of a narrative. some moments (him dancing in the bar) are stronger than others - would have been better to go with the strengths and build the rhythm of the video to the flow of the song. hopefully next time you'll be able to convince a d.o.p. to lend a hand.

         

All in all, very nice. You capture the emotion and theme of the song without feeling like you're just literally illustrating it. I agree that the lead is well cast.

I actually disagree a bit with progosk--I thought that it could have used MORE of a narrative, and the point where he started dancing at the bar was the point where you started to lose me. It felt a bit like you had run out of narrative ideas at that point.

Perhaps we're both right--maybe you should have either gone for a more detailed and specific narrative, or let yourself be freer to show evocative moments which don't tie together.

Despite my lull of interest in the middle, I still felt this was a very effective and touching video, and I hope you'll continue to post your work here.

         

Lovely and definitely touching. Some of the devices felt a little hackneyed. Big car drives away to reveal small car behind..... just a bit too old hat for my taste.

Considering the presumably small budget - it looks distinctively DV and largely available light - you've pulled off a pretty incredible casting coup..... That is Oliver Chris from Green Wing and The Office, right?

         

Yeah it is - Oli's a mate of mine and has just the right kind of "I'm a tiny bit famous" and "people sort-of recognise me" to know exactly what its like to be on the fringes of celebrity. Although as far as I know he's never been asked to open a supermarket... yet... Thanks for all the comments and feedback. Good to know that I'm sort of on the right track and hopefully next time I'll have more than £100 to spend, more than 5 days from idea to final cut, and not have to shoot the thing myself - I'm well aware of my limitations in that department! Thanks for the encouragement!

         

For £100 and 5 days I think it's pretty amazing.

         

Agreed.