Feedback/Discussion of Promo Video(s)

[Jason M Struck]

Our Video which is WORK AND FAMILY SAFE, though it contains loud music (which is not lyrically offensive)

We had this made by one of our clients, in a trade of services.

It was a good experience for us, we had fun helping to stage or shoot the video. In the end, I am a little ambivalent about the quality of the video itself, but I do think there's a lot of imagery that will help a prospective client understand what we are about by watching it for 90 seconds.

I'd love to get feedback on our own video, but I also would love to hear other's stories of making their own. Perhaps we can learn from each other (sure this won't be the last time we do a video like this, or even make a (gasp) commercial or something.

Thanks guys!

[Brian Strump]

I suddenly feel like Simon Cowell judging you, and my two comments may sound like he's the guy to make them;

-There must be better music to put into the background. I'm not saying it needs to be angry or offensive, but I muted it.

-It looks like it was made in the 1970's.

If I saw this video, I would think it was something that was in a vault and just made it onto Youtube, not that this was an actual current place for me to go exercise.

Here are 2 of ours as examples; both wfs
http://vimeo.com/13471650
http://vimeo.com/20933259

[Sean Smith]

Put more fun into your video. I didn't seem many smiling, happy people. Only serious faces and people going for heavy weights. Get some shots of people high-fiving and congratulating each other after WOD's. If you are trying to sell your gym with this, make it so people think of fun when they watch it.

[Steve Liberati]

Originally Posted by Brian Strump

I suddenly feel like Simon Cowell judging you, and my two comments may sound like he's the guy to make them;

-There must be better music to put into the background. I'm not saying it needs to be angry or offensive, but I muted it.

-It looks like it was made in the 1970's.

If I saw this video, I would think it was something that was in a vault and just made it onto Youtube, not that this was an actual current place for me to go exercise.

Here are 2 of ours as examples; both wfs
http://vimeo.com/13471650
http://vimeo.com/20933259

Good observations on Jason's video's and thought your promo video's were right on the money.

[Jason M Struck]

I definitely get what you mean. Lifting heavy is a big part of what we do at our affiliate, so I want to represent that.

Obviously the quality of production on Brian's videos were a little higher, we also host the ones we use for our site etc on Vimeo as well because the quality there is better too.

Good feedback: smiles and high fives. Check.

I wonder, how much active participation others had when they were getting the videos done. My process was kinda like we had the videographer come in and shoot a few times, and then a few weeks later he started to show me a lay out of the video and said 'yes or no'. One of the harder parts seemed to be coordinating the photography with times that I would have classes going. (Downside of trading services)

[Jose Sanchez]

I like the background music, Rancid! I think the movements were a bit slow for the music.