Community Feedback Required – EF About Us Video

Contributor: Ajax Ajax
I really liked the video and think it promotes EF very well. There were great pictures and it looked like it mentioned everything. But...

I did think it was a little too long I realize you don't want people to miss anything, but I think it could have been done in a slightly shorter video.
(and the quality was a little off..a little blurry through the whole thing, but maybe that was just my computer ).

Weather the video is short or long, has real photographs or hand drawn pictures, I think if someone is interested they will at least click to watch it. The opening is good. I loved the pictures that were included and I think it would drawn someone in. The ending didn't stand out as much for me though and I was bored by the time I reached it and not as wowed as I'd been when I started watching the video.

My favourite parts were the collages of images like the toys and the contributor pictures. I didn't enjoy the big pictures of the symbols like the alert bell though. I think they should be included, but perhaps in a different way. I liked that there was an explanation after each photo, but I think that the photo and the explanations could have been in one shot together.

A few things went through my head as I watched it:

Number 1:

It remind me of the commercials that play in the movie theaters while you're waiting for your movie to start. In its longer format I think it would fit very well in an environment like that. I don't think the video was offensive at all and even if some people thought it was there are plenty of 18 plus movies it could be played at.

Number 2:

The music reminded me of elevator music or music that might play on a dating site. Not that either of those things are bad. (okay elevator music is bad...it gets stuck in my bad all day..and yet..on the other hand, having it stuck in someones head all day isn't a bad thing because then they're thinking about it all day right?)

Overall, I enjoyed the video I think it is both visually appealing and highlights the great things about EF, but I am not sure I would sit through the whole thing if I happened upon it somewhere.

Thanks for letting us check it out
03/03/2010
Contributor: Gary Gary
Quote:
Originally posted by CockGawker
my impressions:

[The Good]
I like the rainbow and the graphic design with with the couple
I like the photos and vid of actual reviewers - although these could be visually brighter

[The Iffy]
a little long
the stock images ... more
Thank you for the very extensive and thoughtful response!
03/03/2010
Contributor: Lara Lara
One of the things that I like most about this community is that it's fun and open. That comes out in a lot of the reviews and in a lot of the discussions that take place on the forum, but it didn't really come across in the video for me.

I found the video really hard to sit through and blandly "corporate" in tone. If the video is used to attract investors, it's perfect. The music and the transitions would be great for a human resources into to the company video, but it doesn't make me want to go online and check out Edenfantasys. If this video is to be shown to potential customers and/or manufacturers, I would suggest playing around with ways to make it more fun and upbeat (music, transitions, etc.).
03/03/2010
Contributor: Adriana Ravenlust Adriana Ravenlust
Quote:
Originally posted by CockGawker
my impressions:

[The Good]
I like the rainbow and the graphic design with with the couple
I like the photos and vid of actual reviewers - although these could be visually brighter

[The Iffy]
a little long
the stock images ... more
You make a good point about it seeming like a PowerPoint. That's what I was getting at when I said the effects were overused
03/03/2010
Contributor: Shellz31 Shellz31
It was good but a little too long for me. I tended to lose interest 3/4 of the way through.
01/31/2011
Contributor: SapphirexIce SapphirexIce
very nice.
02/16/2011