A few days ago we screened our completed video to a room of the rest of our group. Males and Females aged 17 to 18. Above are the five feedback sheets we gathered and one wordle collating the key words from said feedback. Generally, the screening gathered positive reviews but the main issue was that a few people were unclear as to what was going on. Admittedly it can be hard for someone in the group who wrote what is going on to see that it's hard to follow and I think that at points the plot was a little ambiguous. This was something that we did struggle with as we had to try and tell a clear yet emotional story of a runaway in three minutes. Something we obviously didn't manage very well, but overall the group seemed to have gotten the general idea. The aspect that got the most positive reaction was the performance. This is something we weren't surprised with as we were very proud of it and think we've captured a real Blink style with it. The pots and pans drumkit split people down the middle, some loved it while some just didn't get it and everyone thought the synching was pretty spot on. The one slice of feedback I just can't agree with was the comments from one or two that it didn't really feel like Blink. This would've been true of the old Blink 182 look of messing around and being kids, but as we have constantly pointed out on this blog and way back when in our pitch, this is a new look for Blink, not decided by us but something they themselves have pursued since the reformation in 2009. It's something we even illustrated with the recent Up All Night video, and it's even similar in tone to the serious old Blink songs like Stay Together For The Kids and Adam's Song. Something we always pointed out from the start (almost too much maybe) was that this new Blink isn't the old Blink most people remember. All in all I am mostly happy with the feedback and can agree with most of it.
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