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Requesting feedback on a short Corporate comedy video

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ComfortFoodCorner · 22/01/2025 20:03

Hi , Could you provide your feedback on this short comedy video I created? https://youtube.com/shorts/x_khGackWo0

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https://youtube.com/shorts/x_khGackWo0

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scaredofchange123 · 22/01/2025 20:06

I like it! I like those kind of things tbf where it is one person being multiple people. I think it's funny, my kinda humour

ComfortFoodCorner · 22/01/2025 20:08

Thank you... 😍

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SirQuintusAurelius · 22/01/2025 20:15

When I watched it, there were two sets of text - one was the large font (starts white then yellow/pink/green) on the middle of the screen which looks like part of the video and then at the top there was what looked more like normal subtitles white on black. I just clicked on the link and didn't adjust any settings so I don't know if it's a setting issue ( I don't have a youtube acount and was not logged in) but if it's something you can control your side, get rid of the top subtitle one.

It was very distracting as it diverts attention. I didn't know where to look - the person, the main text or the subtitle.

I would leave the camera on the speaker. Throughout it someone was speaking and you'd then show someone listening. With three characters and it a short video it becomes confusing. Most of those videos are on the speaker and only cut to the listener for a real 'reaction' shot. The listeners weren't 'reacting' (As in pulling faces or anything of substance) so there was too much chopping about which was confusing and unnecessary.

Generally I thought the speaking was a bit fast and could do with a little slowing down to make the speech clearer.

SirQuintusAurelius · 22/01/2025 20:19

Watching it again, I'd also add change the jacket colours to distinguish the characters. On first viewing there is too much black and the characters (save for the red one) aren't easily distinguishable. on a second/third viewing and concentrating its more obvious but no one watches these things more than once unless it's hilarious and goes viral. So you have a matter of seconds to establish what is going on.

The 'main character' (the one who makes up the project) needs to be clearly distinguishable costume wise from the others to someone giving this virtually no attention.

Lonelycrab · 22/01/2025 20:24

Little chuckle watching that😁

ComfortFoodCorner · 22/01/2025 21:16

SirQuintusAurelius · 22/01/2025 20:19

Watching it again, I'd also add change the jacket colours to distinguish the characters. On first viewing there is too much black and the characters (save for the red one) aren't easily distinguishable. on a second/third viewing and concentrating its more obvious but no one watches these things more than once unless it's hilarious and goes viral. So you have a matter of seconds to establish what is going on.

The 'main character' (the one who makes up the project) needs to be clearly distinguishable costume wise from the others to someone giving this virtually no attention.

Hi @SirQuintusAurelius Thank you for the detailed feedback. I understand there are too many characters for a less-than-a-min video. I will consider the feedback on the clothing choices as well. Regarding the subtitles, the one that you are seeing on the top of the screen is the autogenerated closed caption, click the 'CC' button on the video, which will disable it. Thanks again for taking time to share your thoughts.

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SirQuintusAurelius · 22/01/2025 21:47

I don't think necessarily there are two many characters just that they need to be clearly demarcated for the viewer. It's a her vs them video so they need to be clearly distinguishable to someone just scrolling on by

ComfortFoodCorner · 23/01/2025 13:49

SirQuintusAurelius · 22/01/2025 21:47

I don't think necessarily there are two many characters just that they need to be clearly demarcated for the viewer. It's a her vs them video so they need to be clearly distinguishable to someone just scrolling on by

Oh Ok, in that case, the 'them' characters are all in blazers and she is not. Guess I need to find something more distinguishable than that.. May be have them behind a desk or something.

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SirQuintusAurelius · 24/01/2025 11:34

I don't think you need desks. Colours will do. the one is in red, put the others in maybe blue jackets or one grey and one blue and her as she is in black. other things that you have like hair and glasses also help. It just needs to be clear immediately so no part of the viewer's mind is concluding in a second she was in black this one is in black = same person.

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