promo video

tim griffin · 29 June 2009, 21:16

Hi All
Have had a promo video done for the school its on the home page of the website.

Opinions please
and be honest as if no good or does not appeal to newcomers then i will take it off .
Ta Tim

Heart-trouble · 29 June 2009, 21:19

damn, i thought it said porno video!

Poly · 29 June 2009, 21:24

tim - would a voice over be better than the music? that way you can get your "selling points" across and explain what we are seeing.

Heart-trouble · 29 June 2009, 21:25

honestly, i think it's very good! looks like you have an excellent set up down there, nice place, nice boats and nice weather. what more could you want! did you make the video yourself?

C2 RIBS · 29 June 2009, 21:33

Beat me to it have the videos but not sorted on screen image yet. My only thoughts are maybe lose the first bits at the buildings at marina entrance as it does not promote you and possibly a voice over on some parts telling customers what you do. Great idea putting it on Tim.

codprawn · 29 June 2009, 22:20

The video is great - it avoids the main pet hate of mine - so many people only let you watch the video in a window the size of a postage stamp. It looks pretty high res and it can be full screened.

It is also great it's on Youtube - very good free advertising that a lot of people are slow to catch onto.

Drawbacks?

Well yes the music is awful - needs to be more inspiring(unless you are aiming at OAPs) and I agree a voice over is essential - you need to explain what the people are doing and why.

Get that sorted and it's a winner.

JSP · 29 June 2009, 23:00

Nicely done, agree with all that's been said about voice overs (use someone with a bit of life in there voice) and the music.
I have to disagree about using youtube to inbed it into your site. I think a video hosted by the wbesite it's self looks far more professional. There's nothing stopping you from leaving it on youtube to advertise as well.

Looks a very smart outfit you have there and I wish I'd clicked on the link before now.

codprawn · 29 June 2009, 23:29

Youtube is getting a lot more "with it".

I agree there are better ways to do it - but a lot of much worse ones as well.

It seems to me the bigger the company the poncier their website and the worse the videos get - they spend millions on photoshoots with top models - helicopters etc etc and then you need a magnifying glass to watch it!!!

http://www.moonen.com/moonen/57_Yacht_video/9

One of my favourite boats - about £14 million and just look at the video!!!

Fortunately someone at Moonen is a fan of Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAnURAOqZtU

Watch it in HQ - far more impressive but the people who go to their website never get to see it!!!

willk · 29 June 2009, 23:51

So I found myself with two takes on this, whadaya do? Here's both posts:

1. Quit whingin' you lot, ladies want to see the building with the toilet and the car park. The video is cool, I'd wouldn't have some nigel speiling over the top of it, any plank can SEE what's happening and if they can't read the text on the site, then PBL2 may not be for them.....
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2.

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Originally Posted by Heart-trouble

damn, i thought it said porno video!

Way cool video - and wayhey, chix! Neat that you scored Ron to do the lead but you shouldn't have cut to the swans and the seaweed when it got to the "good" bits.

PeterM · 30 June 2009, 16:37

Very nice , my only comments ;

Keep the building / marina shots - reassuring to know you are in the right place when you turn up - there are lots of marinas in the area so inderectly the shots make it easier to know you are in the right place,

Bin the seaweed shots

Replace the music at the start with a decent voiceover , or voice over the music , but keep the music for the ' speed' bits to avoid the silence .

Worth putting any ' bad weather' shots to show the 'men' they can get all ' manly' if they want with the higher level stuff - voiced over / captioned to explain ?

Like the appeal of 2 ladies in the vid - however ( and probably about to be sexist/ un PC ) would a couple ( man & woman) be better? This a very very small observation .

Best observation - you seem to have my boat ( or one very similar) on your front page - 1st class - on this basis alone I am recommending everyone I know to you ! If I can find the cash I may even do some courses !

astra · 30 June 2009, 19:39

I thought the music was very lame and boring it lacked excitement,video was ok

Jizm · 01 July 2009, 07:09

Well I liked it, didn't get bored. Agree with binning the seaweed shot and captioned /voice over explanation may help.

Overal good though. Sizewise it's ideal to see whats going on and the fact that videos are not on many other training sites. It shows who you are and what you do so in turn we know what to expect!

Let's face it when I did my course with you I had to look for your boat and hope you were on it because I hadn't ever actually met you!

tim griffin · 01 July 2009, 07:52

Hi
And thanks re the video

Will speak to them and sort out a voice over introduction for the first couple of shots over the music.

I like the music myself and will see if they will bin the arty seaweed shot.

Thanks for helping out .

Jizm as I recall we had interesting sea conditions on your course but can't remember if you came to the Isle of Wight or if I came to you.

It was much nicer weather when your lovely wife and mate did their course.

Cheers
Tim

Jizm · 01 July 2009, 15:34

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Originally Posted by tim griffin

Hi

Jizm as I recall we had interesting sea conditions on your course but can't remember if you came to the Isle of Wight or if I came to you.

It was much nicer weather when your lovely wife and mate did their course.

Cheers
Tim

You picked me up from warsash Tim and if you had used that as your video it may have put people off! Interesting as you call it, certainly was!

CJL · 01 July 2009, 22:05

Music pants and the speedboat in the top left hand corner of the website is terrible. Get a nice hi res picture up there!

Nos4r2 · 01 July 2009, 23:02

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Originally Posted by CJL

the speedboat in the top left hand corner of the website is terrible. Get a nice hi res picture up there!

Yeah, definitely.

Music on the video can be best described as 'corporate lift cheese' and puts me off. A voiceover would be far better.

Other than that and the arty seaweed shot, I rather like it!

tim griffin · 02 July 2009, 06:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by tim griffin

Hi
And thanks re the video

Will speak to them and sort out a voice over introduction for the first couple of shots over the music.

Tim

Yea I got it bin the seaweed voice over the music apart from that anything else.
Tim

Avocet · 02 July 2009, 10:46

'accommodation' in the second line after "Why Choose Us?" needs a second 'm'! It is spelt correctly elsewhere.

Agree with the need for a voiceover to reinforce the visual with audio. Short of using the video to actually show how to do it (which would remove the need to attend the course!), it's good promotion.

tim griffin · 02 July 2009, 12:53

Missing m should go in today web designer is on the case,
Voice over should be done by next week so long as they don't make it sound too naff I will keep it on the website.

Thanks for all the comments they are useful when you see it from another angle .

Voice over I am thinking should include welome what we do and what we are going to do on the water . See vid of parking and speed then voice over as to how easy it is to get to the Island then end or something like that
Cheers
Tim
www.griffmarineservices.co.uk

JSP · 02 July 2009, 13:02

Sex sell! Gets some topless women sat in the bow of you RIB, I'll pay for a 2 week course now