[BNM] [OT] Video help

[Raj Anand]

Thanks Andy. All this feedback is good, helps me learn stuff for the future.
I'm only experimenting, wish I was an expert in this field.


Do you want your potential customers to see this video?
>
Why not ?? The video clearly says we can't dance (correction - I can't dance
:) ) but we can build social networks. Join us, the initial bit is to catch
potential candidates attention.



+ the url is confusing - <http://www.kwiqq.com/jobs>
> http://www.kwiqq.com/jobs~ <http://www.kwiqq.com/jobs%7E> make it
> http://www.kwiqq.com/jobs
>

Yes I totally agree with you.


Raj



On 29/08/2007, andrew holway <andrew at moonet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> +1 very lame :-( sorry
>
> It is very difficult to make company promo vids non cheese. You might
> get grads interested but I don't think thats what your after. I think,
> in a lot of cases a video like this could go a long way to put off
> potential candidates. The shoe is on the other foot when the employer
> is trying to attract the employee rather than the the other way round.
>
> Maybe loose the profanity and actually explain what your trying to do,
> what you want to achieve. etc. Do you want your potential customers to
> see this video?
>
> + the url is confusing - http://www.kwiqq.com/jobs~ make it
> http://www.kwiqq.com/jobs
> without the tilde~
>
> </twopence>
>
> Andy
>
>
>
> On 29/08/2007, Neil Hayes - StudioVee <info at vee3d.com> wrote:
> > Raj,
> >
> > My biggest suggestion would be to come up with a more original idea.
> > This may sound harsh, but my first impression from the start of the
> > video is best descirbed by the word "lame", although bear in mind that
> > I'm  not the target audience.
> >
> > I would get rid of he scrolling of the text at the end. Why? Well, your
> > contact details are the most important piece of info. to get across to
> > me at the end, why make it hard to read. The counter argument would be
> > that this Kwigg info. is also available via in the tags on the youtube
> > site, but in that case why include it in the video at all. How many ads
> > do you see wher the contact details (e.g. phone number) are moving
> around?
> >
> > One more thing, the bumf at the end reads,. "Europe's Top Social
> > Networking Software".. based on?. Why people include such things is
> > beyond me. If you're such a leades in this sector surely programmers are
> > falling over each other to join you. Which I guess then begs the
> > question of why you would need a youtube ad :-) Something does not add
> > up here... the scientist in me questions such things :-)
> >
> > Good luck with your recruitment drive,
> >
> > -neil
> >
> > Raj Anand wrote:
> > > Hi BNM list,
> > >
> > > I tried to make a video to recruit programmers for Kwiqq. I was
> wondering if
> > > you could maybe suggest ways to make it better (funnier, more
> > > animations....):
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_snHjDdiUQU
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Warning :) : In the video you will find me attempting to dance.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Raj Anand
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