OK, so I'm putting this out there because my wife and I have been working on our campaign media (video, pictures, graphics) and we got into a bit of a tiff...I noticed that the quality of campaign media ranges from "down and dirty" to high professional levels. So naturally i wanted to make ours as nice as possible! I understand that its important to convey quality through their media in hopes that it will reflect on their product/work ethic/ and probability that the project (if funded) will follow through...but...
...has anyone ever seen a really high quality video, or lots of fancy graphics and wondered why these people need money when they can spend so much on visual production costs?
My wife and I saw a few and thought this, then ended up in an argument later on because i was pushing for professional quality and she was tired
Anyways, her point was this: "will people think that we dont really need the money because our 'stuff' looks too professional?"
Personally, I think not. But i wanted to ask you all for your thoughts...
1. Have you ever been "turned off" on a campaign because it was too fancy?
2. (in cases of small start ups) Does knowing that the media was made by the actual person and not a paid professional do anything for you as a potential backer?
Here is a teaser trailer for my campaign that my wife and I made over the weekend... (the official video will include much more information)
Please let me know if you think its obvious that it was home made, my feelings won't be hurt, id just like to know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NE2XM-8B9UThanks much!
Kirk