Link to audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16XxKf2A8eLawtwYe4RvF9wpDXQemlIcZ/view?usp=share_link

In the wake of our completed pitches, now is the time for us to give feedback on the work of others. This is a task that I often dread, as I’m not a very picky person in general and I rarely feel comfortable critiquing other people, but I feel that doing this has managed to benefit me this time around. After reviewing Mali’s pitch, I’m now able to reflect on what I’m missing in mine.

Link to Mali’s pitch: https://mali648762011.wordpress.com/2023/08/11/dogs-day-in-the-life-the-pitch/

As you can see, I had trouble finding much to critique. Mali’s project revolves around her making content with her dog, which means the strength of her social media presence will heavily dictate how her project will be received in the end. Mali’s pitch has reminded me to not treat my presence on Twitter as a mere afterthought, for I will only gain traction by “mediatising” myself (Moore, Barbour & Lee, 2017).

Also, her timeline was pretty succinct… I should probably get on to that myself.

Then, of course, there’s the feedback I received. 

Although Kate appears to be rather enthusiastic about my pitch, she did confirm what I had learned from observing Mali’s pitch, which is to ensure that my social media presence will be up to snuff. Kate also suggested that I should narrow my niche down further, which would probably be a good idea. Something I keep forgetting is that classic rock is a genre that technically covers nearly forty years of music (1960s-1990s) – while I’m over here insisting that it stopped during the 70s. 

Even then, two decades is a lot. For this reason, I now plan on focusing primarily on the mid-to-late 60s – an era that was kicked off by the ‘British invasion’ (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, etc) and was maintained by the ‘Album era’ (Bob Dylan, The Who, and The Beatles again). 

The Rolling Stones, 1963 – taken from https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-british-invasion-from-the-beatles-to-the-stones-the-sixties-belonged-to-britain-244870/

Despite how much I dread it everytime, it is clearly rather useful to get feedback, and giving it was evenly useful. I’ve now narrowed down my goal, which gives me greater opportunities to dive deeper into each topic. In other words, I’ve made adjustments I may not have otherwise, and I got to see a bunch of pictures of Mali’s dog.

Reference

Moore, C, Barbour, K, Lee, K. (2017) Five Dimensions of Online Persona, Persona Studies 2017, vol. 3, no. 1

Also, here’s Kate’s pitch: https://krobertsmedia.wordpress.com/2023/08/11/aussie-punk-say-no-more/