dark_jedi wrote:
"Yea it was snatched 45 times and barely any comments"
The audience/public isn't required to respond. It's a societal thing, were taught to consume not get involved. During one of the Ben Burtt CV panels he stated that the sound effects he added which were not commented on were the ones which worked the best. (the light saber being the prime example) That's one way of looking at things. All the projects around here would love to get intelligent feedback. You can always start a social networking page and get a bunch of 'I Like's.
Getting people to respond is a complex thing. I thought my dvd with a self addressed and stamp included envelope (even used SW stamps) with a 20 question y/n thing would be easy for the public. Gave up after 100+ with no replies. (the current investigation is can I get 4-10 replies after giving out 400 dvds to all levels of fandom at CV... My friend says not a chance.)
The fan SW projects just have a limited audience. If you've gotten 45 downloads that's what .5% of the OT.com members maybe 5% of the active ones. The response pecentage on most projects is discouraging; almost abysmal. It's that way for all creative outlets.
If I were you and was looking for a passionate audience, seek out the JW fans, they could be the ones to appreciate this project, and would be able to give you serious criticism since they're musically inclined. The problem is you never know what individual will latch onto your creative work. The OT.com population is potentially tapped out with the multiple projects all looking for attention. It's still early though, maybe they'll surprise you.
The great thing about this project for me is it shows you the challenge of the blank canvas John Williams had and how he filled it.
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