Audience Feedback

During the process of getting audience feedback we screened our rough cut of our film to our peers and recorded their feedback. From personal reflection of our film there were a few issues with continuity due to the plastic bag we used to shield one of the actors from getting muddy. We found out the genre would be better expressed with the addition of music but is still expressed well at the moment. I don't think that we have given another option to whom the killer is but it was too late to change it. The film not exposing the killer as they strike the victim creates about who the killer is but as I said we haven't given any other option. The camera work of the film is mostly good with the exception of the handheld shots that was incredibly shaky. The mise-en-scene was good because the setting helps to establish the genre and also helped to build tension and anxiety. Both the sound and video quality were good and the levels of noise have been increased and reduced to make the sound stay at similar volumes and remove all interferences that were encounted. Before we screened the film to the class we re-filmed an area because we broke the 180 degree rule and have edited it to remove this shot and replace it with one that does not break the rule. The titles of the film are good and stay on there for a reasonable amount of time, the font that we have used is good as it helps elaborate on the genre. Overall I think that it is a good opening sequence and has improved due to the feedback we have received.

From other groups feedback we have received we have learned that the plastic bag that is still in the film is a major issue among our peers, other than that point the continuity of our film is good. A lot of the points that people picked out are similar to that I have. Most people also picked up on the establishment of the genre would be easier with music, but is easily established at the moment. There were also no major issues pointed out with the camera work except the shakiness of the handheld area. Although the titles were good there were a few problems with the names of the actors because they were put over areas of light and were in white. People wanted to keep watching the film because it left them in suspense and wanting to know what happens. Our peers said that the sound levels were good and that they did not notice the interference from the planes that were heard. Although they have said that the scenes of the victim walking through the woods seemed to drag on and got boring. Peers have also said that it creates and element of confusion about who the killer is which is a good thing, but does not allow for any other options.