First showcase feedback

In todays lesson we showcased our rough cut of our opening sequence. Each other group in the class assessed our work and made commnets on what was going well so far, what could be inproved and what needs to be added/removed.

Positive feedback:
-The setting is very effective and good for the genre.
-Quility of the filming is very good.
-Good match on action.
-Clear narrative.
-POV shot very good.
-Framing is excellent.
-Good sequence idea.

Consturctive critisism: 
-Some parts seem slightly rushed (E.G editing at the end of the sequence)
-Some cuts obvious
-Actors break the 4th wall as they look at the camera occationally.
-Needs a clearer establishing shot.
-Need to edit out the laugher on one of the shots.

We have taken on board the constructive critisism and have already identified these faults ourself. Obviously we had no finished editing when we showcased it therefore some of the critisisms like the laugher will be cut out once the editing it completed. On Friday 8th we will be refilming some of the scenes which for example, break the 4th wall and well as the establishing shot.

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Focus group results

From the focus group we took on board some of the ideas that others had about our initial idea. For example, one person commented on how 'less is more' and that we should not reveal the mangled body. From this, we changed the scene to the friends attempting to call an ambulence for help. This creates suspence and adds to the audience interpretation of the situation.

Filmed, posted, edited by Rosie King and Libby Nichols

Genre questionnaire results

To conclude, this research shows that people mostly enjoy watching action/ adventure and horror films, with romance closely behind. People look for good structure in the narrative which I will take on board when creating my opening sequence making sure I stick to Tordorv's classical structure. The areas and themes specified in question 7 will be extremely useful when deciding on my story for the opening sequence. It has been made clear by this questionnaire that my target audience should be between 11 and 30. This questionnaire has also highlighted to me how to move forward with my project- Horror/ thriller.

Posted by Rosie King