Above is my group and I showing our film opening to our class and receiving feedback on it. The main points received in our feedback are stated below.
Positive
- setting the storyline by showing the lost cat poster (showing clearly why our victim character is going out at night)
- coming back to the original conversation through a phone conversation scene (combination of locations shows our ability to put these clips together affectively so it flows)
- editing on the CCTV scenes adds to the amount of editing (making the film interesting to look at because of the affects, and shows different viewpoints in which the victim could have been watched)
- point of view shot & close up followed to give a sense of fear (quick shots to give the feeling the victim wants to get away quickly, and close ups show the fear in expressions)
- music begins when walking out of house to change the feel of the scenes (gives the idea something bad is going to happen soon, making the viewer want to carry on watching)
Negative
- Having silent scenes between music and dialogue - questionable whether this works well or not
- Including music over the credits
By having this feedback this gives us ideas of what other people think of our film, what was successful or not and how we could have made our film differently.
