Feedback

Feedback from the opening sequence 

After putting our opening sequence on youtube we had positive feedback from friends giving us their views of our opening sequence.  They said how they thought that the shot from behind the victim was effective and how the camcorder special effect made it feel like they were the watcher, I took from this information that the special effects we incorporated made a difference to our piece and that the shots from the actors made the audience feel like they were there in the scene. The positive response helped us to understand an audiences point of view of our opening sequence and how to improve it to a better standard.

The opening Sequence

The opening sequence 

The opening sequence had a positive feetdback from friends and family, it allowed us to focus on parts which weren't as good as others and improve them to be a high standard. Certain shots like the ones of the knifes, it wasn't as clear so when we next film we focused on the parts we need to improve. We thought that the music was good but from the feedback we got back we saw that at some points the music was too repetitive, also our teacher helped us to spot shots which could be better for example when the victim is leaving their house and it is like the audience is watching them but trying to stay hidden, that shot could have been improved if the camera zooms in more to the victim to make the audience focus on him more. 

I think that we were able to build up tension well throughout the opening sequence. we use Mise en scene to make sure it was clear that it was the thriller genre.

Preliminary Task

Preliminary Task

This was our first attempt of using a camera and we were able to have some experience with it and have a better understanding of the different features the camera has. We were able to incorporate some media techniques like match on action and see the effects with and without them, we explored the effects of the"over the shoulder" shot which would make the audience feel like they are in the scene and allow them to develop the emotions which the characters could have. The Preliminary task helped my group to develop some ideas of shots we would like in our opening sequence and if it would suit our genre and theme. This preliminary task showed us what we need to work on like making sure our hand is steady and using the tripod as much as possible. Also we used shot reverse shot when the questioning was happening because we thought that could build up tension for one of the characters to explode into anger, so I think that the shot reverse shot helped to build up to the climax.

Video Feedback

Video Feedback 

I acted my friend to watch my opening sequence and then if she will be able to give me feedback on video about it, she told me what the main parts she thought were good about my opening sequence, also I thought she would be brilliant to film as she was an example of my target audience so her view on the opening scene was important to our group. She spoke about the effect that the flashback had to her as an audience member and how it linked to the storyline. She spoke about how she thought she was in the scene when watching it as we filmed from the characters point of view.