Thursday 30 April 2009
Friday 24 April 2009
AS Media Evaluation - Thriller
In what ways does my media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
The music we used was influenced by the film 'hide and seek' in this trailer there is slow music to start which enters a climax as the editing quickens. We wanted to create this effect also, so we choose a song which started slow with piano instrumentals and as the chorus came in the pace changed which we were able to use to our advantage. In many thrillers the music is a key component so we made sure we choose the right song to create tension and apprehension. This is a convention of a thriller which we were able to use as we choose the song 'save the hero' by Beyonce.
Sound effects can be frequently seen in thriller to add to the dramatic scenes. In our opening we used this convention to make our dramatic scene even more provoking for the audience. The shadow scene of the mother and father fighting I would say is the scene our film would be most famous for, because in many thrillers the scene which is most thought provoking often gets remembered. We decided to use sound effect of the father grunting as he was hitting the mother to add to the brutality of the attack. When the scene was used with slow motion effect we found the sound effect made was very effective.
Another element which almost always is found in thrillers is the use of quick edits, we were able to develop this idea by starting with slow and smooth edits and gradually building to quick edits which would more commonly be found. This is used to make the opening exciting for the audience to watch and engage them with the action. Our use of editing was very successful because of the influence of the fast pace other thriller films used. These films with fast editing are what we enjoyed to watch so we thought incorporating this into our thriller by building tension was ideal.
In many thrillers such as, 'psycho' and 'no country for old men' some of the violent scenes are created in a way so that the audience does not get shown the explicit violence but instead gets hints of what is going on. By using this form it makes the audience think about what really is going on, rather then presenting them with every bit of the action. In 'psycho' this happens in the shower scene where we do not actually see the knife enter, and in 'no country for old men' when for some of the murders we simple see blood and the audience will know what has happened. In our opening we decided to use this but adapt it to make it different to what has been seen before. We choose to have the most violent scene in just shadows so the characters were not presented to the audience yet, instead they are able to imagine what they would look like.
Interesting camera angles, movements and shots are key in making a thriller exciting and to create tension. We used low angle shows when the girl was swinging to show her innocence on her face. When we were shooting we decided that we would get a variety of shots so that when we came to edit the film we would have enough to make quick edits between the two scenes.
Mystery can be seen in many thrillers, sometimes adapted through the characters or plot. With our opening we wanted to in some ways challenge the convention and create mystery not just thought the character or plot but through a mixture of the two. The mystery would be presented to the audience from the shadow scene as the audience will not know much about the plot because it is just the opening and still will not know much about the characters. We felt that by doing this it would be very successfully, and found the finished product reflected this.
How does my media product represent particular social groups?
With our media product we decided that the group we would show is social class, the characters would come from a low social class. This would be shown through the mise-en-scene, where the room is basic and dirty. The father is a violent male and this is clear for the audience to see through his actions towards his wife.
What kind of media institution might distribute my media product and why?
The kind of media institution that would distribute our film would probably be a similar kind to those that have distributed other's alike, like the film that influenced ours. I researched 'hide and seek' to find out what kind of company distributed the film.
Hide and seek was distributed by 20th Century Fox, so this could be an option for us to follow a film that has influenced us into making ours. Working Title is also a possibility for the distribution because this company produces quite mainstream films, and is a British film company. It's united with Universal Studio's so has Major funding from the US, making the films more mainstream.
If our film was to be shown on TV I think that it would be best to show it on Film 4 or Channel 4 after 9 o'clock because of the certification of a 15.
Our film would also been shown in cinemas in the afternoons or more than likely the evening because of our certification of 15. 'Hide and seek' was shown in multiplex cinema's and as a group we agreed that this would be better because our film would be mainstream.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
When researching into the audience demographic into 'hide and seek' we found that the most common audience was between 15 and 25, equally both male and females. Our film has both male and female characters and because the main character is a child i think that we would get get equally males and females watching our media product. I would think that the age group which would watch our film would be similar to that of 'hide and seek', between 15 and 25. The audience that we would attract would more probably watch thrillers such as 'hide and seek' or 'phone booth'.
How did I attract/ address my audience?
We are aiming to attract students, mainly between the age of 15 - 25, both male and females.
The audience would be attracted to our film for many reasons because they could show sympathy for the little girl who was suffering in her situation. The mise-en-scene was created through a park which everyone would have seen and been to. This means the audience can relate to the location. The audience would be hooked on the film from the dramatic opening, so they would take an interest in the film. We had a lot of successful feedback from the age group we want to attract which showed us that they enjoyed the product.
What have i learnt about technologies from the process of constructing my product?
We started to prepare by creating the opening to an action film. We did this short activity before our preliminary exercise so we had more time to get used to the camera's. When doing this we got used to editing and using the apple computer software. This turned out to be a very successful film and gave us more confidence when starting our main activities. From our preliminary task we have learnt and developed many aspects of the group. During planning we had already experienced story boards, so that when it came to the most important task, the thriller opening, we were able to plan sufficiently as a group and make sure we had all the information needed when we started shooting. We developed out understanding on how to shoot footage, and how we had to film more than one good shot to get the best shot we could.
In the process we also learnt about which camera angles would look best and how we could get the best effects.
We also learnt about editing and how to work the program. We also learnt how to add special effects, slow motion and titles. Throughout the making of the film we learnt a lot about how to edit and cut between clips. We learnt about how important music can be in the process and getting the timing correct.
The process also taught us about using 'youtube' to upload our finished product and research other films. Now from this process we know how to upload onto a blog, embed videos and how easy it can be once you know how to do it.
Looking back at my preliminary task, what do i feel i have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
The preliminary task taught us how important the initial storyboard and planning stage was in ensuring we had a clear idea about what to film. We then were able to make a storyboard for the thriller and knew what we had to include. We also decided that we needed extra information like camera angles and shot types and movements that would be shot. We found this very useful to get a clear idea of what to film. We learnt we needed to plan every aspect of the film, such as location, characters and props.
The filming process was quite difficult at first when we did our preliminary task, but when we got to the full product we has got used to the equipment and developed out understanding of how to get the best out of the camera. From the first task we got to experience 180 degree rule and shot reverse/match on action.
The editing process was defiantly easier the second time because we had already experienced it, and we had got used to cutting, rearranging, adding titles and effects. This made it quicker that it would have been if it was the first time editing to do out full product.
After the product was complete we had to use youtube to upload, but we did not need to set up an account as we already had one.
We learnt how to both share out the tasks, so we could get everything done, but also and more importantly work as a team so that we could all be included and work together to finish the product.
In conclusion we learnt a lot through the preliminary task and I felt it was vital in making sure that we could make the full product effectively without having too many problems. Apart from this the preliminary exercise gave us confidence that we knew what we had to do and knew how to do it.
The music we used was influenced by the film 'hide and seek' in this trailer there is slow music to start which enters a climax as the editing quickens. We wanted to create this effect also, so we choose a song which started slow with piano instrumentals and as the chorus came in the pace changed which we were able to use to our advantage. In many thrillers the music is a key component so we made sure we choose the right song to create tension and apprehension. This is a convention of a thriller which we were able to use as we choose the song 'save the hero' by Beyonce.
Sound effects can be frequently seen in thriller to add to the dramatic scenes. In our opening we used this convention to make our dramatic scene even more provoking for the audience. The shadow scene of the mother and father fighting I would say is the scene our film would be most famous for, because in many thrillers the scene which is most thought provoking often gets remembered. We decided to use sound effect of the father grunting as he was hitting the mother to add to the brutality of the attack. When the scene was used with slow motion effect we found the sound effect made was very effective.
Another element which almost always is found in thrillers is the use of quick edits, we were able to develop this idea by starting with slow and smooth edits and gradually building to quick edits which would more commonly be found. This is used to make the opening exciting for the audience to watch and engage them with the action. Our use of editing was very successful because of the influence of the fast pace other thriller films used. These films with fast editing are what we enjoyed to watch so we thought incorporating this into our thriller by building tension was ideal.
In many thrillers such as, 'psycho' and 'no country for old men' some of the violent scenes are created in a way so that the audience does not get shown the explicit violence but instead gets hints of what is going on. By using this form it makes the audience think about what really is going on, rather then presenting them with every bit of the action. In 'psycho' this happens in the shower scene where we do not actually see the knife enter, and in 'no country for old men' when for some of the murders we simple see blood and the audience will know what has happened. In our opening we decided to use this but adapt it to make it different to what has been seen before. We choose to have the most violent scene in just shadows so the characters were not presented to the audience yet, instead they are able to imagine what they would look like.
Interesting camera angles, movements and shots are key in making a thriller exciting and to create tension. We used low angle shows when the girl was swinging to show her innocence on her face. When we were shooting we decided that we would get a variety of shots so that when we came to edit the film we would have enough to make quick edits between the two scenes.
Mystery can be seen in many thrillers, sometimes adapted through the characters or plot. With our opening we wanted to in some ways challenge the convention and create mystery not just thought the character or plot but through a mixture of the two. The mystery would be presented to the audience from the shadow scene as the audience will not know much about the plot because it is just the opening and still will not know much about the characters. We felt that by doing this it would be very successfully, and found the finished product reflected this.
How does my media product represent particular social groups?
With our media product we decided that the group we would show is social class, the characters would come from a low social class. This would be shown through the mise-en-scene, where the room is basic and dirty. The father is a violent male and this is clear for the audience to see through his actions towards his wife.
What kind of media institution might distribute my media product and why?
The kind of media institution that would distribute our film would probably be a similar kind to those that have distributed other's alike, like the film that influenced ours. I researched 'hide and seek' to find out what kind of company distributed the film.
Hide and seek was distributed by 20th Century Fox, so this could be an option for us to follow a film that has influenced us into making ours. Working Title is also a possibility for the distribution because this company produces quite mainstream films, and is a British film company. It's united with Universal Studio's so has Major funding from the US, making the films more mainstream.
If our film was to be shown on TV I think that it would be best to show it on Film 4 or Channel 4 after 9 o'clock because of the certification of a 15.
Our film would also been shown in cinemas in the afternoons or more than likely the evening because of our certification of 15. 'Hide and seek' was shown in multiplex cinema's and as a group we agreed that this would be better because our film would be mainstream.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
When researching into the audience demographic into 'hide and seek' we found that the most common audience was between 15 and 25, equally both male and females. Our film has both male and female characters and because the main character is a child i think that we would get get equally males and females watching our media product. I would think that the age group which would watch our film would be similar to that of 'hide and seek', between 15 and 25. The audience that we would attract would more probably watch thrillers such as 'hide and seek' or 'phone booth'.
How did I attract/ address my audience?
We are aiming to attract students, mainly between the age of 15 - 25, both male and females.
The audience would be attracted to our film for many reasons because they could show sympathy for the little girl who was suffering in her situation. The mise-en-scene was created through a park which everyone would have seen and been to. This means the audience can relate to the location. The audience would be hooked on the film from the dramatic opening, so they would take an interest in the film. We had a lot of successful feedback from the age group we want to attract which showed us that they enjoyed the product.
What have i learnt about technologies from the process of constructing my product?
We started to prepare by creating the opening to an action film. We did this short activity before our preliminary exercise so we had more time to get used to the camera's. When doing this we got used to editing and using the apple computer software. This turned out to be a very successful film and gave us more confidence when starting our main activities. From our preliminary task we have learnt and developed many aspects of the group. During planning we had already experienced story boards, so that when it came to the most important task, the thriller opening, we were able to plan sufficiently as a group and make sure we had all the information needed when we started shooting. We developed out understanding on how to shoot footage, and how we had to film more than one good shot to get the best shot we could.
In the process we also learnt about which camera angles would look best and how we could get the best effects.
We also learnt about editing and how to work the program. We also learnt how to add special effects, slow motion and titles. Throughout the making of the film we learnt a lot about how to edit and cut between clips. We learnt about how important music can be in the process and getting the timing correct.
The process also taught us about using 'youtube' to upload our finished product and research other films. Now from this process we know how to upload onto a blog, embed videos and how easy it can be once you know how to do it.
Looking back at my preliminary task, what do i feel i have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
The preliminary task taught us how important the initial storyboard and planning stage was in ensuring we had a clear idea about what to film. We then were able to make a storyboard for the thriller and knew what we had to include. We also decided that we needed extra information like camera angles and shot types and movements that would be shot. We found this very useful to get a clear idea of what to film. We learnt we needed to plan every aspect of the film, such as location, characters and props.
The filming process was quite difficult at first when we did our preliminary task, but when we got to the full product we has got used to the equipment and developed out understanding of how to get the best out of the camera. From the first task we got to experience 180 degree rule and shot reverse/match on action.
The editing process was defiantly easier the second time because we had already experienced it, and we had got used to cutting, rearranging, adding titles and effects. This made it quicker that it would have been if it was the first time editing to do out full product.
After the product was complete we had to use youtube to upload, but we did not need to set up an account as we already had one.
We learnt how to both share out the tasks, so we could get everything done, but also and more importantly work as a team so that we could all be included and work together to finish the product.
In conclusion we learnt a lot through the preliminary task and I felt it was vital in making sure that we could make the full product effectively without having too many problems. Apart from this the preliminary exercise gave us confidence that we knew what we had to do and knew how to do it.
No Country for Old Men - Analysis
No Country for Old Men is a 2007 crime thriller adapted for the screen and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin. Adapted from the Cormac McCarthy No Country for Old Men, it tells the story of a botched drug deal and the ensuing cat-and-mouse drama, as three men crisscross each other's paths in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas. The film examines the themes of fate and circumstance which the characters face.
This film is famous for the representation of the main character who is the killer who seems to be not affected by his violent actions and devastation he causes. This is sickening and the audience get to see the murders he comits and follow him though he trail to find what he is looking for. The whole of the killing is not shown explicitly to the audience, the audience will know what is goin on but some things are not shown so that the audience are made to think about what is goin on. An example of this is when he goes into a hotel room where he shoots everyone in there, we do not see all of these killings. In one case there is a man in the shower and he closes the shower curtain before firing to kill the man. Here the audience does not see everything but this is not needed as we know how brutal the main character can be.
The scene above shows the superior character of the killer, and even though he is going to kill many people and has just, he is calm and undisturbed by any of his actions. The audience here know what the character is capable of as we get to know him but the man behind the counter has no clue, which creates tension and makes the audience feel uneasy about the situation.
The conversation between the two characters appears to be normal but for the audience watching who know he has just killed people it is very uneasy to watch. With simple questions like 'what time do you close' the killer seems to have the upper hand on every situation as he then goes on to tell him 'you dont know what your talking about'.
The camera shots used here are just two shots, over the shoulder shots, and reverse angle. The simplicity of the shots does not matter here because the audience are drawn into the narrative and are wondering what will happen next.
This film is famous for the representation of the main character who is the killer who seems to be not affected by his violent actions and devastation he causes. This is sickening and the audience get to see the murders he comits and follow him though he trail to find what he is looking for. The whole of the killing is not shown explicitly to the audience, the audience will know what is goin on but some things are not shown so that the audience are made to think about what is goin on. An example of this is when he goes into a hotel room where he shoots everyone in there, we do not see all of these killings. In one case there is a man in the shower and he closes the shower curtain before firing to kill the man. Here the audience does not see everything but this is not needed as we know how brutal the main character can be.
The scene above shows the superior character of the killer, and even though he is going to kill many people and has just, he is calm and undisturbed by any of his actions. The audience here know what the character is capable of as we get to know him but the man behind the counter has no clue, which creates tension and makes the audience feel uneasy about the situation.
The conversation between the two characters appears to be normal but for the audience watching who know he has just killed people it is very uneasy to watch. With simple questions like 'what time do you close' the killer seems to have the upper hand on every situation as he then goes on to tell him 'you dont know what your talking about'.
The camera shots used here are just two shots, over the shoulder shots, and reverse angle. The simplicity of the shots does not matter here because the audience are drawn into the narrative and are wondering what will happen next.
Psycho - Analysis
Alfred Hitchcock's powerful, complex psychological thriller, Psycho (1960) is the "mother" of all modern horror suspense films. The nightmarish, disturbing film's themes of corruptibility, confused identities, voyeurism, human vulnerabilities and victimization and the deadly effects of money. The master of suspense skillfully manipulates and guides the audience into identifying with the main character, luckless victim Marion (a Phoenix real-estate secretary), and then with that character's murderer a crazy and timid taxidermist named Norman.
Like many thriller, there is always one scene which is seen to be the most important, usually this is the scene which contains the sequence which will make the audience think the most and often the muder or fight scene. In Psycho this is the 'shower scene' (seen above) this has become one of the most famous scenes of the film because of the violence and amount of shots used to create a brilliant sequence. This scene shows the murder of the main character, Marian Crane. Althought you do not actually see the knife penetrate her skin or seen any of the stabbing, this scene is cleverly created to give the impression of a gorey and brutal murder. Usually in many thrillers the main character is presented until the end, this film is different however as the main character here gets killed of quite early. The audience will not see this coming and this shock is what Hitchcock was daring enough to do even if it was something completely different to what was usual for thrillers. This confused the audience, just enough to have them wondering what would come next.
During this scene the majority of the shots are close ups, these shots typically used in thillers and used here to show the audience the expressions of the dieing woman. The shots were presented in a way, that just before the knife prenetrated the womans skin the camera would cut away to either her face or another element. This was thought provoking for the audience because they were lead to think about what was happening to the woman as a close up of her face was shown to represent her pain.
Music is also a key componment in this film as the strong sounds are used to create tension and drama. Diegetic sound of the woman screaming and crys for him to stop just adds to the brutality and leaves the audience shocked. After the killing, the audience is just left with the sound of the running shower as she slumps to the floor, showing she is now dead.
Like many thriller, there is always one scene which is seen to be the most important, usually this is the scene which contains the sequence which will make the audience think the most and often the muder or fight scene. In Psycho this is the 'shower scene' (seen above) this has become one of the most famous scenes of the film because of the violence and amount of shots used to create a brilliant sequence. This scene shows the murder of the main character, Marian Crane. Althought you do not actually see the knife penetrate her skin or seen any of the stabbing, this scene is cleverly created to give the impression of a gorey and brutal murder. Usually in many thrillers the main character is presented until the end, this film is different however as the main character here gets killed of quite early. The audience will not see this coming and this shock is what Hitchcock was daring enough to do even if it was something completely different to what was usual for thrillers. This confused the audience, just enough to have them wondering what would come next.
During this scene the majority of the shots are close ups, these shots typically used in thillers and used here to show the audience the expressions of the dieing woman. The shots were presented in a way, that just before the knife prenetrated the womans skin the camera would cut away to either her face or another element. This was thought provoking for the audience because they were lead to think about what was happening to the woman as a close up of her face was shown to represent her pain.
Music is also a key componment in this film as the strong sounds are used to create tension and drama. Diegetic sound of the woman screaming and crys for him to stop just adds to the brutality and leaves the audience shocked. After the killing, the audience is just left with the sound of the running shower as she slumps to the floor, showing she is now dead.
Hide and Seek (trailer) - Analysis
To help us with creating our opening we decided to look at the film hide and seek as we believe this opening is similar to ours in some ways so we wanted to see what make this one so successful .
Sound - this trailer starts off with slow piano music as we are introduced to the small girl. As the dialogue emerges the piano music gets quieter. As the pace of the trailer speeds up the music introduces some strong sting elements which adds to the suspense. Also there are some effects added in such as sound when the titles come on, and laughing in the background. There is also some diegetic sound to add drama to some aspects, such as the wardrobe opening. In this trailer the action is built up thought the music and draws to a close at the end with the little girl saying 'come out, come out, where ever you are' this is a twisted version of the innocent game children play.
Editing - in this trailer the editing is used effectively to create pace and tensions. Firstly the edits are slow, with the use of gradual fade in and out. All the time the audience is preparing for a climax. The Audience are teased as the edits quicken at one point in the shower scene, yet slow right down when the girl is in the bed. The audience is expecting a rush of action but is not sure when this will happen. The titles are introduced and this is when the fast pace of editing is introduced, with sudden flashes.
Camera Shots/Movement - A typical convention of a thriller is to have lot's of different camera angles, movements and shot. In this trailer there is no exception. It starts of with close up shots, changing to a point of view shot of the girl looking into the sky. This then switches to a high angle shot looking down on the girl on the round-a-bout. Through the conversations there is two shots, reverse angle, and eye line matches. As the pace quickens there is a mixture of long shots, medium shots, close ups and two shots. There are some fast tracking shots to the door of the action which is effective to build tension in a short space of time. The final shot is a low angle shot from the basement up to the door at which the little girl is standing and i think this is effective as it positions the audience in the basement where 'Charlie' is meant to be hiding.
Lighting - to start with this piece starts outside in a park where it is bright, this is when the girl is alone and symbolises her innocent and purity. As the trailer continues it is clear to see how the lighting changes, as the evil is presented low key lighting is used to create a dark effect nearly all of the time. The is darkness especially when more of the horror is shown such as the shower scene, and the cave scene. Also candles are used when the writing in blood is being shown on the bathroom wall to create tension. The final shot in particular shows how lighting is used as the basement is dark and the frame is only lit by the light shining through the door the little girl is looking though, maybe to show she holds all the answers.
Character - the little girl is the main character here and i feel at the beginning she represents innocence as she is on the park, as the story continues though there is a twist as in fact, this pale skinned girl, shows signs of evil and being twisted.
We wanted to use some of these elements when creating our piece, for example the park scene showing the girls innocence. Also we wanted to use the idea of switching between light and dark to symbolise good and evil in our opening. The main character in our piece would also be a little girl so wanted to create something similar to who is in this film. All of these ideas help us to make our opening successful and make it work aswell as this trailer does.
Sound - this trailer starts off with slow piano music as we are introduced to the small girl. As the dialogue emerges the piano music gets quieter. As the pace of the trailer speeds up the music introduces some strong sting elements which adds to the suspense. Also there are some effects added in such as sound when the titles come on, and laughing in the background. There is also some diegetic sound to add drama to some aspects, such as the wardrobe opening. In this trailer the action is built up thought the music and draws to a close at the end with the little girl saying 'come out, come out, where ever you are' this is a twisted version of the innocent game children play.
Editing - in this trailer the editing is used effectively to create pace and tensions. Firstly the edits are slow, with the use of gradual fade in and out. All the time the audience is preparing for a climax. The Audience are teased as the edits quicken at one point in the shower scene, yet slow right down when the girl is in the bed. The audience is expecting a rush of action but is not sure when this will happen. The titles are introduced and this is when the fast pace of editing is introduced, with sudden flashes.
Camera Shots/Movement - A typical convention of a thriller is to have lot's of different camera angles, movements and shot. In this trailer there is no exception. It starts of with close up shots, changing to a point of view shot of the girl looking into the sky. This then switches to a high angle shot looking down on the girl on the round-a-bout. Through the conversations there is two shots, reverse angle, and eye line matches. As the pace quickens there is a mixture of long shots, medium shots, close ups and two shots. There are some fast tracking shots to the door of the action which is effective to build tension in a short space of time. The final shot is a low angle shot from the basement up to the door at which the little girl is standing and i think this is effective as it positions the audience in the basement where 'Charlie' is meant to be hiding.
Lighting - to start with this piece starts outside in a park where it is bright, this is when the girl is alone and symbolises her innocent and purity. As the trailer continues it is clear to see how the lighting changes, as the evil is presented low key lighting is used to create a dark effect nearly all of the time. The is darkness especially when more of the horror is shown such as the shower scene, and the cave scene. Also candles are used when the writing in blood is being shown on the bathroom wall to create tension. The final shot in particular shows how lighting is used as the basement is dark and the frame is only lit by the light shining through the door the little girl is looking though, maybe to show she holds all the answers.
Character - the little girl is the main character here and i feel at the beginning she represents innocence as she is on the park, as the story continues though there is a twist as in fact, this pale skinned girl, shows signs of evil and being twisted.
We wanted to use some of these elements when creating our piece, for example the park scene showing the girls innocence. Also we wanted to use the idea of switching between light and dark to symbolise good and evil in our opening. The main character in our piece would also be a little girl so wanted to create something similar to who is in this film. All of these ideas help us to make our opening successful and make it work aswell as this trailer does.
Feedback
We decided that we would take our opening into school and have a group of students evaluate it to see what they thought was good, but more importantly what they thought we needed to improve. We also decided to ask our media teacher for his advice in finishing the product finally.
Positives
Positives
- Good timing to the music
- Shadow scene very effective
- Tilt shot
- Good pace to the edits
- Smooth transitions
- Good location
- Variety of shots
- Good character choice
- Exciting
- Flashbacks used effectively
Negatives
- Title pages on too long
- Different font on title page
- First shot could be smoother
Overall i am very pleased with the feedback we recieved as there a lot of positives and the negatives given are minor details which can be changed to make the opening better. I think that this was an effective way to engage with the audience and to attract our target audience as the students asked were between 15 - 18 which was perfect. I felt that our strongest aspect of the film is our camera work and edits which make the scene exciting and creates tensions for the audience when they are watching. From this feedback we went away and got together to amend the rough edit, into completing a final edit, taking into account all the feedback we had got from the students and teacher.
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