Audience Feedback

On Tuesday 22nd March 2011, all students presented their final edits of their title sequence to the class and received feedback based on the criteria.  

Level 1 - Minimal

Level 2 -Basic

Level 3 - Proficient and Creative 

Level 4 - Excellent and Creative 

Criteria 

Holding a shot steady where appropriate  - Level 4

Framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate - Level 4

Using a variety of shot distances as appropriate - Level 4

Shooting material appropriate to the task set - Level 4

Selecting mise-en-scene including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting - Level 4

Editing so that meaning is apparent to viewer - Level 4

Using varied shot transitions ans other effects selectively and appropriately for the task set - Level 4

Using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set - Level 3

Using titles appropriately - Level 3

What did you do well?

1. The black and white effect added to the flashback scenes was done very well.  Although it was a black and white effect, you could still see the shot clearly and see what is going on with the characters of Zeba and Rohan.

2. There was a range of shots used, the close-ups used conveyed the horror/thriller genre.

3. It all flowed, there were not any jump-cuts except for maybe one or two.

4. Good use of transitions (fades)

Target:

1. The tittles were slightly unclear to see in some areas as they blended with the background.  

2. There was too much of the story given away in the title sequence.  It is suppose to create enigmas, it does however it answers most of them, which is not suppose to happen.  

3. The music at the beginning conveys a slight different genre to the actual horror/thriller genre.  

Personal Opinion

I was pretty pleased with my final edit taking into consideration I had the least time to edit due to filming errors.  I was pleased with the music and thought the beginning music worked well as well, as I was trying to portray that everything is normal between both friends, which conveys that Zeba's character is quite gullible and naive as she cannot see that her best friend Hannah wants to kill her because of jealousy.  I was pleased with the way the whole title sequence flowed and did not jump from one shot to the next, it told a clear story.  I realised that the titles were not so great, however due to a lack of time I had to stay with the basic font and colour.  I thought that the colour white would stand out when the title appeared on the shots. This was true however in some shots the titles blended into the background, which will lead me to lose marks.  Overall I was pretty pleased with my final edit and how the music suited the genre well, and how it all told a clear story.  This was also seen by my peers as they did give me Level 4 for most of the points of the criteria which was the highest level you could achieve, so I was pleased with my outcome.