Evaluation Task 7

We shot our prelim task back in November with very little knowledge and only basic understanding of technical and creative skills when filming. Between the preliminary task and our main product, there is an improvement in our editing and shot choice.

Preliminary Task

Shots are very basic and not particularly creative with little mise en scene.

Main Product

A more creative approach, making use of CU shots to cause tension and un-ease.



Additionally I was in charge of the music for both our prelimiary task and our media product itself. I used Soundtrack Pro software to do this.

Preliminary Task - I used the simple ambient sounds of the room to create a more naturalistic effect.

Main Product -

I made use of eerie soundscapes to create the build-up of tension and fear.

Audience Feedback

We made a short questionnaire about our thriller product and distributed them out at random to students and adults.

The questions we asked were;

1. What genre would you place this opening sequence in?

   

The majority placed it under the genre of 'action' or 'thriller'.

2. What did you think the film was about?

Every participant guessed the storyline.

3. What stood out most to you in the opening sequence?

Most common answers:

• The shattering glass.
• Streaked mascara running down female's face.
• The extreme CU shot of the female making eye contact with the camera.
• The shot where the female drags her bloody hands down the photographs.
• When the toy is ripped apart.
• The match cuts.
• The music.

4. What were your impressions of the couple?

People said:

• 'The couple looked realistic'
• 'The contrast between the two characters worked well and was interesting to watch'
• 'The girlfriend obviously loved her boyfriend more than he loved her'
• 'The girl seemed really infatuated and went way too over the top with the whole issue. Bit un-realistic'
• 'The female clearly had some issues!'

A weakness on ours seems that some participants might have wanted a more realistic/narrative storyline.

4. Would you go and see this film?

People said:

• 'Not really my type of film, bit cliché, but i'm sure people would go and see it'.  - 19 year old male student.

• 'Yeah it looks really good, i'd never find myself in this kind of situation so i'd love to see what the consequences are!'  - 16 year old female student.

• 'If the couple were in say their 30's or 40's I would more likely go and see the film'  - 50 year old female.

Our product has clearly attracted the right target audience - females similar age to the one in our thriller sequence.