Wednesday 18 April 2012

Focus group audience research: Feedback

We asked for feedback from 2 students from our media class and also one of our teachers.
They all commented on the fact that there was a few minor shakes throughout near the end of our film noir, I agree with this and think it would of been a good idea to use a tripod for the last part of our filming.
There was rubbish under the table of the poker game spotted, we should of took this into consideration before we begun filming this scene and made sure the camera was focusing only on the poker game rather than any unnecessary aspects.
We got positive feedback on our shot types, as we used various shots which fit well within the conventions
The material we used was agreed to be conventional such as the poker game.
They also commented that the lighting during the poker game was good, however I believe we could of improved the lighting more during this scene and throughout the end of the OTS.

However, it was also pointed out that the doll at the beginning of the OTS was rather random and hard to understand why it was included. However, our continuity throughout the film noir was good.
The shots were strong during the flashbacks to the victim hanging from the tree, I agree with this and believe that this was one of the best bits throughout our OTS
The sound effects were done quite well, especially the creaking sound behind the rocking chair.
However, the background music could of been a bit more professional.
We also need to change our credits to 'Directed by' and 'Produced by'


Reflective comments:
I agree with most of the feedback we got given, the feedback has enabled us to come to terms with our faults and also think of ways that we could of improved them.