After creating a opening sequence, we asked a small audience of the class to view our film. this is the comments they came up with;
Use of Camera
They liked the pan in the beginning of the film by the way it was panning from the church gates to Geoff sitting on the bench. However, a few of them commented that it was confusing that the establishing shot was of the church and then it goes to the castle. It made sense to us because the church is right next to the castle but they were not aware of this. Another thing someone said was they liked the close up and extreme close ups to show the expressions on the characters faces. One thing that was mentioned was that the camera was not help steady enough when panning across. This was because the floor the camera stand was on was wonky. There was a wide variety of shots.
Mise-en-scene
A few people liked the setting because it was spooky and fitted the purpose. The lighting was good as it was dark yet you could still see what was being filmed. They liked the make-up on the actress because it showed the extent of the accident and gave it a haunted feel. The flowers shown that he is sorry for what he has done. The blood and the petal of the flowers added effect. The females costume adds effect as a dead school girl. Phones were a big feature in our film and someone picked up on this and said that phones are used a lot, so there was up to date modern technology. No improvements were suggested for this section.
Editing for Meaning
The audience seemed to like the editing, particularly the flashbacks because they were clear to see and understand because of the colour adjustments made. They also liked where the clip was slowed down where Geoff gets out of the car because it adds atmosphere. However, a comment that was made for improvements where that they was not aware that the person that was driving was on the phone until someone said. They said it didn't look like the car was moving when they were texting. Apart from the run over scene, every shot is well done when there is cut editing to another shot. The lighting emphasises the past. An improvement could be the shot changes as if it has cut a bit out when she is getting run over.
Use of shot transitions, captions and other effects
These worked well between the crash and the haunting, making the flashback more clear. The flashback effect was good and worked well with the lighting. Someone said the fades were good from the victim just been run over top the victim and the car driver sat on the bench - makes it easy to understand that there has been a flash back.
Use of Sound: Ambient sounds, dialogue, music
The use of two different tracks at the beginning of the film worked well, according to a number of the audience. The soundtrack added to the feel of the film. They commented that there was no speech. An improvement that was suggested was to fade the music in and out more. Diegetic sound worked well with the non-diegetic sound track, e.g. the car skidding and the footsteps running. The use of music went well with each shot, added effect. The soundtrack was well edited together and went well. It added effect to each shot and emphasised the story. Some speech could have been added or the sound of the car radio before the victim gets run over.
Use of Titles
According to a member of the audience, the main title wasn't really big enough because it looks like the same as the subtitles. We took this advice on board and increased the size of the main title. We did this because they didnt notice the title until the second time they watched it. The 2 colours for the title were liked because they stood out. Some improvements were that the transition of the titles were too fast. The title goes well with the film because it proves to the audience it was accidental and makes them sympathise Geoff. The title at the end with the rose adds great effect. Apparently, the title was too bold for a horror and that it looks more for a comedy, only the red and white colours give us an idea of horror.
