When asking the group what the good things about our trailer they answered with the following; a wiode range of shots allowing for smooth transitions, Effective titles creating tension and enigma, Good use of location and costume. There were some negatives with our trailer mainly due to the pace and timing of our trailer, this was down tot he fact that because of the length of the trailer it made it seem more like a theatrical trailer rather than a teaser, this is perhaps not too much of a negative but does link to us giving away too much of our plot. The pace was judged as we held on too long on shots which perhaps detracted away some of the tension.
After receiving these comments I am pleased with the general themes that were involved in our trailer i.e acting, storyline, setting and camera work but perhaps some improvements were neccessary in the editing proccess with timings being the major problem.
Friday 30 April 2010
Evaluation: Audience Response
Overall I am very please with the response we got from the audience when we did a question and answer activity and filmed it in class. Below are some of the comments we received...
Editing: Wide range of shots
Smooth transitions between shots
Titles: Attract attention
Makes the trailer more exciting
Begins to explain the narrative
What questions have been left unanswered? Don't no much about the characters and the cliffhanger at the end leaves you wondering what the main character has done wrong.
Mise en scene: Good use of locations
Good variation of settings
What could be done better? Wasn't a teaser trailer because it went on for too long, a different pace would have made it better.
The last comment is what is most important in our audience response because it is the one bit of criticism we received from it. We agree that this is one of weaknesses in our trailer, we believe we probably got slightly carried away with the shots and narrative and could of spent more time thinking up ways to shorten the trailer and possibly make the main character more mysterious and played with audiences thoughts and views on what was going on in the trailer. This is what we would do if we were to repeat this project but due to time restrictions we were too late to change it. Although we are happy we got more compliments and positive feedback on our trailer and are still happy with the content of our trailer rather than the time length of it.
Editing: Wide range of shots
Smooth transitions between shots
Titles: Attract attention
Makes the trailer more exciting
Begins to explain the narrative
What questions have been left unanswered? Don't no much about the characters and the cliffhanger at the end leaves you wondering what the main character has done wrong.
Mise en scene: Good use of locations
Good variation of settings
What could be done better? Wasn't a teaser trailer because it went on for too long, a different pace would have made it better.
The last comment is what is most important in our audience response because it is the one bit of criticism we received from it. We agree that this is one of weaknesses in our trailer, we believe we probably got slightly carried away with the shots and narrative and could of spent more time thinking up ways to shorten the trailer and possibly make the main character more mysterious and played with audiences thoughts and views on what was going on in the trailer. This is what we would do if we were to repeat this project but due to time restrictions we were too late to change it. Although we are happy we got more compliments and positive feedback on our trailer and are still happy with the content of our trailer rather than the time length of it.
Thursday 29 April 2010
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