Professional Audience Feedback

PROFESSIONAL FILM MAKER'S FEEDBACK -

This the the feedback that we revived from a professional film director who has made many films in his life time. I think this will help as it will interesting to see what an industry expert will think of our film and any advice and tips he could give us will be much appreciated.

I learnt from this exercise as it really helped us me look at my film in a critical way as the expert really new what he was talking about and picked up on the same details that will really help us in the long run to get a great looking film.


Questions & Answers:

What part of the film was the sequence and how could you tell?

It is clear that it is the introduction of a film because there is correct titles and the music is also an indication that it is at the beginning. As well as this, there is the establishment of the characters (the boy and girl) This makes it clear to the audience that the focus will be on them though out most of the rest of the film.

Could you tell where the film was set in time and place? What made this clear (or confusing)?

It has been portrayed as being contemporary as the fashion of the characters and the location that you have chosen has been very modern. This is especially clear when it comes to the house shots as the boys flat is very modern and clean cut. Also there are no effects to go along with it making it very realistic and contemporary.

Who were the main characters and did you feel you could understand them? What technical or visual elements were most helpful for this?

The two main characters were clear as they are the only two characters on the screen in the two minutes. The boy looked liked he took care of himself and seemed a bit vane which helped with getting the comedy element of the genre across to the audience. The girl on the other hand seemed to be more serious but still was getting ready to go out and have some fun. The visual elements were that they was a lot of mirror shots showing them getting ready.

Is the genre clear? How could you tell?

The genre is not 100% clear but it is mostly clear. The thing that you could do to help this is to enhance the titles by making them in a brighter variety or colours.

What makes you want to see the rest of the film?

I think the main thing that makes me want to see the rest of the film is that you want to see how the girl and boys relationship will develop as it is not totally clear in the two minutes. This makes the audience very curious to see what will happen next.

The film as a whole... what did you think?

I think the film as a whole is very good and the editing is of a very high standard and quality as it has very short cuts and makes the whole thing flow. In addition to this, I think the music choice is very good and has stuck to the conventions of Rom-coms and is very catchy. However, you have also twisted the conventions so that the male is the main focus which i think it good and has added a quirky touch to the whole thing.

The things that we changed as a result of his advice...

We changed some of the titles colours as we agreed with him that they needed to be far more bright and colourful to fit the genre of Romantic comedy. As well as this, we did tighten up some fo the shots for editing wise to make them more flowing. Finally we dragged out the ending by putting a blank screen and the title of the film 'Mixed up' staying on the screen.