Audience Feedback

After showing my first cut to potential audiences of the horror genre and my production, some people gave feedback on the film. As some of the footage did not have the right sound and dialogue in, I have had to add in the sounds recorded afterwards so the dialogue would exist but it was not part of my first cut. As some of the sound of the footage was not very clear due to the wind and other background noises, some of the dialogue was distorted and not clear to understand. Some people said that the sounds between shots varied in volume, which disrupts the viewer. This is because of the positioning of the camera, as some shots made the microphone point into the wind making the background noise louder. Also some scenes in the forest were more sheltered therefore the microphone on the camera did not pick up as much volume. I have then gone back into the edit and either raised of lowered the volume of the sounds in the shots. Ideally I would like to export all the audio and take it into Adobe Audition, so I have full control and more freedom with adding effects and changing levels of the sounds. I can then manipulate the audio the try and keep it all the same volume so it is consistent throughout the film opening.

Another point that audiences made was that the first few shots in the car were too long. I then cut down the length of the shots in the car so the viewer does not get bored within the first few seconds of the opening.

Another point was made about the different shots and angles of the characters. The audience said that the shot types and the shot reverse shot sequence was good and helped to give the film more narrative for the viewer. The dialogue between the two characters, helped to display the story for the viewer. Composition was something audiences mentioned as they liked the framing of the characters in the conversation. Angles were thought about carefully to give the idea that the female character holds the power in the scene therefore the camera looked up at her and down on her husband.