Group: Rough Cut and Rough Cut Feedback

Rough Cut:

Having conducted the initial research, created a pitch, gotten the green light, storyboarded and then filmed all the aspects on those storyboards, we were ready to edit a rough cut - this would then be exported and shown to our focus group which, consisted of our media class and our media teachers, more or less our target audience. After this we asked for feedback to see if our narrative made sense, if there was enough variety in shots, and for us to sit back and see how our opening looked from a distance.

Here is the rough cut that we presented to the class:

 

  Audience Feedback:

• Largely positive.
• The narrative was enjoyed and understood.
• Some aspects didn't look right, for example the photograph flash effect was not yet at its best - something we will work on.
• The final shot of the killer in the door-window wasn't seen by everybody, some did and some didnt. We need to make it more clear that we want the audience to be looking in that direction to see the killer.
• Far too many action shots with a limited number of emotion shots; we need to postition the audience with the characters before conveying their individual personalities.
• It's been said that the openining at present is too much like a short film, in that the audience know too much of the story in such a short space of time. Furthermore the characters were too developed for an opening. To resolve this we aim to re-shoot some of the film, to create a stronger narrative that the audience can be attatched to and establish more of an enigma.