Audience feedback
- 1. Audience Feedback Trailer
- 2. Question 1: What did you think of the camera work in my trailer? From my audience feedback on my camera work and shots I found out that the shots kept tension in the audience. Specifically the close ups caused tension because it showed that the victim had been attacked by the blood on her face and if the camera is closer then you can see more of the kidnapper.
- 3. Question 2: What did you think of the sound editing? The majority of the audience feedback showed that the music I used was scary and kept the tension as if ‘someone was going to jump out.’ Some people answered that I used too much of the same sort of music and could of varied it slightly though.
- 4. Question 3: What did you think about the mise- en-scene used? (props, costume, setting) I found out that people liked the realistic costumes and setting because it made it easier to relate and feel more scared. Someone answered that the change in costume for the victim was good because it showed that something bad had happened to her and they thought they would be able to see what happened to her in the film and it would be scary.
- 5. Question 4: What did you think of the editing in the trailer? From the audience feedback I found that people liked the effect of ‘fade to black’ between each of the scenes. They said they liked this because it makes them feel like the victim is blinking and it is all a blur for her. This connotes fear because she may have been drugged or knocked out so shows the brutality and genre of the film.
- 6. Question 5: What was your favourite part of the trailer and why? I found out that the most successful parts of the trailer were the scream at the end, where the victim turns psycho, because it connotes fear and is very harrowing. Another part they liked the best was where the kidnapper comes into her house and watches her sleeping because she doesn’t know he is there which makes it tense for the audience.
- 7. Question 4: What were the strengths and weaknesses of it? The strengths of the trailer according the my audience feedback was that it was scary due to the shots, editing and sound. It made people want to see the film and it portrayed the genre accurately. Weaknesses were that it could be a little more fast paced with more action and in some places the clips could be a bit shorter for example when she is eating popcorn and watching tv.
- 8. Question 7: What could I improve on in the trailer? The audience concluded that the trailer could be slightly more fast paced. They said to do this I should make the clips a bit shorter. They also found that I should change some of the music on some parts.