The peer assessment sheet consisted of two sections:
What elements of this sequence did you feel were successful?
- 'Good locations. It is a good cliffhanger'.
- 'Creates enigma, who is he?, whats he doing? and wheres he going?'.
- 'Liked the gunshots when the camera angle changed, made it more dramatic'.
- 'The pace was very good- got faster as the opening went on'.
- 'Music sets the atmopshere'.
- 'Props good- Location/Setting reall good'.
- 'I liked how the shots were in time with the music'.
- 'The music complemented the sequence'.
- 'I liked how the camera went in and out of focus'.
- 'The different shots used were brilliant, very professional overall'.
- 'Warm feel with colors, especially the sunset background'.
The overall feedback we received for our film openings first draft was very positive even though we had barely completed the editing. People seemed to enjoy the locations that we used in Willingale, the shots were amazing because of the time we chose to film which brought upon a sunset. Also I can see from the audiences responses that the music was well suited, it isn't copyrighted because it has been remixed, so it has been effectively applied to the modern era. The way in which our director Josh Yates filmed some of the scenes going from unfocused to focused received very good feedback, I personally believe he was the visionary of this whole operation. He was able to captivate his audience in a way that intrigued them into wanting to watch more, this has been perceived through the above quotes; which will be beneficial to our group.
Were there any aspects of the sequence which you felt were confusing/distracting/missing, etc?
- 'Who was the character, why was he there?'.
- 'Titles were missing'.
- 'Doesn't explain why he is fighting/in the woods'.
- 'Lacked a full-on story-line could have more context'.
- 'You couldn't tell who the character was and why he was doing it'.
- 'Who was the masked character'.
- 'Was unfinished'.
- 'No speech, so was hard to fully understand what was really going on'.
These particular responses were slightly unhelpful, they were just stating the things we already knew we were missing. Our next draft will include our titles and all of the gunshots/noises should be edited in creating the masterpiece that is our film opening. People were saying they were confused about the story-line or the characters need to fully understand and appreciate the fact that film openings are supposed to be a mystery in most cases; and to make the audience consider all the different possible outcomes.
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