Screen Grabs

Final Cut Feedback

The overall feedback we recieved from our final cut of our Thriller opening was:

Positive

• Good camera angles
• Good suspense built in the first bit of dialogue
• Music helped create tension
• Good opening credits

Bad

• Acting wasn't paricually amazing
• Could of had more fades/transitions
• More sound effects would of benefited the film

Final Cut

Plan For The Next Two Lessons

In the next two lesson we will aim to improve on some of the issues raised that we had from the feedback from other groups. Further editing will take place as we need to change the opening credits to some that would suit the mood of our opening. We will also look into how to make an audio effect for the final shot of the camera zooming in on the headphones to finish the opening off. We also need to make amendments to the music as the ending comes to a very abrupt ending and the transitions within it are not as smooth as we would like. We also plan to add a few more sound effects where sugested.

Feedback Response

The feedback we reiceved was overall alot better than our previous Childrens film opening. Most groups managed to pick up on the fact that it was a thriller opening. To improve on our rough cut of the thriller opening we need to add a few audio effects for the last shot of the headphones. Looking at our feedback we also need to change our opening credits as they did not suit the genre

comments-s1-61

Good use of music, builds up tension well.
good use of cinematography aswell, showing the vast woodland are they are in.
The lighting at the very start is extremely well used especially the redness blocking off some of Matt's face. Gives a very spooky effect, which complies with  typical thriller conventions.
good camera shots to produce sespense and tension while matt is being followed

Feedback on Rough Cut

Group 62
story line could be made clearer, we thought it was good that you based it on a real phobia, however we didnt understand why he was walking alone in an isolated area when he had this fear. the music could be toned down, reminded us more of an action film soundtrack. good use of credits. good costume for antagonist- makes him look freaky and mysterious as he has his hood up. good camera angles- sometimes a bit shaky, seems like it should either be handheld or not...

GROUUUPPP 63

Group 63:

We think that this film is made very well and has good continuity throughout it. The film includes the convention of a thriller, there is a crime or death involved. We thought that a sound effect needed to be added when the protagonist is struck by a stick. We didnt understand why the camera zoomed into some headphones at the end and also the credits need to be a different colour and perhaps a more interesting font. Also the title of the film relates to a weakness of the protagonist - he has isolophobia.

Rough Cut evaluation

• Good cinematography
• Good Editing
• Lighting was good at the beginning
• Music fitted the conventions
• Titles were quite basic and hard to read against the backdrop & foliage, could be improved.
• Character conventions were good (Protagonist had a problem) 
• you could use a sound effect when the protagonist gets hit with the stick.
• Had an antagonist (follows the conventions)
• Costumes were good but antagonist could have looked more threatening.
• Good Location

Isolophobia Rough Cut

Our Work So Far

So far in this project, we have filmed and edited the clips so that the general story of our sequence is understandable.  We have also added music into the clip, and faded it in and out depending on how close the character is to the camera.