Before presenting the film to a collection of our peers and handing the feedback process over to them, I will evaluate how successful I personally believe the project has turned out at this stage.
Pros:
- I believe our narrative is original, authentic to our genre and suitable to our target audience.
- I also believe the film, as a whole, is enjoyable to watch and not a hardship.
- I am very happy with certain scenes, in particular the office scenes and specifically the shot executed at 2:44 - 2:50.
- I think that throughout our film, the mise-en-scene and authenticity of the locations is great.
- The use of equipment available, such as the crane, has been utilised well.
- The use of music in the film and the way it is edited is impressive.
- The way we have represented the characters in the film is accurate and meets our aims and intentions (see costume plot, for when I refer to how we plan to represent our characters).
Cons:
- There are some issues with the shots at 0:50 - 1:22; they are too long (even though they are being played at 200% speed) and feature a very shaky camera.
- At 3:57, the camera jolts upwards, which is less than ideal and inappropriate.
- There is one foley sound of cutlery during the scene where David is at the table which is misplaced and maybe should not even be there.
- The titles are a little unclear and the order of cast and crew is not appropriate (cast at start, crew at end).
Overall, I am pleased with the rough cut, but even before the feedback session I am aware of a few changes that we need to make. Although, they are mostly technical issues, as opposed to creative decisions so I am pleased about that.
