Thursday, 26 February 2015

Cut (Rough Cut)



There are still a number of things that we have to work on such as music, car wheel shot and bits of editing but this is the rough but of CUT.

Focus Group Screening



Question Asked:
What did you like about the trailer?:

Answers Given:
- Intertitles slashed were slashed which matched the theme of the trailer. (x10)
- Knife drop to floor was cut and edited well and had good sound effects. (x8)
- Make-up/ gore effects were good. (x10)
- Good use of close-ups to reflect emotion. (x2)
- Good lighting - Mostly dark.
- Dialogue and acting done well. (x3)
- Location variety.
- Good use of cross-cutting.
- Ending scene of Jordan at the end of the bed. (x2)
- Scenes were broken up into different places.
- Good variety of different shots/ cinematography. (x5)
- Plot is well explained. (x4)
- Equilibrium is broken quickly with a jump scare. 
- Good shots of the car.

Question Asked:
What do you think could be improved in the trailer?

Answers Given:
- Needs Music. (x12)
- Knife across face scene it looks like Maria is laughing.
- Too many intertitles.
- Storyline not very clear. (x2)
- Needs more variety of shots.
- Scream is very random.
- Intertitles go on a long time. (x3)
- Screams are cut short.
- Add blood to knife shot for effect. 
- Could be more serious in some scenes. (x2)
- A greater variety of angles. (x2)
- Didn't understand blonde girl popping up. 
- Wheel shot needs to be re-shot. (x2)
- Wasn't very fast paced. (x3)
- Possibly more dialogue.
- Opening shots are too quick for intro.
- Don't understand the hair.
- Two similar scream shots.
- Why did the man leave then stalk her?

Here is a bar chart representing the individuals scores given to our trailer out of 10.