Thursday, 26 February 2015

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.






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