Did we achieve our target and what we set out to do? & audience feedback/peer assesment

We think we did achieve our target and what we set out to do; we believe we did very well at achieving as much as we possibly could with our film. I personally would only change one or two things about our film, given more time. An example would be better shot transitions within our film, as we think some of them could have been better. I also think that the age of some of our actors could definitely have been better, but after filming this there was not much else we could do. Also the quality of the acting in our film could of course been better, but as we are only students ourselves it is hard finding professional or experienced actors. I also think we could have had more diegetic sound in our film. Various props could have been more realistic, and costumes could have been more suited to our film. Despite this, comments and feedback have been very positive, especially with our audience feedback sheets. Our class filled out the sheets and gave us marks out of ten and comments for each category. These were: holding a shot steady, framing shots and choosing what to include and leave out in the shots, using a variety of shot distances, shooting material that is appropriate to the opening of a thriller film, selecting Mise-en-scene to create particular effects, editing so there is a readable narrative, using varied shot transitions and other effects appropriately, using sound with images and editing sound effectively, and lastly, using titles effectively. Here are the average grades we received from our class mates:

- Holding a shot steady = 9

- Framing of shots = 9

- Using a variety of shot distances = 9

- Shooting material that is appropriate to the opening of a thriller = 9

- Selecting Mise-en-scene to create particular effects = 10

- Editing so there is a readable narrative = 9

- Using varied shot transitions and other effects appropriately = 9

- Using sound with images and editing sound effectively = 9

- Using titles effectively = for this category we could not collect any feedback as we had not finished our titles by then, so it would be unfair to have tried to mark them.

Our marks are very pleasing, Mise-en-scene was our highest scoring mark, and I also think this was the best aspect in our film. We searched very hard to find the right settings for what we wanted to create within our film. All of the other marks are also very positive and I agree with all of the marks we have received. Some negative feedback we had from our classmates was that the narrative is not readable, but they also added this was good because it adds mystery and makes to want to watch more to find out what is happening, this is exactly what we intended anyway.