On the 17th January 2017 the first draft of my horror
film named ‘The innocent curse’ was showcased to my other class mates and to
the whole English-media department. As we played the movie for the department
we received many positive and negative responses. These were all seen as
constructive criticism as there was many room for improvement.
Positive feedback-what went well?
·
The
camera work
The camera work especially the scene where the possessed character
was making her way down the stairs was praised heavily. The department enjoyed
the use of all the different camera shots including the two pan shots that
followed the legs of the character and the one that shows the gripping of the
fist by the character. These were seen as amazing camera shots that introduced the
character well and never gave away too much of the possessed girl instantly. Another
camera shot that was praised was the shot that looked up that shows the girl
stepping over the character, this was praised as it was shown as a great camera
shot that showed the dominance of the character and the control and power she has
over the audience now that she is possessed.
Constructive criticism – even better if…
·
The doll
The doll was seen as too cute as it was too plush. The department
suggested that I consider replacing the doll for the second draft with one that
may be considered as fearing.
How I shall improve...
Considering the feedback I received based on the use of a fearful
doll I shall improve this section of the movie by first watching doll based
movies such as the conjuring and make notes taking note of what features and connotations
follow the dolls ascetic. I shall then use the internet to find dolls that are
considered scary and read many reviews on them.
·
The clips
The advice given was that many of the movie does not
interlink as the story is not told clearly and scenes that tell a quick background
story may be missing.
How I shall improve...
Io shall go back and assess each scene that we have filmed
and individually deconstruct them to see if any information or lines could be
added to the existing scenes to improve the story that is being told to keep
the audience engaged. Secondly once that is done I will watch the movie again
many times and see what information and scenes needed to be added additionally
to the existing movie to make it more effective, therefore linking the scenes
and telling a non-confusing story throughout.
·
The sound
Many of the sound clips used were described as unfit for a
horror genre. The sound clips used were not of a horror background and needed
improvement.
How I shall improve...
Once I have reassessed the sound clips throughout the film I
shall see which ones are effective and the ones that can be changed or
improved. I shall watch more horror movies that are of this sub-genre and improve
the sound clips to make them more effective
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