Audience feedback- second edit

Audience feedback- 2nd edit from as14rk on Vimeo.

Feedback from my audience after the first edit was useful in knowing whether the changes made to the film enhanced viewer experience. The audience members said they liked that various shots and how there was different angles which mad it engaging.

They feel as though they identified with the protagonist as an 'explorer' and someone who questions what she sees on the news.

Overall, positive feedback was given. 
  

Editing

I have edited my film on Final Cut Pro which has grown on me, it's proabably now my most favourite editing software. Getting used to the features and tools took a little getting used to, nonetheless it was worth it. From my audience feedback I have made changes which can be seen below:


               

Response to audience feedback

New poster design

After careful consideration I have dicided to change my poster in reposne to adience feedback, this is my new layout creating intertextual like to Face Off. I agree with the audiecnes members who think that my previous poster layout was not as eerie and did not really give a horror style atmosphere to it.

In order to fix this I will take my photographs using the poster codes for example, I will make sure I use the rule of thrids and high headspace, moreover, I will adjust the settings on my camera, also when editing my poster I will be sure to realte back to Face Off as well as other conventional horror posters such as Saw as recommened by an audince member who said that the poster is eerie and it creates suspense giving the narrative a sharp and edgy feel to it.   

Audience feedback: First edit

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Feedback from radio trailer (draft)

 
Audience feedback: radio trailer (draft) (854 x 480) from as14rk on Vimeo.

After gaining useful feedback from my draft radio trailer, there are considerable changes that I will need to make to ensure that my audience are appealed and are full engaged with the trailer.

Strengths: 

One of the things that my audiences liked was the layering of sound, it worked well in portraying the horror theme, they specifically enjoyed listening to the "we shall not kill.." repetition.
The background sound seemed to please the audience they said that it give the trailer a suspenseful feel to it.

Improvements: 
There were many technical corrections that needed to be made such as the audio distortion, the fuzziness and the pitch of various sounds.

One of the key aspects of my trailer that I need to work on is fully expressing to the audience the theme of zombie horror- I asked my audiences whether they felt my trailer correlated well with the zombie sub-genre, almost all said that they felt as though  it was only specific to horror and they felt like they were listening to a horror trailer generally and not a trailer that's from the zombie genre, some members suggested that I use zombie gore and sound effects to connote the theme of zombies.

My audience a little idea as to what the monotone repetition is about but without me telling them the storyline so it is suspenseful.

The use of silence and sound effects was suggested to be used as it would give a more tense and edgy atmosphere to the trailer, also by using silence, according my audiences from past experiences of listing to trailers they think it will induce the scariness as silence and eerie sounds scare them as they don't know what's coming next,

They also expect to hear unexpected sounds, something to 'grip the accidence by' and 'to make them jump out of their seats' such as a long pause of silence and then a loud bang/sound.

Lastly, thinking back to the BFI trip when Hannah mentioned that in trailers the beginning and ending are the most important parts as they help grip the audiences attention and then maintain that focus and attention through out, my audience think that the beginning and end of my trailer should stand out so that the audience can sustain their engagement throughout the trailer and also go on to remember the trailer.

Changes in poster design

After analysing my current poster, I have decided to change the design of my poster. With an inter-textual reference to Face Off I believe I can create a more effective poster relating to the horror theme more clearly. Also, I would be able to create an enigma in my poster and fully express the theme of zombie and identity. with the changes in design.

Greenscreen background

This is the timelapse I have recorded with a Cannon 600D for the background for my news report. I wanted a background that is sophisticated and close as possible to how it looks in real news reports therefore I went to the highest building in my local area and left the camera on a tripod whilst I was enjoying the view of the sunset.

One thing I needed to be aware of the battery life and memory card storage before hand to avoid any technical problems during filming as the camera was filming for at least 2 hours.
One major issue that I faced was positioning of the camera, I recorded this from the 24th floor of a building and therefore due to health and safety there was a window as a barrier, when it started to get darker the reflection of the light on the window had slowly started to emerge onto the camera also, therefore it looked slightly out of place, I have overcome this however by editing and adjusting the lighting when I added it onto my green screen footage.