M3-Feedback

                   

Wayne Sables gave us some really insightful criticism on our movie, pointing out that he would have preferred it if we had given the killer more subtle and extended some of the images. In addition, he praised the movie, saying it fit the theme we were aiming for and advising us to be more self-assured in our work. He wanted to see more of a narrative behind the characters and their motive for being in the woods. He felt it missed depth which we agreed with next time we will involve a longer introduction especially on the characters. 

 

With the feedback we received, we were able to determine what worked and what didn't work out for us based on the comments we received on our short video. 

One recurrent problem we discovered is that, given its runtime, the film feels a little bit short. If the storyline and storyboards had been revised before reshooting, this might have been prevented. We didn't get any comments on the audio or the camera work, even though I think we could have used some better shots to create tension and danger in the cinematography. The murderer shows up early in the film because it moves a bit too swiftly. 

Personal development

In terms of pre production I think we were well prepared as we spent lots of time generating ideas and fine tuning them so that our final piece was effective. Whilst creating the storyboard we made links to the genre and conventions.

I have looked at the feedback I received from Wayne Sables and the people in my class at college.  I think that there are a few areas where I could improve and the first one is planning.  The film ran short because our planning was not as detailed as it could have been and we sometimes made it up as we went along when we were on set rather than sticking to the storyboard.  This meant our film ran short, as I said before.  I think to improve I would put timings on the storyboard. 

Another area where I would improve is with equipment planning.  We used gun mics and these helped our camera to be portable.  It would have been better if we had used on person microphones as it would have meant that the conversations were captured more clearly.  This is important for good sound.  Instead we had to work harder when editing to make this come across ok. 

I do think my camera work was good though because I worked with the group to plan out my shots and make sure that I knew what I was trying to capture.  There is  shot where I pan to reveal the villain in the film and this shot was done quite well so I don’t think that camera work is something I need to develop.  This was also a positive in the comments from the feedback.