Final Cut Feedback

Positives:

• Good chase scene - camera control
• Good diegetic sound
• Ending credits - creative
• Darkroom shots - effective
• Good variety of shots types and distances
• Good choice of credits
• Good moving ident
• Effective slow motion
• Good tracking shots and match on action

Negatives:

• Long cuts
• Cheesy noises - scream
• Darkroom scenes - unclear
• Music doesn't flow and too upbeat

Final Cut

Feedback summary

We liked the shots of the characters surroundings although this wouldn't work for our current thriller opening, we can utilise this in a later project.

From the feedback we found out the editing worked well and was clear that two stories were happening, we also got complimented on our control of the camera although we should use varying shot types particularly with the dead body at the end. For the final cut we need to create the sound for the rest of the footage and slightly edit the current sound, we also need to film a bit more for the ending which will help the opening make sense and also help link the two scenes together. We agree with the feedback we were given and as such will change our opening in the specified ways.

Feedback from T2-50

We thought that the music at the start was really good so we think that should be carried through the rest of the sequence and maby get louder and faster to create tension.
We also liked the black and white filter.
The use of the red colour from the dark room made it interesting to watch as there was no natural colours.

feedback from T2-51

• we liked the how it flashed from black and white to colour to show the audience clearly when a flashback was taking place.
• The colour was dark showing that it was a thriller, it may have been the camera quality but we could not see what photo was processing and we didn't know the link between being in the dark room and the chase.
• The sound was good but needs to be continuous as there is no dialogue.

Feedback from group T2-52

The opening was very dark, and a bit unclear. However we could tell that the narrative centered around a murder, we really liked the idea of it being filmed in the dark room, as it creates a bit of mystery and the photos developing with the cuts of someone running made it really effective.We liked the contrast of the black and white effects used when the man was running, compared to the colour in the darkroom.
overall the piece was easy to follow/understand. Plus it was edited and cut well.

Feed back from T2-53

Firstly we liked your production logo as the white on black worked well and enhances the name. We also liked the chase scenes through the streets as the usage of black and white works well. Also the camera skills were shown through this chase scene.

However we didn't really understand the dark room scenes as they weren't very clear to understand. Also the music didn't really fit in the scene that the drum beat didn't fit with the clip.

We also feel as if the clip needs more footage within it as at the moment it is quite plain so therefore the audience may lose interest.

feedback from group T2-54

overall the opening sequence was good,  the way that they linked two different events was effective because it was good use of parallel footage.
something that could be improved is to have a wider variety of shots to fulfill the thriller conventions to create more atmosphere and make the opening sequence more understandable.
To help have a variety of shots is by having maybe a couple of close ups of the dead body in the middle of the road.

Rough Cut

Our rough cut contains very little sound at the moment as there was some difficulty finding appropriate sound for the chase and ways to integrate them from one to the other.

We think people will say that it needs music and credits, we don't think people will understand what will be happening but this is better as it will create suspense and mystery keeping the audience intrigued and watching.

We also think that they will comment on our use of camera angles, our production logo, our chase scene both from a post and pre edit point of view. We are also happy that the shots from the darkroom came out with enough visibility to be able to see everything that is going on during it.

So Far

So far in our film we have pieced together the darkroom scenes in our timeline which are fully filmed, we also found out that shooting the footage of the chase handheld is way too shaky so we need to re-film it with either a gly-cam or via bike/ dolly. Our ident has also been fully animated, and the sound is in production.

This is our current timeline showing the gaps left for the chase footage once it has been re-filmed, our ident is visible in the top left halfway through the animation.

Deadlines

Monday 7th 9am - Filming Deadline

Wednesday 9th 12.20 - Rough cut Deadline

Thursday 10th - Watching each other's Rough cut offering advice, feedback etc.

Wednesday 16th 12.20 - Final cut Deadline

Monday 21st 9am - Daft Evaluation due in via E-mail