Feedback

We showed our thriller opening to individuals who were around the age group of our target audience in order to try and improve the overall quality of our film by taking their suggestions on board before burning the film. This turned out to help us a great deal in improving our thriller. Below are two written opinions.

''I think it has the making of a really good thriller. The shots that utilised the setting were really effective in setting the mood and atmosphere of the piece. The natural sounds brought a realistic element, and the dramatic cut of sound in the attack scene with the male character was a particular favourite. The overall length of the film was excellent, not too short, but was long enough to develop a good plot. The only improvement would be to improve the transition between shots. Overall a really successful piece of film making.'' Alex Chong

''This is a very gripping thriller opening. It holds the viewers attention from the start, right to the end, introducing and enticing them into the plot. I found that the acting from all the characters, especially the main male role, was very good and convincing. They helped me to understand the plot and added to the atmosphere of the piece. I thought that the setting was very appropriate and was used well. It made the most of natural surroundings, especially in the shots of the male character among the trees at the beginning: like the acting the choice of setting definitely contributed to the mood of the film. The variety of camera angles were also done very well. If I had to suggest an improvement I would say that perhaps there is a little too much action in such a short space of time, so maybe the plot could be shortened or simplified. However, I understand that an opening sequence must contain enough action to maintain the viewer's attention; I think this film does this very effectively. Ultimately, I think this short film piece is a great success. The storyline is very interesting, and is complemented by the choice of setting.'' Megan Spruce

The feedback we received, as you can see, is extremely polite in nature but what this gave us was that we needed to cut back on the amount of storyline told which we had already been considering as we did not want to tell too much in the opening. This prompted us to remove the monologue among other things which had basically told the audience our entire plot line in an effort to cut back on the amount of information given. Also we tried to improve the transitioning between shots which had before been extremely jerky to distinguish between the two cameras.