Feedback - Lorna

As a class we watched back all of our Thriller openings and wrote feedback for each of the groups based on the three questions in bold. This is what they thought of our opening sequence.
Does it look like a Thriller?

• All said yes.

Two things that worked well?

• Good use of manipulation of time (slow motion)
• Good sound effects, created suspense (voices)
• Nice titling with moving image in background. Neatly presented.
• Sound fitted well with the image (shot with mirror)
• Camera angles, and movements were good.
• Chase scene creates panic and use of props were good.
• Enigma codes ( the bracelet)
• Nice camera shots and editing.
• Vulnerability shown by characters isolation.
• No continuity errors.
• Reversed voices worked well.
• Eerie sound
• Slow zoom on camera worked well.
• Soundtrack.
• Point of view shots and slowed down running sequence.
• High camera angle by the mirrors.
• ~Camera movement - pan.
• Good over the shoulder and close up shots.
• The Flash back.

Two things that did not work well?

• Costume - actor wasn't dressed for the gym.
• Complex plot / narrative.
• Couldn't hear what was being said.
• Editing wasn't very neat in places.
• Sounds like a horror.
• Shots at the beginning were a little over used.
• Lack of sound in parts.
• Jumps to titling and locations very suddenly.
• Beginning was too slow.
• Costume, antagonist doesn't look scary.
• Titling sequence didn't fit, doesn't flow.
• Quite dark.
• Start not very clear.
• Soundtrack when characters are sitting at the table.
• Beginning went on for a long time.