Evaluation preparation

For my evaluation videos i am planning on making the majority of my evaluations on prezi and including a voiceover to talk through them in order to present a visual representation of what i am talking about so it can hopefully be fully understood. However, i don't want them all to be the same so i will also create some vlogs to talk through a few of my responses with some overlaying videos to present my points as i am talking.

However, before i begin planning how i am going to record them i need to have strong plans of what i am actually going to say. Therefore i am going to construct 7 in depth plans of each evaluation question so i can think through my response and present it as confidently as possible.

The pacing

The length of the final shot of our film opening was something that was mentioned quite a lot when we were gathering our feedback. Therefore, we obviously discussed it as a group to decide if we should edit it or keep it as it is. As the main reason that came up about the length was the fact that it made them feel "uneasy". However, this is what we aimed for with out film opening as it reflects the mental state of the character and gives an insight into how she would be feeling by portraying this through the long shots and uneasy atmosphere. Also, as they felt as though they were waiting for something to happen, it builds anticipation of what is to come, which encourages them to watch on. Therefore, leaving it on this "cliff hanger" type ending, ensures that they remember this film opening and would want to watch on should it be made a full length film.

Overall feedback

The feedback we have received so far as a group has been very helpful and eye opening to us. This is because we thought we were close to finishing as we seemed happy with what we had made. However, as a result of our feedback we have realised we do still have a few things to work on within our opening.
We came together as a group and began to plan how we were going to use our criticisms and suggestions in order to improve. We realised that not all the suggestions we received could be incorporated however it did give us some inspiration and insight into what we needed to aim for.
We know that it is too late to re-film key scenes in our opening and this was therefore not an option for us so the suggestions that involved adding to the plot, we avoided.
Therefore, we came to the conclusion that we are not going to add to our footage because we don't want to ruin our consistency as we are happy with that thus far. So, our plan is to continue editing and improving what we have and use the feedback to guide that.

Feedback from friends

The clip begins after they have watched our whole film opening through.
Firstly we asked what they liked about our film opening and they said they found the photo frame and blood scene interesting. They found the switching between blood and no blood good as it adds further depth into the film opening.
When asked what they thought could be improved, they said that it seemed as though they were waiting for something as she was pacing up and down. As suspense is being built, it could be used to our advantage if we slid a note or something similar under the door in order to add to the atmosphere that was built.
They all said that they would go and watch it in the cinema if it was to be made into a full length film.

Key feedback from class

The main points that we took away from the feedback session to improve are:

• Increase the length of the black screen after the production companies to separate it from the main film opening
• Add demonic laughter as the flashbacks are happening to further portray her mindset
• Reduce the length of pacing at the end of the opening
• Add another establishing shot or increase the length of the current one
• She is seen to be wiping away non-existent tears which isn't realistic 

Class viewing

We decided to show our film opening to our class in order to gain more opinions and any ideas for improvement. As we were beginning to think we need input from people who haven't seen any of our film opening before as it is becoming something we are looking at a lot and we may have missed things that a fresh pair of eyes could spot.

We felt that the overall feedback was very positive and we were very pleased with what was said. We also received a few criticisms which we will work on and hopefully improve our film opening with.