Peer Feedback...

1. Describe the type of camerawork which has been used. Do you think it's effective? Why?
There was a good variety of camera shots including; high angle, mid-shots, close ups and zoom in. The close ups help to build tension throughout out opening. The tracking shot helped to convey and establish the location. Our point of view shot was clearly showed from the characters perspective.

2. What type of sounds have been used? Does it work well with the visuals?
The diegetic sound (speech) was at the right volume and was very clear. The soundtrack went well with the visuals and helped to create tension throughout.

3. How has the mise-en-scene been constructed? Does it have an impact on the genre?
Props: you can easily tell what type of character she is! Props included wine, phone, straighteners and the sign. The lighting outside could have been a bit lighter in order to see more. However the inside lighting was said to help convey the thriller genre and make it mysterious.

4. What editing techniques have been used?
Clear credits and good shot transitions. Also fast editing which helped create tension.

5. Can you think of any constructive criticism?
We could have drawn tension a bit more as it lacked it certain places. This would have helped to build up to the main event. There could have been more thought put into the whole editing process eg. credits and title sequence.

6. What was the most effective element of the production?
The use of mise-en-scene worked well eg. props, costume and location.
Also, the sounds and shot types were good!

FINAL VIDEO

Choosing a Soundtrack

This is an important step when creating our final piece, we plan to use a soundtrack to build tension and create atmosphere. This will set the scene for the video while contrasting the visuals as the girl is in normal surroundings at the beginning of the clip. Only at the last few seconds does the audience realise what has happened in the narrative which will explain our choice in music.

We plan to use tense music to emphasise a change in the girls thoughts making the audience expect something is going to happen. The music we will use will quicken with the narrative showing an increase in pace and therefore building tension to contribute to the thriller genre.

We will use YouTube to find a song as it is easy to access and can give us a range of soundtracks to choose from.

External Feedback On Rough Cut

PROS - The video has good continuity throughout while there was a good range of shot types so far.

IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE: 
- The videos sound levels change throughout, we plan to add a soundtrack to aid the transitions, therefore showing better continuity.
- We have yet to add titles and effects and plan to add these at a later stage.
- The group commented that we had no suspense, we put this down to it being a rough cut and we aim to build tense up as the video progresses.

Feedback On Rough Cut

Camerawork - Medium shots when girl is getting ready with a short close up of the phone calling.

Mise En Scene - Props were phone and straighteners while the lighting was dark and mysterious which fits the genre.

Editing - Shot duration and cuts worked well between shots and transitions were good.

Comments - Good use of shot types, can tell the sequence is a thriller even though it is only a rough cut. We could improve the sound by making the speech louder and adding a sound track.

Feedback from group P233 

ROUGH CUT