In order to obtain feedback, I asked a few members of staff in my sixth-form to watch our final draft so that we could gain useful suggestions and ideas which would in turn help us to improve our final product.
The first member of staff stated that he was very impressed with the second to last shot where one of the actresses get dragged into the bushes. He felt that this really stood out as it leaves viewers wondering what will happen next.
The actress getting dragged into the bushes
He felt that the trailer had really good energy overall and also felt that the accents, pace and different beats of the music were used effectively as it created tension and suspense. He also picked up on the variety of different shots and angles used and felt that these different shots e.g. close ups and wide shots gave the audience a good insight into the film. Lastly, he was able to correctly identify the genre of teaser trailer which is horror and felt that it paid homage to iconic horror movies such as halloween, scream, and I know what you did last summer.
When discussing the weaknesses of our trailer, one of the criticisms was that he felt that the entire trailer was a little on the short side but we explained that the typical length of a teaser trailer is around one minute 30 seconds.
Examples of teaser trailers that are at similar length as ours
He also stated that the message on the phone flashed up too quickly and seeing that it is a crucial part of the storyline, we should leave it up for a few seconds longer to ensure that viewers will definitely have enough time to read it properly.The second member of staff stated that as a whole she felt that the trailer was brilliant and was really impressed with the lighting in parts as it helped to build up tension.
Screen shot of the flashing/strobe light effect used in our trailer
She also went on to say that there was a good use of black and white to represent the different flash backs and that her favourite part was near the end as the shots came quicker and faster as this again helped to create an element of suspense and tension.
An example of black and white use in our trailer to convey a flash back
She understood the storyline well and was able to infer that revenge was about to take place. Although she did not have any direct criticisms, whilst watching her body language, I saw that she tilted her head slightly in order to read the message on the IPhone. Because of this, we decided to re-film this shot but this time make it more central to the screen.
Before and after 'I KNOW WHAT YOU DID' message
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