Section 11: Audience Feedback
When we completed editing our thriller opening, we asked people of our target audience to watch our film and give us feedback in form of a questionnaire.
Did the music in our thriller opening build tension? Yes-16 No-4
Do you think we should have used more dialogue? Yes-3 No-17
Did our actors suit their roles? Yes-17 No-3
Did our actors play their roles well? Yes-16 No-4
Did you understand the plot of our opening? Yes-20 No-0
Did our thriller opening have a good plot? Yes-18 No-2
Did you think the range of shots in our thriller opening were sufficient? Yes-15 No-5
Did the credits look good? Yes-16 No-4
Did our thriller opening leave you asking questions? Yes-15 No-5
Should we have used more special effects? Yes-8 No-12
Does our opening make you want to watch the rest of the film? Yes-17 No-3
What draws you towards our film the most? Title-3 Music-5 Plot-12 Other-0
Was the sound in our opening of sufficient quality? Yes-17 No-3
Was the setting of our thriller opening suitable? Yes-19 No-0
What could we have improved the most? Sound-2 Editing-1 Shots-6 Effects-8 Other-3 (Acting, Character, Credits)
Overall, did you enjoy the opening of our thriller? Yes-19 No-1
When asked if the music in our thriller film built up tension, sixteen out of twenty people said yes. The music we used was quite eerie and spooky, which may have built tension for the majority of people, but I think it was too quiet for the suspense.
Seventeen people thought that we didn’t need to use more dialogue in our opening. I think this is because dialogue is not usually expected in the beginning of thriller films, as it can give too much away to the audience.
We asked our audience if they thought our actors suited their roles well. Again, seventeen people said yes. We chose our actors according to the results that we got from our audience research, in which most people said that they wanted to see a teenage female main character, and an adult male villain. However, only sixteen people said that they thought our actors played their parts well.
All the people who filled in our questionnaire told us that they understood the plot of our film, which shows that we communicated it well in the way we shot and edited it, as well as the way the actors expressed themselves. Two out of the twenty people, however, said that they did not like our plot.
Five people told us that the range of shots in our thriller were insufficient. I think that we could have improved our range of shots, as a majority of the shots that we used were mid-shots and close-ups.
Fifteen out of twenty said our credits looked good. They were very basic, and white, as this is usually expected for a thriller film. We intended to surprise our audience by having our credits flash up quickly in random places on the screen.
Most people answered yes when we asked if our opening left them asking questions. In our thriller opening, we intended to leave the audience wondering what happened to our main character, and why.
Only eight people said that we needed more special effects. I think our thriller looked better without many effects, as it is set in a house and is following our main character’s everyday life at the beginning, so we wanted it to look natural.
Seventeen people told us that our thriller made them want to see the rest of our film. I think this shows that our thriller was successful when it came to drawing the viewer in.
The plot had the most votes, with twelve, when we asked what drew our viewers in the most. Again, I think this shows success in interesting the audience. However, the title had the least votes, with three. I think this was because the title was only shown at the end, and most of our audience didn’t know the name of it before watching. Most people said that the sound quality in our film was good. However, three answered no, one saying that the music should have been louder. I also think that we could have improved the levels of the different sounds in specific parts.
All but one person said that our thriller was set in an appropriate place. We decided to set our thriller in a house to make it seem natural, and to help show transformed city in our opening.
Eight people told us that we could have improved our effects. I agree that we could have added more effects without our thriller looking too supernatural. Six people said we could have improved our shots. I think this, again, is because we needed a wider range.
Overall, nineteen out of twenty people enjoyed our thriller opening.
Seventeen people thought that we didn’t need to use more dialogue in our opening. I think this is because dialogue is not usually expected in the beginning of thriller films, as it can give too much away to the audience.
We asked our audience if they thought our actors suited their roles well. Again, seventeen people said yes. We chose our actors according to the results that we got from our audience research, in which most people said that they wanted to see a teenage female main character, and an adult male villain. However, only sixteen people said that they thought our actors played their parts well.
All the people who filled in our questionnaire told us that they understood the plot of our film, which shows that we communicated it well in the way we shot and edited it, as well as the way the actors expressed themselves. Two out of the twenty people, however, said that they did not like our plot.
Five people told us that the range of shots in our thriller were insufficient. I think that we could have improved our range of shots, as a majority of the shots that we used were mid-shots and close-ups.
Fifteen out of twenty said our credits looked good. They were very basic, and white, as this is usually expected for a thriller film. We intended to surprise our audience by having our credits flash up quickly in random places on the screen.
Most people answered yes when we asked if our opening left them asking questions. In our thriller opening, we intended to leave the audience wondering what happened to our main character, and why.
Only eight people said that we needed more special effects. I think our thriller looked better without many effects, as it is set in a house and is following our main character’s everyday life at the beginning, so we wanted it to look natural.
Seventeen people told us that our thriller made them want to see the rest of our film. I think this shows that our thriller was successful when it came to drawing the viewer in.
The plot had the most votes, with twelve, when we asked what drew our viewers in the most. Again, I think this shows success in interesting the audience. However, the title had the least votes, with three. I think this was because the title was only shown at the end, and most of our audience didn’t know the name of it before watching. Most people said that the sound quality in our film was good. However, three answered no, one saying that the music should have been louder. I also think that we could have improved the levels of the different sounds in specific parts.
All but one person said that our thriller was set in an appropriate place. We decided to set our thriller in a house to make it seem natural, and to help show transformed city in our opening.
Eight people told us that we could have improved our effects. I agree that we could have added more effects without our thriller looking too supernatural. Six people said we could have improved our shots. I think this, again, is because we needed a wider range.
Overall, nineteen out of twenty people enjoyed our thriller opening.
Section 12: Analysis of completed thriller.
A Perfect Forgiveness
Narrative Structure
The narrative structure of our film is linear and it is very clear to understand the storyline, even though things are concealed from the audience. A girl is doing chores when the phone suddenly starts ringing. She answers it but the caller hangs up. As she turns to carry on with her jobs, then phone rings again, and there is still nobody there. The third time the phone rings, she picks it up to hear breathing down the phone, and looks outside to see a man staring at her through the window. She swiftly closes the curtains and locks the door, before finding that the window has opened itself. She runs to the kitchen to try and find an item to defend herself, but she is too late. There is a sense of equilibrium right at the start, as it is normal for a girl to be doing chores around the house.
Thriller Codes and Conventions
We have used the convention of transformed city in our opening, as a house is generally a safe place to be, but it is a dangerous place in our thriller. We have also used partial vision and concealment and protraction- we do not see the killer's face and the audience doesn't know who he is or why he kills the girl. This is also an example of the question and answer model, as it leaves the viewer wondering who the man is, and why he kills the girl.
Camera Work
We have used an extreme close-up of the phone as a significant part of our thriller, as the phone ringing is a main feature of our opening, and the dramatic close-up communicates this well. There is also a range of close-ups in our film, as these are a popular type of shot in thriller films, and they help to conceal things from the audience. We have also used panning shows to follow the character's movement and make the audience familiar to the setting.
Mise-En-Scene
Our film is set in th main character's house. This is typically a safe place to be but is turned into a dangerous area in our film. The girl is wearing typical every day teenager's clothes and is washing the dishes. This creates a sense of equilibrium- she is just a normal girl doing typical everyday things.
Sound
We have used the diegetic sounds of water running and the telephone ringing to help let the audience know what is going on in the film, and also to help create the sense of equilibrium.
The non-diegetic music is made up of eerie long bass notes and sharp, quick high notes. This creates tension and can also scare the audience.
Editing
The editing of our thriller is quite fast paced and they are just normal cuts, except from one dissolve transition in the middle. We have used ghosting to create an effect that time is moving slowly, and added red tint to the close-up of he phone to signify danger.
Graphics
Our credits are medium sized and simple in a white font. They flash quickly in random areas of the screen to surprise the audience and then fade away slowly. This could make the audience wonder when the next credit will flash up.
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