Post production: audience thoughts

When we completed the rough cut of the film opening, we felt that we needed audience feedback on what we had already done. So we used the same group of people as those that we used for the audience research questionnaire. We asked them to watch the rough cut and fill out a questionnaire allowing them to vocalise their thoughts on the film, and if they had any improvements that we could make before finalising the film. The participants of our audience were two males and two females aged 16 -18 years, which includes them in our target audience.

In our questionnaire we asked a variety of open and closed questions:

1.) What did you think about the editing of the flashbacks?

• I think that the editing of the flashbacks are good however it can be confusing as to when the flashbacks start as there is not a big distinction between the two time frames
• There was not enough discolouration on the flashbacks so they just looked like normal present day scenes
• I really liked the flashbacks , I thought they clearly added towards the context of the narrative
• There should be more flashbacks to develop the narrative as it would hook the audience in more

2.) Do you think the camera work could be improved?

• I don't think that the camera work could be improved, there is a wide variety of camera angles in it
• Some of the shots come across as being slightly shaky but I think that it is relevant to the context of the opening
• There we a couple of shots that went on for too long so it would be good to cut the shots down to make it more snappy
• The camera work is of good quality however there should be a few more high angled shots as I think there isn't enough

3.) Do you think the opening has a clear narrative?

• Yes because there is a linear narrative
• I think it does overall but the flashbacks aren't too clear which can make the narrative confusing
• There needs to be more flashbacks because the narrative should be developed 
• The narrative is clear and hooks the audience in

4.) What improvements do you think are needed for the opening?

• I think that the use of titles and credits will help it look more professional
• The flashbacks need to be more clear by adding a filter to them 
• There should be an extra build up in pitch and speed with the non diegetic soundtrack as it gets towards the tense section of the opening
• The final title of 'The Hunted' needs to be slightly larger to make it more prominent