1. FEEDBACK ON MY FINAL TRAILER
Now I have finished my trailer and uploaded it to my blog, I have asked a group of people that fit
into the lower age bracket of my target audience (the majority being aged around 15 to early
20’s) in order for my to understand what people felt was good about my trailer and what I could
have done differently. This will help me in the future when it comes to using the software again
and when doing my evaluation.
This is the first piece of
feedback I had off somebody
aged 15. This feedback
seems very positive which
made me feel that I had
completed my trailer
successfully. I was happy that
she picked up on the tense
feeling throughout as this is a
convention of a thriller. I am
pleased with the way they
thought the music went well
with the genre and that the
whole trailer was very
atmospheric. After this
feedback I asked others to
see if I could find anything
that I could have improved on
so I can include it in my final
evaluation.
This person is 16 and after watching the trailer told me a few things that they liked and
something I could have done differently. They picked up on the fact that it was filmed in the dark
and that this added to the thriller
genre. They also liked how the
music raised the tension which is
something that I wanted. The only
improvement they mentioned was
that the intertitles could have stayed
on for a bit longer which was useful
as I can use this information in my
evaluation.
2. I was happy with this feedback
as the viewer (aged 17) went
into a bit of detail as to what
they thought worked well. It
was good that she thought that
the storyline was clear but
without too much being given
away, this is one of the biggest
things I attempted to do with
my trailer. I agree that my
trailer could have had more
dialogue as this would have
introduced the characters even
more. I will be able to use this
for my evaluation and to help me understand changes that could be made.
I am happy that this
viewer (18) picked up
on the costume I used
as this tells me that my
use of mise-en-scene
was successful. This
was the third person to
pick on my use of sound
and said that they like
how it builds up the
tension. Tension and
suspense is an
important part of a
thriller as it leaves the
audience wanting to
know what will happen
next. The improvement is very helpful to me as I know what the target audience do expect from
trailers. I realise now that the scream could have been louder to add a sense of crime or death
to the trailer and the overall film.
3. This was the final piece of
feedback that I gathered using
Facebook. It was given my a 22
year old male, varying my overall
results. This viewer picked up on
my use of lighting which is really
useful as it tells me that it made
my trailer much more effective.
Although they liked the lighting,
they did mention the fact that the
thought the genre was horror. This
suggests that some of the
conventions that I followed during
my trailer have a crossover into the horror genre, slightly confusing the audience and maybe
selling my film to the wrong target audience. This feedback will be useful in question three of my
evaluation.
