Feedback

Feedback Feedback from screening a rough cut of our horror trailer. The feedback was given by a group which would be the main target audience.

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Very Conventional.

Shots are so good! – Especially the underwater shots.

Love the way the happy birthday audio works with the narrative.

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Really nice cuts against the sound effects; underwater, head being hit, etc.

Scary!!

Good beginning shot to establish film genre.

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Good shots.

Bath shots are very nice.

Good change in speed.

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Good range of shots.

Good storyline.

V scary.

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Music.

Suspense.

Pacing.

Storyline.

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Good acting.

Good use of pacing.

Good variety of shots cut to beat.

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Good use of music.

Good speed of shots.

Under water shot worked well.

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Liked the hit head on table.

The underwater shot.

The fact that it doesn’t give too much away.

Good storyline – doesn’t give too much away.

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Great shots and camera angles.

Sound is effective!

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The sound effects fir in really well.

I like how it switches between the happy and horror scenes.

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Good narrative build up.

Good use of music.

Wonderful shots e.g. dripping blood and underwater shot.

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Really good sound effects.

The shot in the bath is really good.

Filmed well and lovely location.

Negatives:

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Maybe establish a bit more about who the killer is?

Include titles?

End with a scarier jump scare?

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More sense of narrative – who is hurting them and why Titles

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Sound could do with some improving.

Bit confused about narrative.

Remove the time/ stamp on the water shots.

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Good range of shots.

Good storyline.

Very scary.

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Sound effects.

More jump scares.

Shorter shots at the beginning.

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Audio?

More jumps.

Shorter shots?

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Goes from a pub to an attic really quickly, only one shot between them.

Titles.

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Jump scare.

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Bigger jump scare to end on.

More intertitles and then ass the name of your horror film.

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The plot could be explained a bit more.

The ending could be scarier.

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Need a better jump scare.

Add some more sound effects.

Needs that final shot once you’ve built up the tension.

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Stronger jump scare at the end.

Add titles.

The first bit needs more of a storyline.