Rough Cut Feedback

Audience feedback after Rough cut.

Following the rough cut we decided it would be best as a group if we asked people for their responses towards the film and what they liked or didn’t like about it so far and most importantly what could be improved.

We designed 5 key questions we wanted the audience to answer after watching the rough cut, they were designed to help us the most regarding the positives and negatives of the film and suggested improvements. The first question we was going to ask was the person’s overall opinion of the opening sequence, this was going to straight away tell us if our target audience thinks that our idea works well or doesn’t. The second question we asked was ‘What parts did you enjoy?’ this again is only for our benefit and a way in which we can work out what our audience enjoyed so far. The third question is the most important question overall because it is asking for any suggestions as to how we could improve the opening sequence, this will become very useful information when piecing together the final cut. The penultimate question was asking if the the film engaged the audience; this will determine if our film is gripping like Hollywood block busters or not. Finally the last question asked ‘In its current state would you pay to watch the film?’ again this is very important because if people do not want to see our film then it cannot be that good.

All these questions were asked to different age groups and different genders. Below are some of the most useful responses we got for each question as well as a summery paragraph that we will be able to look back on when coming to the final cut.

What was your overall opinion from the rough cut?
I thought the idea of the film and shots were good, however I didn’t really know what was going on. The first minute was slow going but with narration, it will clearly be more interesting. (Dylan Meade aged 16)
I thought it had good parts and some parts that could be improved on, but overall I thought that it had a wide variety of interesting shots used. (Chloe Tetu aged 16)

What parts did you enjoy?
I enjoyed the scene where the protagonist walks through the streets of London and snatches a newspaper. An effective close up was used in this scene. (Alex Barham aged 16)
I liked the use of transitions and effects throughout the opening sequence. The slowed down footage emphasises the importance of some parts of the film and this made me want to continue watching. (Nathan Whitcomb aged 20)

What do you think we could do to improve the film?
At the moment the film is slow paced and takes a while to get going, make some shots shorter and add sound. (Chris Andrews aged 22)
There are no titles in the opening sequence and without them it looks very amateurish. (Ryan Malster aged 18)

Did the film engage you and draw you in?
It did at some parts however during the slow parts it was rather boring. (Nathan Whitcomb aged 20)
Yes I really enjoyed it and I thought that it was really interesting. (James Kerr aged 14)

In its current state would you pay to watch the film?
No. (Dylan Meade aged 16)
Yes I thought it was well put together. (Louis Kersey aged 14)

Using the information we collected we are going to go back to the editing stage and change the errors that we raised by our audience. As well as this we are also going to finish the sound and titles and add them in to make the opening sequence look professional.