LO4: Be able to present and gather/evaluate audience feedback
Audience feedback form
When gathering audience feedback, I tried to construct questions in an evocative way which focuses on the points of the film which I found most pertinent to improve upon to see if personal criticisms of practical/SFX or lighting would be verified. However, first I wanted to ensure that the genre (crime drama with a sub-genre of comedy) was followed conventionally so audiences could anticipate what conventions they'd expect from viewing the first scene into the rest of the picture. This was fortunately followed with average agreement in conjunction with varied and meaningful shot types as strengths of the short. However, following feedback regarding the use of sound and the potential to take its implementation further, I would re-edit a take by applying more effects like reverb to a gunshot, to further the spectacle of sound within a scene.
When reviewing practical/SFX, the same was found as reviewing sound therefore, to further the visceral effect of a gunshot by giving it visual aid through Adobe After Effects, implementing further special effects.
Overall, characterisation was successful with audiences, accredited to stage directions and dialogue denoted within the script. Comments for positive feedback/strengths evidence this through 'character personality' and 'dialogue was humorous and cleverly written' as well as a reaffirmation of shot types.
Adjustment layers and the use of artificial lighting for the purpose of low-key lighting connotations of danger were a point of controversy in the film. The scenes, especially when exported, suffered from 'unusually high contrast' creating a 'muddy' appearance which can be altered in editing through lowering the lighting in some scenes via keyframes and reducing colour correction to give an overall less red appearance. Additionally, with the use of soundtrack, particularly The Doors' 'Soul Kitchen' in the film's finale could be tweaked to reduce the volume in the Final Cut.
Implementation of Feedback
Lighting before feedback
Lighting after feedback (Appearance of more natural light - Darker tones add to 'gritty' crime drama)
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