Comments!!!

After we finished filming, editing and adding music (and of course when we felt like we had finished), we decided that we needed some audience response. After a debate, we went and found people to watch our film. We decided not to get anyone from our actual media class to watch it because they were all too busy; but we also didn't want anyone who did media to watch it as they would think in media terms, but everyone else would see it for the first time and have never experienced anything like it before.

We found four people to come and watch our film and critic it for us. Two of them actually starred as extras in the film, so it was good that they got to watch the finished product. After we explained what continuity editing was, we asked them to comment on 4 separate areas. These areas were; what do you think about the continuity editing, what did you like about he film, what didn't you like/improve and what did you think of the music? These are the comments we got:
Fiona: "Between each separate shot, it all flows really well. The part I liked most was the part where Rachel is trying to get through the door. Where it is really shaky. Also I really like the effect added of when Rachel is stumbling across the dinning room. The music really go's with ll the actions."
Laura: "The shots really flow in between the different scenes. My favourite part was the shot where the can's roll across the floor. The music is well liked to the production we came up with. The only part I would improve is to make the part where Rachel falls over more realistic."
Gina: "I think that it real flows between each shot. My favourite scene is right at the beginning. I really like the part where Rachel stumbles through the door and then goes to a shot of behind the door, watching it close then from behind. It is also, really original. The music fits it really well. The music shows whats happening. The music sort of moves. It moves along when the character moves."
Aimie: "The whole film really flows. I like the way that that all the different camera angle's differ throughout the film and they aren't all the same. I think that the music go's really well and I like the way that that the music isn't the same throughout and has different sounds on top. The film is really good and if I was you, I wouldn't change a thing."

Overall, we are all very pleased with the comments that we received. While filming the dinning room scene, we showed some of the extras it on the camera. One of the extra, when she saw it, said "that looks really fake." However, when she saw the finished film after it was edited and we had added the effects, she was really pleased with that shot and it was her favourite part.

In conclusion, the audience feedback was really positive and we were really glad we did it. Personal, my favourite comment was off Aimie. She said "I am really surprised a group of 16 year old's could do something like this. It is really, really good."

No matter how good are comments were, we all feel that there are areas in which we would improve or change. But, we were always going to find that we would be our worst critics.