Target audience: feedback and comments

As part of our evaluation, feedback was needed from members of our target audience. It was decided that Facebook was the most effective place to get the responses we needed.

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Here is some other feedback received from members of the target audience:

'The first main point that stuck out to me was at the 38th second, where you seen the eye after the shot of the door. The blood effects of the boy washing his hands and how he is dressed and with his hood up etc, are also very effective. I also like the part where the camera is in the fridge, and when you see he gets a glass out and it finishes there, it leaves you on a bit of a cliff hanger.'

'It's very good. The editing is effective and the music works well with all the camera work.'

‘I think overall it was excellent! The music was great, really made the atmosphere, it built up the tension. The running bit with Abbie was great, the second time you see her with the double smear effect was very good, really added to the atmosphere. The bit with Jonny in the bathroom could maybe have been tenser.’

‘As the scene opens I find that the water running is a very effective way to engage the audience, it immediately makes the audience want to watch more. When the camera flashes onto a close up of the eye, it gives you a sense of fright; this lets you know that the opening will be alarming and shocking. As the scene progresses and you get flash backs from the bathroom to a girl running in a forest, it immediately tells you that the two are connected. The dark lighting and music also symbolizes the eeriness of the film.’

From the feedback received from members of the target audience, it can be established that our opening was effective in creating a good impact and engaging the audience, but it is clear that there are some areas we could have improved. Such as, creating more tension and paying more attention to the mise-en-scene; it has been said that clothing of the characters could have been put into more consideration. For example, the protagonist is wearing white when he removes his hoodie, and white symbolises purity and innocence, which contrasts greatly to the character himself. Nevertheless, the majority of the feedback received has been positive towards our opening, and even though there are improvements that could be made, I believe the finished piece had an effective impact and was engaging.