Sunday, 2 December 2012

Film product and ancillary task feedback 30/11/12


After producing the final product alongside with the ancillary task, I decided that receiving feedback from several audiences was necessary. This is because I have to consider to make any changes as possible and to understand any improvements that I will try and overcome if I had the chance to repeat this project again.

Therefore the best solution I had to receive feedback from audiences was to organise a face to face interview and also managed to send my ancillary task alongside with eh final product on hotmail to receive the feedback.


Feedback (Interview) – Minhaz Uddin

For the first feedback I have managed to interview a friend of mine named Minhaz Uddin in which he volunteered to provide a feedback of my final product aswell as the ancillary task.

Film

Me: What are your thoughts about the film?

Minhaz: By first viewing the film I was very amazed and attracted with the opening sequence. The music and the editing of the opening sequence was marvellous and I liked the way the CCTV camera was being blurred as the music makes a deep drum noise which I thought was very systematic and creative. The story plot was just simply magnificent, its something that is basic like showing a group of girls drinking and bunking of school however it manages to add in a more advanced sequence to the plot where two of the group of girls realises they are dead at the end which is a great way to present a film.

Me: What did you think of the camera shots/angles?

Minhaz: Camera shots are very smoothed and delicate, whoever was holding the camera they should receive a massive credit. I really liked the way the camera shots of one of the girls showing their hands that were covered with blood which actually freaked me out, overall the other camera shots was executed very accurately.

Me: What do you think about the cinematography of the film?

Minhaz: As explained before, the editing of the CCTV at the opening sequence seemed very creative and most importantly the cinematography of the scene where the two girls found out they were shot was superb.

Me: Do you understand the main plot of the story? Please explain what you think was creative of the plot?

Minhaz: As explained before the story plot is easy to understand alongside with the characters motivation such as the prefect which he seeks to have power and respect but most importantly dominance over his victims. However in the middle of the film it was confusing where one of the girls ended up in a classroom after collapsing from one scene but in the end it all made sense which I then realised the girls was murdered by the prefect.
Me: Is there any improvement that needs to be done? Please justify?

Minhaz: I believe the film is marvellous however I do believe that at the end I didn’t really see the names on the paper because of the brightness so therefore this can be a problem which needs to be solved.

Me: What ratings will you give out of 10? Please explain why?

Minhaz: In my honest opinion I would give it a 9.By first viewing the film it was simply amazing, the plot, the editing used and also the acting seemed very professional however the only reason why I have rated the film as a 9 is because it seemed very bright in some of the scenes such as the classroom the scene did seem very confusing overall the film was great and I really enjoyed it.


Film poster

Me: What first attracts you by viewing this poster? Please justify

Minhaz: The prefect badge which I thought was very creative, I liked the way it looks as though its been painted red and been splashed abit around the object, just presents a more funky look. I was very attracted to the ratings which make the film very believable to be watched.Futhermore the way the colour used matched perfectly such as the white and red colour used.

Me: Does it look professional and creative? Please justify

Minhaz: The layout of the prefect badge and also the position with the evident quotes ect seem very professional and also creative of how the release of the film alongside with the title is viewed on the badge.

Me: Do you think it matches with the final product of the film? Please justify

Minhaz: It does match with the final product as it includes the prefect badge and also how the rhetorical device is used to show how the film is represented with a motivation.

Me: Is there any improvements that needs to be done? Please justify

Minhaz: In my   honest opinion I believe that apart from the evident quotes and star ratings which are superb I believe that the film distributors and more cast and directors’ name should be included onto the poster which can at least endorse them to receive their credit and popularity.

Me: What ratings will you give out of 10? Please explain why

Minhaz: I would give it an 8 because the poster looks magnificent the way the white and red was used actually matched perfectly and also how you managed to promote the film by including evident quote from magazine article is a beneficial way to make the film very beleivble.However the poster does seem very ‘empty’ considering that there isn’t enough casts and staff members that supported the film that should be presented on the poster. Overall the poster seems very attractive and very creative but it needs to include people who supported the films production.


Film review page

Me: What is your first impression of the film review page?

Minhaz: My first impression was the page does stand out with the use of red which is used to bring out every strong impressive word.

Me: Does the layout and structure seem professional or suit the gimmick of the film? Please justify

Minhaz: In my opinion the layout is just basic and too typical of how most magazine would layout their review page however the way you used the colour red was a great solution to present the film as a more horror and thriller look because that’s the genre that the film belongs to and it would make sense to include something that stand out as thriller type of a film.

Me: Is the English grammar/language very clear and easy to read? Please justify

Minhaz: The English grammar and language is very understandable. Its very easy to read and to understand how amazing the film is which makes it very believable, in comparison to other film review magazines they sometimes used formal words that I don’t even understand, to me I believe that every magazine should just get straight to the point such as  making expressive words stand out that represents the films impression and to finalise it with an honest opinion.



Me :Is there any improvement that needs to be done? Please justify

Minhaz: Just to add in, by first viewing the page does seem very basic because of the layout in which on most magazine is lay out very advanced so therefore I believe an improvement that needs to be taken under consideration is to organise the layout and try and include things that most popular magazine includes.

Me: What ratings will you give out of 10? Please explain why?

Minhaz: I would certainly give it a 7 because it does seem very basic because of the layout which must be sorted out however on the positive side I liked the way the strong impressive words stand out to provide a strong impression of the film and also liked the way devices such as screenshots of films are included along side with details of the film such as age, date realease, directors,evident quotes and star ratings. Overall the film page is great in the terms of presenting a film that involves with thriller and horror however the layout of the page is the only consideration that needs to be sorted out.




Film feedback
This section will present the feedback I have received on the final film product. For this feedback I realised that it will more beneficial for myself to ask specific people who either produced a film or had previously studied Media. This will allow me to receive an understanding from those who had experience of filming and editing..
I have managed to receive two feedbacks of my film from:
  • Mohsin Mohammed – Mohsin is a great friend of mine who previously studied a-level media studies. I have managed to accomplish this method through hotmail
  • Faizal Ahmed – is a great friend of mine who also studied media and is currently stetting up his own business to for shooting and editing wedding films. I believe it was a great idea to receive feedback from him since he is very professional of taking camera shots/angles as well as editing them. I have managed to receive feedback from Faizal through hotmail.

Film poster          
I also have managed to receive feedback on my film poster. However for this process I have managed to ask:

  • Ummad Ahmed – a brother of Faizal Ahmed who is currently studying graphic design so therefore he also has the knowledge of  developing a well structured and creative poster.

  • Mohsin Mohammed

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