Group. Rough Cut Review/Feedback

Rough Cut Review & Feedback

Purpose:


The purpose for our rough cut was to gain some sort of feedback for others which would give us an idea about how we would change our opening so that it will overall look better. The rough cut also gave us an idea bout how long the opening would be, what shots worked and didn't work and also the cutting rate to which the opening is compliant with. 



Positives: 

• Various people explained that we had some good angles in our footage to which we had shot from, giving a nice feel to the opening.
• Our location and set design also stood out for people who viewed the rough cut, as they explained that it gave a very sinister feeling to the surrounding. 
• Others believed that the jump scene was very well built up and scared some audience members who watched the footage even without sound. 
• Some people said that the lighting in the caravan worked especially well, this was because we shot in the morning rather than at dusk like our previous first attempt of shooting the opening. 
• Continuity in our opening proved to be one of our biggest strengths, not one audience member (to which we showed the opening to) explained that they were dazed or confused by any parts of the short opening.  

Negatives:

• In some of the opening shots the footage tends to be slightly wobbly, this is something which we must fix later on in this week by using equipment such as a tripod to cancel out this from happening.
• Another point raised was the fact that we need more reaction shots of the stock character of the opening. Through this we can then as an audience be able to connect with the character, which might help build tension in the opening. 
• Throughout our rough cut although very little people noticed it we had some shots missing which would enable the opening to flow smoothly. 
• Although we had no sound (no sound added at all) to the rough cut, the audience to which we showed the rough cut to explained that sound would have to be spot on for the tension to build in the right fashion leading up to the jump part of the opening at the end of the scene. 
• Although the footage we have gathered so far was good when looking at the rough cut the time exceeds the maximum time of approximately 2:20 by a long distance, as it reached at time of 3:10. Therefore later on in the editing process of the production of the opening we must consider timing of the opening and possibly cut the end montage sequence out, and turn to placing our credits in the actual footage of the piece. 

What needs to be done:

Through this feedback we as a group were able to establish some key factors to which we could improve our opening. For the footage itself, we have decided to re-visit the site in which we shot at to repeat opening shots and some shots that didn't work so well in the opening. In addition to this we have decided to cut out the final montage part to our opening and instead use, programs such as Photoshop to insert various layers of text and imagery in the opening which will result in a nice outcome and finish to the piece. Sound on the other hand is more or less already sorted, all we need to establish is what scraps, bumps and creeks we need for the opening and possible go and record the different sounds one lunchtime during this week. Despite these issues i am proud of how the rough cut ended up to be and believe that with enough work and effort from the three of us, the end result will be at a good standard.