Evaluation question 3

Evaluation question 4&5 Interview responses

I conducted a brief interview with 6 young adults between 17-20. 3 girls and 3 boys. I interviewed these people because they fell under the bracket of my intended target audience age range. Of course I feel adults can watch this film and enjoy it also; however, I just feel as if my mass audience will young adults between 17-26.

Based off the interviews, I feel as if the feedback provided information which showed my film to be a general success. I likened my results from my treatment focus group, to that of the groups I just now discussed with.

What I discovered:

- Amongst the young adult groups, they all seemed to be fans of the comedy genre.
- Girls particularly were very fond of criminal dramas (which my film essentially revolves around)
- They generally like trying to figure out what's going on in the minds of characters, and trying to figure out the direction of the script
-  The suspense aspects of the opening seemed to have worked well
-Trowing the audience right into the midst of confrontation between my two key characters did prove a little confusing, but that was only to one person out of the six
- The storyline and genre of the film attracted interest from audience members as well
- The choice of locations and camera work appealed to audience members also
- The choice for a cliff hanger ending also went very well for me in terms of audience responses
- The intensity and music worked hand in hand to appeal to the audiences
- The boys all felt that the cliff hanger ending would be what hooks people into wanting to watch the film even after the intro finishes.

Costumes, Props and Equipment

The costumes and Props I've used for my production has been:

A green jumpsuit which was used when Tyson was leaving Tyson was leaving jail.

A black mini cooper which was the car for when Slim and Tyson were leaving jail

A prop gun for Collin

A police hat and baton for the prison guard escorting Tyson out

Equipment I've used for my production has been:

A lighting lamp for the prison scene and chapel shadow scene

A camera

A tripod

Inter-titles planning

My inter titles are used during the opening of my piece, and they are presented as Tyson is walking through the prison hallway and out to freedom. The most significant inter titles- such as the one containing the name of the film- were presented on an empty screen rather that being accompanied by the shots of my characters. I also made up a few of my own studio production and distribution companies rather than using real ones, which my film intro had no association with. Some inter titles lasted longer than others depending on factors such as: their amount of words and their importance. They all used the same font, size and they were all in capital letters.

Editing/ Filming Progress

My progress in the editing of my work is going well. After having directed my actors through the shooting process, I was able to get the intended shots which ended up looking as hoped. The programme I'm using for my editing is adobe premier pro. My opening sequence of Tyson walking through the prison hallway required a lot of editing through shot-to-shot transitions and through the use of inter-titles. This was all accompanied by quite heavy and aggressive music, which I acquired  from premium beats, to round off the intense atmosphere I was trying to create.

The next scene consists of establishing shots of chapel statues and sculptures. I tried to use a range of panning and still shots to give a sense of location; as well as atmospheric intensity, before I even began any character dialogue. This was then intensified by shadow-like silhouette  figures who were having a brief confrontation before one of the shadows shot the other. The gun shot sound was intended to be very sudden and quite startling; which is why I opted to use the gunshot sound moments after the shadows had engaged with each other and on a separate shot.

The dialogue between Fraser and JJ (Slim and Collin) held a good level of fear and intensity. I tried to be creative with my shot choices and emphasise subtle things through my editing and shots. When Collin is walking towards Slim, I used a shot from a higher ground though the ledge banisters which added an interesting and intensified aspect to the piece due to the unusual angle and choice of shot, in having the camera in a position to look as if its spying on Slim and Collin as they confront each other. I also had the shot where Collin puts his gun down at a zoomed into position to emphasise to the audience which character held the power between the two. As well as to add intensity to the fact that violence and death could happen at any moment which adds a dynamic of uncertainty for audience members.