Feedback from Final Movie

When showing an audience we gathered a lot of feedback from them, this was the points that they identified and said worked well:

Mise-En-Scene

• Props carefully considered, the sharp objects are a convention of thriller/horror, used effectively.
• Significant Red Candle- Time in which it is set and red is a connotation for dangerous/blood/anxiety.
• Painting relates to Hitchcock with the swan and holding of the neck.
• Lighting creates a lot of tension with it being dark and only having the torch as a view which gives restricted vision which places the audience in the victims place.
• The titanic boat symbolises death which relates to victim.
• Old paintings work well for history
• Cross at the end symbolising death.
• Lighting etc. was used really well to set the mood of a horror film.
• Worked really well with different shots around the house
• Stairs could possibly represent barriers
• Irony of walking up stairs normally means happy and safe but instead goes into more danger.

Camera Work

• Range of shots to cause the feeling of disorientation, maximising anxiety, camera placed behind cassia for voyeurism.
• Good movement with the camera e.g. pan etc.
• Range of shots at beginning to show house which gives viewer good understanding
• POV shot was good to build tension as seeing it from girls view.
• Quick shots on items to make them look intimidating
• Canted angle at the end to create tension
• High angle up the stairs to show vulnerable character

Editing

• Titles were effective, the red and white worked well for danger and death.
• Font is creepy and suits the horror genre
• Good smooth transitions e.g. match on action etc.
• Edited and put together very well.
• Good use of production company

Sound

• Silence was effective
• Footsteps were effective to build tension with silence
• Girl laughing etc. fit in well which mise-en-scene.
• Anti-climax of unknown banging but realise it's girl footsteps is effective
• Breathing creates a lot of tension
• Laughing and sounds of wind work well.
• Creepy and fitted in well with everything, giggles were good and heavy breathing created a lot of tension.
• Crackling sound adds tension
• door shuts scares the audience

We also put our film on Facebook to get feedback and this is what they said: