Target audience feedback on roughcut:

Target audience feedback on rough cut:

I questioned a member of y target audience on the opening sequence rough cut, this was to gather highlights on the opening sequence, criticism  and how to improve the final product. The feedback that was given was useful to me because it allowed me and my group to correct any mistakes that there may be.

1. Is the genre clear from the rough cut? Yes, the genre is clear from the rough cut. I can tell that the film's genre is Film Noir as the film is black and white and the Mise-en-scene fits the genre.
2. Is the sound of good quality? The music sounds good quality but the dialogue between the two characters when they speak is very poor; the music is too loud over their conversation so you can't hear it.
3. How could my rough cut be improved? The sound could be improved, to be specific the music needs to be made quieter when the conversation starts so the characters' dialogue can be heard.
4. Does the Mise-en-scene fit the genre? The Mise-en-scene is really good at portraying the genre of the opening sequence, the only things I would point out is that the trainers do not fit the genre but also I think the costumes aren't as appropriate as they could be, in particular the guy's clothing isn't very 1940's.
5. Would you re-watch? Yes, I would 100% re-watch this opening sequence, I'd love to see it when it's finished because I am really interested to find out what happens.
6. What is good about our rough cut? I think you've done a really good job with lighting the shots at night and great match on action.
7. Is the plot of the film clear from the opening sequence? I think that the opening sequence is really good in terms of the narrative, as a viewer you get a feel of the plot but it's not obvious which is good because it makes the audience want to see the whole film.
8.  How do you feel about the transitions?The transitions used are appropriate but I feel like there could be more, there are some glitchy transitions that need to be corrected.
9. How do you feel about titles? There are no titles in it so far so I think you should put some.
10. Do you like our logo? Yes, the logo is really unique and fits the genre perfectly.

Final Opening Sequence - L'affaire Rouge

Rough Cut feedback:

Rough cute feedback:

Today in our lesson, every group presented to the class, their rough cuts of their opening sequences. Each group was given a sheet that was used to contribute feedback for each group's opening sequence. 

The positives of our groups opening sequence was the following:

• Managed to achieve acceptable lighting even though it is in black & white, which therefore achieves the genre.
• The camera and angles were good.
• The opening sequence, flows and follows well, which therefore makes it more clear to the audience what is going on.
• The mise-en-scene was creative and appropriate to the genre.
• The other groups, all agreed that the story line is intriguing.
• There was good use of match on action which is key with the opening sequence.

Negatives and what to improve on: 

• Add some music to the opening sequence and the titles to the beginning.
• Make the story a little bit more clear to the audience, this will help their understanding.
• Try and cut down the intro, as it was a little too long, this will ensure that the audience is not bored.
• The dialogue was too quiet, therefore try and improve sound, this will help the audience understand what is happening.

Out of the five groups that are in our media class, four of them said that they would like to watch the whole opening sequence to see what else happens and to reveal the rest of the story. 

Rough cut