2. Things the audience liked about the
camera work
• One of the things that came up most in the comments we
were given was that the audience loved the use of the
underwater camera. They said it helped our project to stand
out in comparison to the others that they watched and made
it more interesting for the viewer. We were extremely happy
with these comments as it took us a lot of effort to get this
shot right and it had the impact we wanted it to on our
audience.
• One other comment the audience made was that they loved
the use of the camera as the mirror in the shots with the girls
putting make up on. They said this was a really creative idea
and we were pleased with this as it meant we had achieved
the artistic look we were going for.
3. Things the audience liked about the
use of sound
• The audience felt that our song choice fully suited our
genre. One member of the audience said the music
was ‘happy, perky and went well with the actual work
and genre’. They generally felt that we made good use
of diegetic sound and used it appropriately in our film.
• Nobody from the audience recognised that the music
had been sped up and cut to fit in well with the film
which we found quite interesting. We were glad
however that they did not recognise as it shows that
we managed to keep the music really clear and
managed to cut and edit it well.
4. Things the audience liked about the
Mise –en-scene
• A large majority of our audience commented on our use of make-up
throughout the film and thought that we made really good use of it.
We felt that the use of make up to convey the idea of being beautiful
was a typical convention of a Chick Flick and so tried to make good use
of it and our audience also agreed that this tied in well with the Chick
Flick genre.
• Many people also commented on the use of the nail polish shots as
they thought that it helped reinforce that this was a Chick Flick.
• A lot of the audience also commented that they really liked our use of
costume. They loved that the twins had matching costumes and socks
as they thought it reinforced their quirkiness as characters and felt it
was typical of teenage girls copying each others style as they havn’t yet
found their own identities.
5. Things the audience liked about the
Editing
• The editing I feel was one of our strongest points in this process. The
audience loved the use of the motion tracking to make our credits move
alongside the characters and they were all asking us how we managed to
achieve this. They felt our editing was smooth and we said we used good
match on action throughout the film. If we were to make this opening
credits sequence again we would definitely use the motion tracking
again as this really stood out in our film compared to others.
• The audience also felt that we had good continuity which is always
important when making a film. I feel that working in a small location
helped this as we were easily able to see everything in the shot and
recognised quickly if something wasn’t supposed to be there.
• Finally the audience commented that our editing was snappy which
really pleased us as this is a convention of Chick Flicks. Quick, snappy
intercuts are often used in Chick Flicks to show the quirkiness and
excitement of the characters.
6. Things the audience thought could be
improved on Camera Work
• Although the audience mainly felt that our
camera work was good some members felt that
we used too many close ups in our film.
• The audience commented that the beginning of
our film was quite shaky, however they said this
definitely improved throughout the film. We
explained to them that it was shaky as a result of
us using a monopod while being stood on the bed
in order to try and achieve the particular shot we
wanted.
7. Things the audience thought could be
improved on in Mise-en-scene
• One thing we found that the audience thought we could have
improved a lot on was that they wanted to know if the story
was going anywhere. They said it needed more mystery
behind it and I would definitely agree with this. While we
were planning we decided that each character would get a
text message that the audience would not see and they would
all look confused. We felt this would give the audience a
sense that something was coming, however when we came to
film we thought that we had enough footage already and
didn’t realise the huge impact leaving this out would have on
our film. If I were to do this again I would definitely add more
of a sense of mystery to the film as it helps to give it some
direction and keep the audience focused.
8. Things the audience thought could be
improved on in the use of sound
• One member of the audience mentioned that we used no
diegetic sound. We did not feel that it was really necessary
to use diegetic sound in the opening of the film as in a large
amount of opening credits scenes there is no diegetic
sound. If we were to do this again we may have looked into
areas where we could have added diegetic sound as this
may have led to our film being more realistic and people
may have been drawn in more by this.
• The same member of audience also felt that the song was
not related to the film. However the majority of the
audience thought the song and film went really well
together so I don’t think we would change the song if we
had to do this again, unless we had the option of using
copyright free music.
9. Things the audience thought could be
improved on in Editing
• We only had two criticisms on our editing and these were
that:
• The being Mia font at the end didn’t really go.
• We should have cut the part at the end when Mia has to
close the door a second time as it didn’t close properly the
first time. If we were to edit the opening of this film again
this is something we would definitely change. Although we
did actually leave it in intentionally as we thought it would
show Mia’s character as being clumsy, it didn’t really work.
If we had carried on with the film we feel it would have
become more apparent that it was supposed to be there as
it showed how she was a bit clumsy and this
characterisation would have been developed throughout
the rest of the film.
10. How helpful was the audience
Feedback
• Overall I feel the audience feedback was really
helpful. It was sometimes frustrating as we knew
that we could not improve on any of the
audiences comments, however it has given us an
idea on what we would improve on if we were to
do this again in the future.
• I think the audience generally enjoyed our film
and they did say that some of the shots stood out
from the other films, especially the film that was
similar to ours.
