1. What I Have Learned From Audience Feedback By Lorna Dean (Group Four)

3. Sometimes little is more in accordance to the connection to the audience. If something if over emphasised or goes on for too long the audience can become disconnected. Near the beginning of the short film Hope is seen in several places in her sister’s room passing the time by fiddling with objects. The audience felt that these scenes were not necessary – a couple of shots could indicate her despair and the passing of time.

6. The flashback scenes each had different filters and variation in colour – this lead to further confusion for the audience. We did not wish to confuse the audience – our film is not a thriller it is a drama and confusion would not adhere to the conventions of a drama. Originally the flashbacks were all going to be black and white but a some of them were too dark to see the characters clearly. We decided to keep a uniform combination of desaturate and soft focus filters to keep it clear that they were flashbacks. (Right) The desaturate filter was brought down to a lower setting where the colour of the scene seeps through showing the warm colours of Hope’s past.