Thursday 26 February 2015

Priest focus group screening


Good Aspects of the trailer 

Good Acting x 5- From all actors, but mainly Sam who's portraying the priest
Use of lighting- The lighting is dynamic and shots are well lit but needs to be darker
Narrative x 9- Engaging and interesting narrative that hooked the audience
Gore Effects x 6- The body horror was well applied and looked believable 
Dialogue x 6- Well written and performed again made the trailer more engaging for the audience
Sound effects x 12- The ones that were added brought more to the trailer and made scenes more impactful
Location x 7- We shot in a church and it improved the mise-en-scene of the trailer as it was a real, set location 
Mise en scene x 5- Props, body horror, creepy location, and restricted narration were the highlights of the trailer  
Intertitles x 3- tod more about the narrative and what to expect from the film
Ending x 2- The editing and body horror effects made for a gruesome and memorable ending 
Cinematography x 13- The wide variety of shots and angles used made the trailer exciting to watch
Tension- The slow paced music mixed with the quick paced shots and drawn out narrative made the trailer tense


Points of improvement 

In need of jump scare x 2- The jump scare was thought about but not added in the final trailer 
Variety of pace needed x 7- Collision cutting and quick paced montages have been added
Background music- The levels will be mixed so dialogue can be heard and have more menacing connotations
Louder screams- Sound levels have been mixed
Too light- Can be fixed by tweaking with the brightness and contrast of shots
Intertitles x 9- Need to be more readable and have been redesigned
Sound effects x 9- Need to be added on impacts to make them sound more realistic

AVG score for the trailer - 7.5

Priest rough cut


At this point we still need to add/change:
-Cinematic lighting effects to make the shots darker and richer in colour.
-Sound effects on certain impact points eg. the head being smashed against the wall and the whispering that will draw the Priest to the cross.
-Clean audio to be dubbed over the Priest's speech at the beginning of the trailer.
-Reduce the overall volume of the music so dialogue can be heard more easily.