MAIN Post 12a: Evaluation - Audience Feedback

Part 1 - Audience feedback on rough cut.


We screened our rough cut to a group of 3 people from our target audience to see their opinions on our opening sequence so far, what they thought we should add in, take out or change and what they believed to be the strong points of it.

Here is the list of questions we asked them while getting their feedback.
-What were your initial thoughts after watching?
-What was the best part?
-What improvements would you suggest?
- Would you do anything differently?

We filmed their feedback



After we had received this feedback form our rough cut we summarised what had been said in this feedback video and what changes we needed to make in order to make our video the best it could be and impress our target audience. We decided to change around a few point of view shots so that they didn't go back on themselves, added in a dramatic but eery soundtrack over the top of the opening sequence and changed some transitions so the different shots flowed more smoothly into each other.

Part 2
After we had completed these changes we then screened out final copy to some more people from our target audience and got their opinions on their initial thoughts on 'Contamination'. We asked for positive and negative feedback so that we knew the strengths and weaknesses in our production, this will help us improved our coursework for next year and make sure we don't make the same mistakes.

Here are a list of questions we asked out target audience whilst getting their feedback on the final cut of 'Contamination'.

-What were your initial thoughts after watching?
-Where do you think the film would go from here?
-Would you do anything different?
-If so what would that be?
-Does this look like it would be and effective film?



After hearing the feedback from the target audience I would say that most of them managed to guess the main theme of the film and could defiantly tell the action adventure genre from it.

MAIN Post 11: Final Opening Sequence

Below is the final version of our opening sequence.

MAIN Post 10: Post-production

During post-production we used Adobe Premiere Pro to capture, cut and edit out footage into the correct order that we wanted. During the editing process we were unable to stick to the storyboard and shot list as we felt that the shots would be more effective in a different order. We also had to add some transitions in which we hadn't planned as it made the transitions of shots smoother when it moved from moving camera to stationary camera shots. 

During the post production process I noticed a continuity error, this is because in some shots Jacob's hood is up and sometimes it is down. This could have been prevented if we had payed more attention but it has taught me to pay more attention to the mise-en-scene next year when i film again. Below I have added a few screen shots of the editing process. 

While editing we realised we did not have many close ups of Jacobs face while he was running. This meant that it was harder to see his emotion and the audience can not identify that he is the protagonist in the film. To improve our film we could of added in a few shots like this whilst he was running or fallen over. 

MAIN Post 9: Production

As a group we decided that the best time to film was during the day because then we could use the natural lighting and this could give a good effect of it shining though the tree leaves. We had to go out filming a few times because of factors such as the weather, which was a disadvantage of filming outside, wrong equipment and poor planning, this meant that we missed some shots out and had to re-film them slough this wasn't too much of a problem and allowed us to have the highest quality footage we could instead of having to make do with what we already had. Below I have inserted a few photos that were taken of our group while setting up the equipment and filming on location. 

MAIN Post 8: Pre-production documentation

Full Synopsis of Film:

An outburst of disease, suddenly strikes the United Kingdom. Jacob thinks he is the only survivor however he does not realize that he is not alone as a shadow appears frequently in the distance. Although, Jacob can sense that someone’s following him but doesn't know if its safe to make contact so keeps his distance while he is on his travels to find safety. Jacob finally meets the shadow character and the audience finds out and realizes that they have been working together all along but they just didn't know it.

After meeting each other, Jacob and Catlin (the shadow) Figure out if there able to trust each other and become companions, we then follow there adventurous journey of which they encounter wild animals which have been exposed to the life threatening disease. Of which they fight for survival. Then on their travels they find others that have not caught the disease also finding out that they have paid to keep safe from catching the contagious disease and are introduced to the inconsiderate characters of which don’t care about anyone else and created the outburst.

The audience then find out at the same time as the characters, Jacob and Catlin, that the government were the reason behind it all to get money to help the economy but all when wrong and the disease they created out broke, harming and disfiguring harmless, innocent people. The film then moves on as we come across other survivors of which was not part of the conspiracy to do with the government, the survivors all come together and we witness an action packed scene where the survivors fight against the government for what’s right and make them survive the consequences of their experiment.

The film then comes to a resolved ending and the survivors work together to make a safe haven of which they go off a recruit and help find other survivors of the contagious disease, creating a new civilization.

Synopsis of Opening Sequence:

In the opening sequence for our film Contamination, It starts in future events showing the main character Jacob lost in the woods searching for other survivors after the disease outbreak. It shows him struggling and running around through woods and fields, unsure if anyone else is out there. Its going to be fast pased, with a lot of quick cuts, showing that Jacob is vulnerable and lost. Its going to start with an establishing shot of the location and then finishes with " 2 days earlier " on a black screen, emphasing that the film is going to go back in time.

Our opening sequence is going to include close up shots of feet running and jumping to create and show a sense of action. It going to have Point of view shots to create his perspective and show the audience that his scared and out of breath. Sound is a key aspect in our opening sequence as the snapping of sticks and crunching of leafs creates a dramatic effect and adds tension, also hearing heavy breathing makes the audience aware of what he is experiencing making it more realistic.

The opening sequence ends with dialogue from Jacob "Is there anybody out there?" then the camera slowly backwards tracks away from Jacob who is sitting on a broken tree log which enhances his loneliness.

Location Recce:

Shot List:

Story Board:

Script:

Risk Assessment:

Crew List:

Rosie Christopher : Sound Operator, Editor

Mollie Bugg: Camera Operator, Director, Editor

Fiona Aldwin : Camera Operator , Director, Editor.

Jovell Williams : Actor, Editor.

Mise-en- scene:

Set Design/Location
Woods – natural setting, move rubbish and unwanted trash so location is as rural and realistic for our opening sequence as possible. Will work with location and if needed will move branches and trees.

Props
No props used other than natural resources such as tree branches.

Lighting
As in a wood will have to work with natural lighting that shines through the trees, so for our location it will be quite low key lighting, which we will be able to adjust by using a reflector to create more light in specific areas where needed and to add emphasis

Character Movement

There is a lot of character movement from the start of the opening sequence. As it is an action adventure film it is going to be quite fast pased which means that there is going to be constant character movement. In our film we have character movement such as; running through the woods; jumping over broken trees; walking through the woods; siting on a broken tree trunk; Stepping on branches and leaves.

Costume

The main character Jacob is wearing:

Blue chinos

Green Hoody - hood up

Navy body warmer - hood up

Black trainers

Hair / Make-up

Actor - Natural hair, make up: Powder to prevent shininess when on camera .

Shooting Schedule:

My Individual Report:

MAIN Post 7: Focus Group

MAIN Post 6: History of your chosen genre