We have
received lots of feedback on the rough cut version of our opening sequence –
mainly positive:
Is it obvious an opening sequence? Is it
clear who the target audience is?
Many people
have said that the genre of ‘Luna’ is quite clear as well as the target
audience. However, some people have mentioned that it looks like a music video
or trailer which is not what we were hoping for.
Titles go with genre. Is the genre obvious?
Are they clear? Are there enough and are they in the right order?
Feedback on
the titles was overall positive saying that the titles were clear, relevant, in
a good order and went with the genre. The only criticisms were that the titles
were too simple and there were not a lot of and one person didn’t understand
how the typewriter style font went with the romantic drama genre.
Think about the sound and images – are they
appropriate? Do they go together?
Many people
were impressed with the sound and said it was appropriate, the music is good
and shows the genre. Some people said that the voiceover in the beginning was
good, effective and created a mood to the sequence. However some said that they
thought it was too quiet and the music drowned the voiceover out. A lot of the
feedback said that they didn’t like the reverse sound in the sequence.
Camera – are the shots appropriate and
relevant? Is there controlled use of camera, attention to framing, variety of
shot distance/angle? Close attention to use of mise en scene?
We were said
to have good use and variety of camera shots and clever camera techniques and
the audience liked that when both characters in the sequence were alone the
setting was dark but when they were together it was light (which was not
intentional) and that we have good mise en scene including costume. Someone suggested
the use of a high angle shot.
Editing so that the meaning is apparent to
the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and
other effects?
Lots of the
feedback was positive regarding the editing, saying that it was good and
relevant and our opening had smooth transitions. However, a lot of people
mentioned that they did not get the idea of the rewind part of our sequence (as
we hadn’t filmed our finishing shot yet) and said that because it blacked out
before the rewind the scenes stopped flowing.
Total score and any other comments
Lowest
score: 36
Highest
score: 58
It has been
said to be convincing that the couple in our opening sequence are truly in love
due to their ‘brilliant acting’; ‘cute’; ‘voiceover is effective’; people were
confused about the link to the title; ‘needs more enigma codes’; some were
unsure about the rewind; it has been cited as one of the favourites out of all
of the opening sequences.