AICE Media Studies

 

 

 

  I really enjoyed working on this project and getting to be creative with both filming and editing. I hope people enjoy watching the opening as much as I enjoyed making it.

  After getting the review from my friend, I spent some time thinking about what changes I could make to the opening. A lot of the feedback was really helpful because it pointed out things I hadn’t noticed while filming and editing. One of the main things they mentioned was the music not really fitting the story. I thought about changing it, but I realized that with copyright issues and the music I already chose, it was better to keep what I had for now. They also said the plot was a little confusing and that it could be clearer what the girl’s intentions were. I didn’t make big changes to the story itself because the opening is only two minutes, but I did try to emphasize small actions and reactions more so the audience could understand the characters better. Another suggestion was to add more dialogue between the characters. I thought about it, but since I had already filmed and edited the scenes, I couldn’t really add more lines. Instead, I focused on highlighting the lines that...

  My friend watched our opening and gave me some feedback on it. One of the first things they said was that the music didn’t really fit the story. They thought it felt kind of off for the mood and said we should pick something that matches the sleepover vibe but also works with the horror parts. They also said the plot was a little confusing sometimes. They thought it could be clearer what the girl’s intentions were so the audience actually understands why things happen. My friend also said we should add more scenes where the actors talk and actually have dialogue. They said if the characters had real conversations, it would make the story easier to follow and more interesting. They thought showing more interaction between the girls would make the ending feel stronger too. Overall, they gave the film a 6 out of 10. They said it was okay, but there were definitely some things that could be better. They mentioned the suspense was there, but it could be stronger if the story and dialo...