Class Teaser Trailer Feedback

Today in class we watched everyones rough copies of the teaser trailers. We all were to give feedback to each of them explaining what we did and did not like about it, if it made actual sense or not, and some overall notes on their trailer.

Here is the list of peoples' feedback that I had given them.

name: Minnie

like: The change between the different personalities and the shots to determine that.

dislike: Sometimes its not clear that it was the same person, also are they a gambler?

made sense: yes but can be a little bit clearer 

name: Bella

like: the music, the shots all make sense, theme is clear

dislike: Maybe you have too many shots of knives, maybe even put some “blood” on them to give a reason for cleaning them. Or maybe even rather than cleaning them under the sink they can use a cloth that gets bloodier and bloodier each time!

made sense: yes, perfect sense

notes: you can make the exposure darker to emphasise the theme

name: Alex

like: Clear it was about a politician, loves the fading into the next shots

dislike: Some shots weren’t in there so it didn’t make much sense but it will when the shots have been taken

made sense: slightly 

notes: Music was great and enhanced the mood of the trailer

name: Kartya

like: the creativity of each of the shots, I would definitely watch it as a movie

dislike: the quality can be a little bit better, but I’m not sure if the bad quality was intended

made sense: yes, it was very clear

notes: My only suggestion would be that maybe somehow you can make the process of the doll possessing her clearer. You could make the girls eyes start bleeding the same way after she had tried wiping them off the dolls?

name:  Elizabeth

like: The black and white shots and several angles you used

dislike:  At the beginning the music sounded creepy but towards the end you sort of represent her as a hero and not a villain, this got me a little bit confused

made sense: yes, but slightly unsure if the Mystery mask is good or bad

notes: You hadn’t shown the whole of the characters face at the end, only the mask

name: Ellythea

like: it had a few really interesting shots and the missing shots written in seem like they would go really well with what you have

dislike: I don’t know what it is about really

made sense: slightly, it is about a girl who is stressing but I don’t know why

notes: The underexposure was really good

name: Tanay

like: it really made sense and I liked the use of shadows

dislike: Sometimes it had some bad quality and I’m not sure if this was intended

made sense: yes

name: Portia

like: the shots really show that this woman is rich and the character profile is really clear

dislike: Some shots that were in slo-mo kinda dragged it on a little bit too much

made sense: yes!

name: Holly

like: the storyline was really funny and the shots used were very creative

dislike: Some shots were bad quality, not sure if this was intended

made sense: yes

name: Nadia

like: The storyline is great, I would watch the movie

dislike: The pictures could have been videos because then it gives us more to watch and look at

made sense: yes

notes: you can also put it in underexposure to make it more scary-like

name: Michelle

like: the storyline is easy to follow

dislike: some shots were bad quality, not sure if this was intended

made sense: yes, very clear

notes:  maybe when you reveal that she is a killer the exposure could be darker to change the mood

name: Abby

like: The storyline is easy to follow 

dislike: The quality of some shots were not good quality

made sense: Yes

notes: Sometimes the colour of each shot is really different, try to even them out

name: Clarrisa

like: The characterisation of the dancer and how you had shots of the makeup

dislike: I wouldn’t know what the story would be about, also you might want to make some of the make up shots shorter. There also wasn’t enough shots

made sense: it was clear that she was a dancer

notes: you could use lots of angles and lights to represent her character in a greater depth: eg, what is her personality, does she do it as a job or a hobby or 

name: Chloe

like: the flashing of the character while they were walking to show that they’re sort of a spirit was really cool

dislike: there just wasn’t enough shots

made sense: where are they going and who/what are they? it will probably make more sense when you finish all of your shots

notes: you could add some suspenseful music in the background