Evaluation of comments

We received very constructive comments from our fellow students on our film. One of the comments was that the dialogue wasn't very clear, "the sound of the chat between the four people could be louder. for example, when the word "traffic" is said, it isn't very clear". We could improve this by using an external microphone on the camera to improve sound quality. We got lots of comments saying that the genre was obvious and was very well indicated, "The shots were well linked and they show a good variety of shots. I also think it portrays the gangsta genre very well". Camera angles were also highlighted as being used very well and also helped to indicated the genre, "One particularly effective shot, in my opinion, was the low angle shot of the two gangsters getting out of the car, which helped to heighten the tension as it suggested their great power and influence. The composition of one of the shots, when two of the gangsters frame the shot and the other two gangsters are centre shot, quite a distance away, is reminiscent of a western film". The comments also said they approved of the mise-en-scene, "The costume used is brilliant! I love the suits, as they really emphasise the gangster genre of the film" realism was one of our main goals and we think we achieved this "I loved how you could hear other people in the background, as this creates a realism".
We were lucky with the weather as it heightened the realism and created an eerie atmosphere "I really thought that the snow worked well with the gangsta genre". Props were used effectively such as the guns and the use of the cars created realism. Editing was used to create a flowing film, "We think that your editing was very clean-cut and continuous and flows very well" this helped to make the film flow into different scenes.
Overall I am very happy with the finished product and think it reflects the effort and talent of the group as a whole.