Here is some feedback for a film sketch I made about opening doors. I hope I’ll be able to upload it online tomorrow. The project title is ‘The mysterious doors”.
The Name of person peer assessing below is Benjamin
| Footage/editing | Strengths | Weaknesses |
| 1: The start of the film is well shot and the footage has not had to be increased. It also allows us to see what is going on without being too close to the main character. | We can get the idea of what the person is trying to achieve and we then understand the comedy of it. | |
| 2: Another character gets introduced and also tries to open the door. We can clearly see them struggling to open it. | There could of been someone walking through to show that the people who are trying to open it still don’t understand. | |
| 3: The second character has an idea and walks off. He comes back out of the lift with a hammer. This shows us what he’s going to do next, or at least an inclining. | This is to add comedy again, which it does because we know that they could just open the door, but it is funny to see what they think will work. | |
| 4: We see the second character come out of the lift carrying a hammer, which shows us that he’ll use it in someway. | It adds comedic effect, as we know that they could simply open the door properly, but they decide to use a hammer to break the door. | |
| 5: We see the second character got to break the door, then we see a black screen and hear the smashing of glass. | This is effective, as it does not allow us to see the action, but we can hear it and so we know what has happened. |
The name of this next person peer assessing is Frankie Griffiths
| Footage/editing | Strengths | Weaknesses |
| Music | Great use of background music as fits well with the genre of the film. | Music can overtake the video but this because of less sound effects. |
| Sound Effects | Sound effects match the theme of the short film.
Use of sound glass smashing with black screen gives us a indication of what happens to the doors. |
Use footsteps for when Ryan and Ben walk up to the doors.
You could also have a noise of Ryan and Ben straining/groaning when they are trying to open the door. |
| Editing Techniques | Good use of camera shots
Mid Shot Close-Up |
Maybe use an establishing shot or try and use different angle shots such as POV, high angle and low angle for example. |
| Narrative | The narrative was simple to follow as we see 2 people trying to get the doors open. | |
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