Evaluation question 3: What have you learned from your audience feedback?

I also gave the opportunity for people to comment on my trailer on a very popular social networking site called 'facebook'. This was significant because the most common users of 'facebook' are members of my target audience. 

Overall GOOD POINTS:

1)The soundtrack in the second half of the trailer worked well as it caused more of a quick and exciting feel to it.

2)The build of suspense before the action starts. 

3)The camera shots. Especially the ones where the camera was placed in natural  and realistic positions; such as behind the bush in the garden.

4)The pace throughout the trailer.

Overall CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM:

1)The music at the start of the trailer could sound less intense.

2)At the beginning of the trailer the mother is supposed to panic when the phone suddenly cuts off. Although the majority of the audience noted that she could have sounded more worried and scared.

3)One of the female viewers who watched the trailer made a point, she said: ‘As a mother I wouldn’t leave my child, I would always be by his side in those situations’.

Overall comments on how the ancillary tasks and the trailer all linked in.

The thriller genre was presented in each of them.
The image of both the ancillary tasks were of the lead role in the film. Therefore people would automatically know what film it relates to when looking at the ancillary tasks.
The scary theme and characteristics is conveyed through his character in each of the products so it links in.
All three products together would make a good marketing pack.

How these points could help me develop: 

1. This would create a more relaxed atmosphere, which would cause more of a contrast with the hectic and fast paced action shown in the second part of the trailer.

2. Nothing is being shown on screen at this point which means that it is all about the dialogue, leaving the audience’s attention fully on their voices. Therefore the character’s expressions should sound more clear.

3. The female who made this comment is 24 years of age and she is a young mother. Which made me realise that I should have shown more of a bond between the mother and son to make their relationship more believable. Giving the audience a stronger chance to connect with certain characters.