Feedback From Draft Trailer

After producing our first draft of the trailer we asked members of our class to give us some feedback. From this feedback we are able to take on board the comments and adjust our trailer to make it more practical and be more successful as a trailer.

Micah Hills

I felt the trailer itself was too long and some clips felt like they weren’t needed and were very slow in pace in contrast to some of the other clips used, but that being said it had a great structure and kept a good, non linear narrative. Also I felt that there maybe could have been some more voice overs to help the story line in terms of clearness. I also liked the animation effect used for the cast members (Academy Award Winner) as well as it consisting of some very good shots throughout. Overall a great trailer!

Megan Smith

I love the tension building audio effects, and the fact that not a lot is given away visually, until the blunt and effective voice over comes in. The sound effect used between here and the music used in the trailer, is also effective and lets the audience know that the story line is progressing. The music is also very fitting; to what I can begin to believe is an action/thriller film. The shots you have used are really quite professional, it doesn’t give too much away, but a story line of gambling, money and violence is profoundly inferred. The sound effects used really bring the story line to life, such as the pencil mark noise. It makes the story line seem like it could be based on a true story, or something of that nature. However, I do think more sound effects could have been used, e.g. running footsteps and hitting noises. Apart from that your endorsements seem legitimate, as well as awards that the film could have won. I really like the professionalism of the film; it fits in to the genre that you set out for it to fit in. It’s also clear to see where you got your inspiration from; this reminds me of films such as A Clockwork Orange and Drive. A really well executed project!

Owen Gray

The music you used suited the genre and created the tension the trailer needed. You had some really nice shots which helped to make the storyline clear. The sound was good and I basically loved it however the last sound clip was hard to hear with the music and I felt there could have been some more narration in places.

Jordan Ronaldson

The trailer itself consisted of some very professional looking shots which worked well and fitted with the genre of  action/thriller film, however I felt some clips maybe could have been left out as they were slightly predicatble of the outcome for example the jumping over the fence clip. I felt the length of the trailer could be slightly shorter and maybe they could of used more than one soundtrack as it did get slightly repetitive towards the end. Also the storyline towards the end went of track slightly and wasn’t clear, Overall though the shots were very good looking as well as the structure as a whole