Peer Feedback of Final Product

Christopher Chalk Media Studies

Peer Feedback of Final Product

I showed my final product to a couple peers who then gave me feedback on the parts they thought were efficient  and of high quality and what they thought was ineffective and could be improved upon if I was to do it again.

Advantages

My peers thought they key area I was most proficient in was my camera work, my use of shots and movement, bringing attention to the tracking shots in the first scene and the scene before the class room, saying how they steady and were effective in creating a sense of integration, having Suraj walk towards the camera made them feel as if he was walking towards him and engaged them in the product.

They also commented on the flow of the opening, saying how the scenes went from on to the other really well and smoothly and showed an efficient passage of time within the product, saying how it portrayed the flow of a real school day.

One commented on the choice of cast, pointing out Calvin as their example saying how he was able to play the role of a bully and a mean guy well, bringing out conventions of those characters well.

Most of them liked the concept of the product saying how it was a unique idea for a film and how the characters fit well into their roles and portrayed the genre well. They also said how the use of a couple of long shots was effective in displaying the setting of the product allowing them to gather information from this setting.

Disadvantages

The first thing a lot of them pointed out was the length of the first scene, commenting on the fact they felt it was too long and drawn out, saying they were on the edge of being bored and losing interest and engagement in the product. They advised that I should have included more events during this scene to engage them more, to grab their attention right at the start instead of a fifth of the way in.

While they commended me on most of the camera work found in the product they thought at points the camera was unnecessarily shaky, saying it made the entire thing look a lot more amateur in general, diminishing the effects I was creating during the scenes with a stable camera.

One pointed out a fatal mistake I had made during the class room scene. They identified a de-sync of audio and video I had not realised in my viewing before processing and submitting the video. While it was only a slight de-sync and it could easily be missed it still affected the quality of the product and again lessened the professional feel of the video even more.

Some were critical of the lighting, and the poor management of it using the scene between Misha and Suraj as an example saying how the shot looked dark and they could not pick out features very well.

There are parts of my product where my proxemics and my angles were ineffective as well as a lack of cuts or cuts where they were not needed. In this context the corridor scene with Calvin was pointed out, saying how I should have cut to Suraj walking over and then talking so to bring attention to him while he spoke. They also pointed out you could not see Calvin's hand when he gave Suraj directions and this diminished the knowledge he was giving directions and would have been more effective if we could see the hand.

The final criticism was in the last 5 seconds or so of the product when Suraj watches Misha walk out away. In this scene he turns to watch her but turns the opposite direction of the one she walks in, making it look awkward for the audience and also causes him to look away from the camera meaning he is unable to display is face and therefore his reactions.