Ripper Draft 9 and Audience Review

This is our ninth draft of our Ripper opening, from draft eight we changed the credits and we made the music fit the movie more. This is our eleventh draft.:

We are now near the end of the deadline of our openings which means we have to finish our videos soon. I feel really happy with our film and the opening of our production company as the background is extra footage which we filmed the camera, the shot fades black to grey and then to white. I think the background work really well with the production company as it reminds me of a television screen flickering.

I decided to ask my friend to watch the film and give a review from what she thinks we could improve on and what shot she likes. This is a conversion through the internet I had with my friend about our opening.:

I asked my friend whether she thinks if there is anything we could improve on and she said we could improve on the music as it is good towards the murder of the victim however then the music seems to repetitive and the audience get use to the music. Though my friend said that we should keep the strings continuing after the death of the victim, however we should change the volume of the music towards the end so it could either go quieter to make the rest of the film more eerie, though the problem with making the music fade out is that it may seem more like an ending rather than an opening. Or we could make the music go louder and more chromatic this would make the opening seem more intense and dramatic which will bulid the anticipation for the rest of the movie.

This is apart of the conversation where I was discussing with my friend her opinion of what she thinks we should change about the music. My friend said we should make the music go louder in the beginning and then quieter as the victim is walking until she turns around and then when she carries on walking the music will gradually get louder. Until the women is getting murdered the music should be very loud but then the music should suddenly stop. I was thinking about my friends idea I started the imagine how the could make the music go louder or quieter, I then thought when the music suddenly stops as Jack the Ripper is walking away we could have we sound of wind, as the wind is going through his cape. However, my group is now going to have a discussion considering what my friend has said and thinking if the changes would improve our film.

I then asked her what her favourite part was in the opening and she said it was where the victim turns around to check to see if any one was behind her but the camera shows a point of view shot there is no one there and during that shot the music stops for a split second. Then I asked her why that shot was her favourite and she said that the audience could feel her apprehension and she later said that the music worked really well during that shot. Overall, she thought that our opening was really good and she thought it was dramatic, I am very happy that we had a positive feedback through our audience review.