Audience Feedback

Here are a few examples of the audience feedback I was given back, in response to my sequence. It is evident from most of the feedback I was given, that I had achieved my primary aim; to show the audience how much power the antagonist has over the protagonist. The third question in the sheet relates back to my primary aim; "Out of the two characters, who is controlling who? The main protagonist, Akira? " Or the antagonist, Lucifer?" The response to this question was essentially unanimous, as my audience was able to identify that the antagonist Lucifer was in control.  However, there was one viewer(refer to the sheet shown at the top of the page), who thought that Lucifer was at first in control, but towards the end of the sequence, it is made clear that Akira is now in control. In terms of any suggested improvements from the audience, it was only the lowered volume of the character's voices compared to the music which proved to be a minor issue. There were however, varied responses as to what genre the sequence falls into. From the sheets which are shown here; one viewer identified the genre to be psychological thriller/horror, another identified it as an action/comedy and another identified it as a sci-fi thriller. The intended genre which I wanted the sequence to be identified with was horror comedy. This is what I feel is, the main flaw of my sequence, as the audience cannot easily or even actually identify which genre the sequence fits into.

Despite those setbacks, overall reception was positive, quite a few viewers had stated that they enjoyed the music used for my sequence.

Audience Feedback Sheet Layout

This is the layout of the sheet which people will need to fill out to give feedback on my sequence. Questions include general things such as the applicant's gender, and age. The main questions includes a question asking the applicant whether the narrative was easy to follow or not, and if not, why. The second question asks the applicant what genre the sequence falls into; he/she can give reasons why it would fall into said genre, if they wish. The third question asks the applicant who is in control, the antagonist or the protagonist, this question relates back to my aims and context. The final question asks the applicant whether or not they enjoyed my sequence, and if there are any improvements which could be made to it.

Edit Log

This is the edit log which I used for my project; I have included details regarding the date the camera was booked, how long I used it for and what it what used to film. I also included details regarding, the dates in which I used the edit suite, the amount of time I used the suite for and what I had done during this time.

Finished Film Sequence

This is the finished version of the extended sequence from my imagined feature film; 'Devil Within'. Some noticeable changes have been made to the sequence, such as:
-The inter-titles which introduce each of the characters have been removed.
- The first shot is quicker, with no camera jerk.
- Minor shot changes to the walking scene.
- one minute and ten seconds worth of footage have been added which includes; the rest of the possession scene, and the ending to the sequence (which includes the use of some effects created in Adobe After Effects).

Film Sequence Version 01

This is the first version of my film sequence. Since this the first completed version, some of the proposed changes are not present within the video, instead they will be present in the final version, which will be uploaded in a few days

Soundtrack update 3

For the final shots of Rebecca's possession scene, I chose to have "Demise" from the Rengoku video game series as the background music, rather than "Cantata Mortis & God in fire" as with the previous soundtrack update. I feel that this track will help bring the 'eerie' feeling to the scene which I am hoping to achieve, through its constant and sinister tone.

Concepts and Ideas Update 4: Name change

I opted to have the name of the main protagonist changed. Kai Kurosaki is now Akira Fudo. I chose to change the name as I felt that the character's mannerisms and the circumstances he is in are quite similar to the fictional character of the same name. The Devilman manga is one of the main influences for the development of my film's plot and the development of my main protagonist and I felt that naming the main protagonist after the protagonist of this manga could be one of the homages I make to other horror franchises. The script, screenplay and other relating posts will be edited to have the new name included. The first version of the sequence will still have the original name present.