Peer Feedback

 First drafts are never going to be perfect. As much as I enjoyed the first draft of our movie, there are many aspects that can be improved or worked on. Because I want our film to be the best it can be, I asked friends for constructive criticism so my group and I can take note and apply it to our film.

Right off the bat, the first pieces of criticism we received were technical aspects. Our movie is 30 seconds short of 2 minutes, so our friends suggested recording another scene. Another technical aspect we were missing were credits, company logo, and a title. This is critical information for the audience to know who made or participated in the film. 

We also received criticism in sound. The original route our team was going for was building tension through silence and facial expressions. Our group felt that Carla being silent for the beginning of the film would give a more eerie vibe to her character. However, the execution was different. Our friends said they would've like to know more about Carla in the beginning of the film and what she was thinking before grabbing the knife. To comply with this criticism, we added a voiceover or internal monologue from Carla's perspective. This gives the audience more hints as to who Carla is as a character. 

Our friends seemed to really like the sound effects we used. This includes the heartbeat and echoing of voices in Carla's head. One thing they suggested is adding music. The reason me and my team didn't add music in the first place is because we couldn't figure out how to make it fit. We didn't like the idea of the film having background music the entire time but figured having music at the end to build suspense would make the audience not only want more but also added synchronous sound.

Taking all of this into account, we were able to make the proper changes to our film without altering the plot or original theme of the movie. My team and I are very grateful we were able to get the criticism necessary to improve our film.