Focus Group Screening

Good Points:
- Nice montage of shots when Sam drinks the whiskey x6
- Very clear narrative x10 - the way we merge our shots together resulted in a clear understanding of the plot for the audience
- Creepy music while the inter titles were presented x5 - we were told our music choice matched the general 'weird' atmosphere for our trailer
- Good acting x6
- Varied use of cinematography x4 - good angles
- Fair use of close ups to fit the general horror convention of camera shots x5
- Pace x3 - audience members said they liked the 'fight/argument scene' as it added tension
- Good establishing shots - audience members felt we introduced each character fairly
- Mise-en-scene x4 - the tarot cards worked well
- Duration of shots x6 - we were told the length of some of our shots created a nice sense of suspense.


Improvements:
- Spelling mistakes x8 - many people picked up on our accidental spelling mistake in one of our inter titles
- Duration of inter titles x2 - this was tricky as one class mate suggested that we sped up the duration, and another said the opposite.
- Music in general needed more pace
- Audio levels on certain parts were fairly muffled x2
- Jump scare needed
- More interesting font for our inter titles x3
- Duration of some of the shots x2 - some people suggested that we needed to speed up some of the shots to create an element of panic

Marks out of 10 by 18 viewers;

8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 6, 8, 7, 7

Average Mark: 7