Editing software

The editing software we chose to use was 'Final cut'. We feel this type of software is more effective than Windows movie maker and Lightworks. One of our team members used a free trial on this software for the second draft and said it was easy to use. However the only limitation of it is on a free trail there is a pop up of a voice and to get rid of this you have to buy a premium account which costs money. As a group we look to overcome this problem and hopefully we will be able to continue using 'Final Cut'. This type of editing software works well on Apple Macs. There were other editing software which we considered which were 'AviSynth' which works well on Windows and there was 'Blender VSE' which also works well on Windows.

2nd draft

Psych second draft: http://youtu.be/5vgFPTYLiPo

This draft was the first time we used the idea of the film Psych. We felt that the first film was pretty inadequate and we as a group decided to change our idea which is completely different from our first draft 'Fine Line'. For our second draft we decided to base it in the genre Drama/horror. The story to it is based on the flashbacks of a little kid who has been affected by surroundings in his childhood such as parents arguing, abuse from parents and other peers. We then switch to the boy when he's grown up where he draws a painting in a psychotic manner where at the end he draws a dagger in the heart but is questions the audience to who's heart it could be. For our opening sequence, we didn't consider giving too much away to the audience, letting the audience figure out their perspectives of the meaning.

Shooting schedule

For our second draft 'Psych' as a group we made a shooting schedule. We decided this would help us plan out opening sequence and keep everything organised. This schedule is split into seven sections such as Day/Date, Scene, Day/Night, Shots and summary, Location, Character and Equipment. These sections make sure we know how we plan out the scenes and the essential components needed in order to film effectively. As a group we made sure this shooting schedule would be appropriate for everyone free time. Now as a group, we hope to stick to this shooting schedule but we know their will be some adjustments when we go and shoot the draft. 

Multimedia feedback on 2nd draft

https://e.edim.co/7952575/chris_steven_james_class_feedback_draft2_psyche.mp3?Expires=1396202611&Signature=dRoVh-VchjoCS5O3VbL5THOTp0gTmgdoOk5zPgc4xm25uzsn-l0JMCRDpNWsIESivZaEEkI4ixLOu9MGIjtumjFq~AmybX6TKAwNvMkPI6IU3BIjYpNU4RCTiiDy-abIbD81npe9lMOIYkG-qnj7Ug6FObOEcQIr9jm8dDchHfg_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJI74L7OXO7CNJA7Q

Focus Group

For our focus group we emailed a variety of people who we think would suit our target audience. We got them to fill in a table full of different questions which would require them to make positive or negative feedback. We aimed to get around 10-15 collated responses in order to take this action on and to make improvements. We got a mix results of both positive and negative feedback, where as a group we looked for more criticism to make our final draft the best we can. As a group we will come together and we will discuss sections of the film such as camera work, mise-en-scene, sound and editing and overall we will look to make overall improvements.

POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM FOCUS GROUP

From our focus group we got positive feedback. One of the positives we got from an overall perspective is the editing of the film. Everyone on a general basis though the editing was all put together very well. The sequences linked from one after the other. Also another positive response we got was the camera angles. The interchanging shots between the actor and the young boy reflected the idea of flashbacks.Our focus group liked the focus of the actor, where the use of close ups, eye line matches and establishing shots were very effective. Another positive response from the focus group was the use of casting. One thing which stood out was the similar looks of the young boy and the adult. The similar looks makes this opening sequence more realistic.

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FROM FOCUS GROUP

Even though we gained positive points from the opening sequences there was a variety of negative feedback. One of the negative points which we collated was the meaning from the focus group. Many of the focus group members were unsure of the meaning of the opening sequence and found it difficult to interpret the situation. However, as a group we want the audience to gain a sense of the meaning of the film but we don't want too give too much away. We want too make sure we limit the amount of information we present to audiences. Another negative we collated from the focus group was the sound. The voice over for the tap was responded as unrealistic, with the dripping of the tap not being played along with the timing. Also another negative was the soundtrack that plays along with the opening sequence. A lot of the focus group thought the music didn't interact with the scenes. Also the scream at the end is another thing we look to take out of the opening sequence, where lot of people felt this was distracting and others felt the heartbeat echoing towards the end would be much more effective. The only problem which was linked to editing is the reoccurring sounds that pop up from the editing software 'Final Cut'. We had to explain the problem to the focus group and as a group we hope to look to deal with this problem. The title of the movie was also questioned. From one of the collated responses we found that the title of the movie is too basic. As a group we will rethink this situation but we think it's an appropriate title.