Major changes to our final production

After completing a rough cut of our production, we conducted some further audience research in order to receive some feedback on what we had produced so far. In light of the feedback we received, we decided that our best option would be to refilm our whole production due to elements such as lighting, time of day and lack of dialogue affecting the effectiveness of our production.

'The production did not have an impact on me as an audience member, as I did not find it engaging and felt that it lacked a clear storyline. There are also some issues with the lighting and the way that certain shots appear to be at completely different times of the day. I felt that because of things like this, it will not have the effect on the audience that you were aiming for.'
- Caitlin Wevill, audience member.

Problems with lighting
We encountered some issues with the lighting throughout our production, as we found that a lot of the shots either did not match the lighting of another in the same scene or that they did not reflect the time of day that our production was supposed to be set in. Also we found that in a lot of shots, it was just too dark for the audience to get a real sense of what was going on and we decided that this had a massive negative impact on our overall production and narrative.

For example, in the shot to the left it appears to be around midday, or a time of day when there is plenty of light. As this was our establishing shot for the production, this would give the audience the impression that the film would be set during the day, which made the rest of our shots inconsistent as a lot of them were shot in very dark lighting. This affected the overall consistency of our production, and was one of the main reasons that we made the choice to refilm.

This is an example of a shot that we felt was much too dark to fit in with our production. In comparison to the lighting of the shot above, it is a drastic change and having the inconsistency with the lighting will affect the audience's perception of the narrative. The difference in lighting may make the story line unclear for the audience and this will not allow it to have the full impact that we are aiming for.



Lack of dialogue
Another major factor that impacted our decision to re film was the overall lack of dialogue, which in addition made the narrative very unclear at points. We felt that if we had added some dialogue in at certain points, such as when she enters the caravan, the whole purpose of the scene would have made a lot more sense to the audience. Adding more dialogue will be something we will consider heavily when we are able to re film.

Unclear narrative

The shot to the left demonstrates one of our major issues with our production, In this scene, it was unclear that the caravan curtains were drawn suddenly as this was barely visible in the scene. If the audience did not notice this small but vital detail, the entire narrative would be unclear, making our production inconsistent and hard to understand. For this reason, our aim is to create a new narrative that will be more straightforward and clear to the audience, but still have a dramatic impact.




Over the upcoming half term, we have made plans to re film our entire production on the date of 16/02/16, with our new narrative and new actor. All members of our group have agreed that this is the best decision for our production, as we would not feel confident continuing with the footage that we have at the moment. To achieve the impact and the effect that we are aiming for, re filming our production is the best option.