Evaluation Question 3

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

The overall feedback that we received from our class was very positive. The film itself was considered as quirky. Members of our class have said that the film overall was very good, it looked professional and believable. The pupil also added that the music and titles synchronised. The pupil also pointed out that their favourite shot in the film was when our character Ed was stealing pens from the draws. The pupil liked how the camera zooms into Ed’s bag then zooms out in order for the audience to see Mr Cross in the shot. The pupil then added that it created suspense. Lastly the actor who played Ed ‘Tommy’ was considered as a good actor as his speech is very clear compared to Ed who was played by ‘Tyler’. We have learnt that whilst filming we must ensure that everything said by the actors is loud and very clear.

Pupils in our class rated our lighting 9/10. We achieved our lighting by placing table lamps and torches powered by our phones around the room and covered the windows with dark paper. This was done to ensure that we achieved the right mise en scene for the room. We wanted to portray the characteristic of a secretive and villainous room or private office.

However, the sound bridge between the logo and the titles seemed a little serious and this lead the audience to misinterpret the genre of the film, giving the film a more action feel. The editing skills used were perfect during when the handing over of the pen was happening and the phone rang minutes after, in addition the pace of the montage in INK created a sense of humour for the audience to enjoy.

Mr Cross portrays a teacher who cannot be trusted, this juxtaposes the normal perception society has on teachers, helpful and trustworthy. The theme of deceit is represented when Mr Cross lies to Ed and goes behind his back to tip him off. Double bluffing also took place in INK as Ed steals from Mr Cross and Mr Cross steals from Ed.

Overall from the feedback, we have learnt that we should carefully consider the music used within our future films as it is vital for audiences when trying to figure out the genre. In terms of directing actors we will make sure that actors speak loud and clear in all shots for the benefit of editing and sound adjustments.