Age: 19
1) What do you think about the camera work? – Shots, angles etc.
It is very excellent! I can see a lot of effort has been put into this. As a media student myself, from my own experience, I can admit, to avoid the amount of takes I would have to shoot different angles, I kept the some of my sequence at one level and increased the effects while editing. However your skills are showing through from your impressive camerawork, you managed to cover low to high angles as well as used different types of shots from wide to close, and the continuity is flawless in my opinion. Good work!
2) What do you think about the music/soundtrack? - Background music, sound effects etc.
The choice of your BGM was very suitable to your genre which I know is action/horror. The timing of all the transitions is on point and everything managed to flow smoothly. The Echo sound effect enhanced the mood in the atmosphere, which I felt was very effective.
3) What is your opinion on the storyline opening so far?
It seems like a very adventurous type of storyline, which is quite exciting. It’s intriguing in a sense I want to watch what is to come next and what obstacles this boy is going to face and whether he even survives. The way the clip ends surely increases anticipation of what is going to happen to the little boy.
4) What do you think about the acting skills?
I think the boy’s acting was very sincere, especially in the nightmare scene, but there were areas where his acting seemed a little over-exaggerated, however it didn’t put me off. On the whole the parents’ acting as well as the little boy’s was nicely performed.
5) Overall, what are your views based on the appeal and characteristics of a general thriller, and whether our thriller meets these requirements?
I can agree this sequence does follow the conventions of a thriller without a doubt, there is nothing to fault. Although I can point out the lighting during the television scene seems to be a little off, and when there is a shot reverse shot between the boy and the television, the lighting seems a little off; I presume there was a mistake in editing. Overall, it is a very good sequence.
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