I've shown my rough cut trailer (above) to some year 12 media students for their feedback. I had one beneficial conversation with Chloe and Liam about my trailer overall, which means that I'm able to re-work my rough cut to make it more appealing to my target audience.
ADD FEEDBACK
I also have written feedback from an other year 12, Lauren, who said:
"I think that the genre portrayed is romance.
I thought the music fitted in well with the theme of the clip and really helped to create a mood. The titles that came up were needed so the audience could understand what was going on. I thought it was a good choice onarrative because a voice over may have ruined the calm mood of the clip.
If it was to be improved upon, then you could include more clips that are not sped up or layered, as it would give more variation. Overall, I thought that this was a good trailer and interests the audience straight away."
My response:
One of the themes which would be developed if this was a film would definitely be romance, because, as a director I would want my main character to meet a guy who 'helps' her through her bulimia and also becoming free from the burdens she feels that she has upon her shoulders. Even though this would be an established theme within the overall film, I wanted to emphasize freedom and the path that teenagers take to get themselves into adulthood. This has made me realize that there is room to make my teaser trailer appear more serious. With regards to the timings of the clips, I have already worked upon this, and I feel that no more adjustments will be needed.
