Feedback
Overall, Matt and Luke did not like the
concept of our idea, as they thought it was based too much around a horror,
rather than a thriller. Matt started out by stating one of worst ways to end a
thriller is on that end beat of it all being a dream as it is too predictable to do
as an opening sequence. However, they thought our ideas
were cool and thoroughly thought out, as they were admiring the imagery we
created, the props picked, and the location of a maze. They also pleasingly
said they liked the idea with an arc and Cassandra complex, of the idea of
being able to see into the future and can’t do anything about it and no ones
listening to you; but we need to draw close attention to what are trying to
show and what we want to do.
So therefore, Matt considered ways of
approaching this, for example, he said maybe its better to progress forward by
moving on wholesale with the idea as the practicality is going to be hard, for
instance filming in a maze and they said a maze is a film cliché. By filming in
a maze, only you can personally experience it and not the viewer, so after
we’ve filmed opening shot/ establishing shot, the maze could just be three
hedges as audience wouldn’t know. However they stated three key problems, getting
our equipment there, fear of getting lost and the risk of no leaves on the
hedges due to the weather or season. Also, they said shooting mirrors are
really difficult to film and work with.
Therefore, they said we’ve got good opening
salver of ideas and it is all really well thought, for instance, as we tracked
down the maze and considered using a drone and they also appreciated the
thought of the lantern as this is sticking to a different time era and portrays
aspects of Victorian times. But, they concluded that its time to start thinking
of next set of ideas by considering what’s around us, what we’ve got access to,
what we’ve got abundance of and also remembering when film making, one could either
go massive or really small but we don’t loose the concept of the idea as its
still the same level of effectiveness.
One of the main problems was the
practicality within filming in a maze, however my group and I were fully
prepared by saying we have contacted different mazes, for example, Heaver
Castle, Hampton Court, Tulleys farm and we had also contacted Denbies vineyard
as a back up and alternative. From coming prepared with contacted information,
Matt and Luke were very impressed and fell more engaged into what we were
saying, but there were still obstacles in the way.
Overall, they concluded we’ve gone too big,
and found problems within practicality of the maze, and they found it hard to
connect to our character. So therefore, we need to start thinking of something
small and tight and move past what is scary and go find something, which is
thrilling.
From listening to Matt and Luke’s feedback,
my group and I will respond to their comments positively and constructively.
For example, we will start to rebuild and construct new fresh ideas for our
thriller opening sequence and now know that we need to start with something
small and tight instead of thinking big. I have found our aim is not to try to
scare people, but to think of it as a thriller and not a horror.