Pitch Feedback - "First Arrest"

Audience Feedback:

In this video the audience that we gave our second pitch to gave us some feedback on how we can improve our idea in order to make it easier for us to make look professional, also we were given ideas as to what we can include in our trailer in terms of editing techniques, camera shots and sound effects to make the trailer suit the genre. The purpose of having two pitches was to let the audience decide which one we should produce as we were struggling to decide which of our two ideas we wanted to use. Our group answered any questions that the audience had about the trailer in order to improve their understanding of how the final product would look and how we are going to get that final product.

The feedback that was given to us included getting us to think careful about what we are going to show and how they are going to be shown in the trailer in terms of which kind of shot type we should use and how I could edit all the clips together; also, the kind of information about the story we are going to show so that the plot is clear but not too much is given away. Another thing I need to think about, alongside the writer, is how the trailer will be structured and the editing techniques that will be used such as flashbacks, text graphics and making things like gunshots look realistic. The majority of our feedback was getting us to think about the details of the trailer in terms of micro features, especially camerawork and editing, and how the trailer is written so that the scenes that we will include and shoot relate to the story, look realistic and are understandable.

The things that I, as an editor, need to take away from this feedback is that I need to plan the structure of the trailer well and plan what kind of sound and techniques that i will use in the trailer in order to make it professional and fit the genre. The pace and structure of the trailer are the most important things and these were brought up multiple times so they are definitely things that I need to thoroughly plan.