Behind The Shadows: Evaluation Screening

Average score: 7/10

What did the audience like about the trailer?
From the evaluation screening I found that the audience thought that the
music suited the trailer well as it created suspense and tension throughout,
and that the trailer was also well placed. The audience also picked up on the
use of effects such as the fading shot in the mirror, and also a good use of
body horror such as the slashes to ‘John’s’ face and neck. the audience also
thought that there was a good range of shots used such as; good use of angles,
and close ups at the beginning and end of the trailer, also the audience liked
the different shots at the end which are broken up by the pen clicking. The audience
also said that they enjoyed the trailer as it does not give too much of the
narrative away.

What did the audience think could be improved?
From the evaluation screening I found that the audience thought that some shots
could be edited together a little better such as the fading mirror, as for some
reason the reflection popped back up after the shot which it hadn’t done
before, but I found it was because the ‘fading’ transition had moved slightly
so now I have moved this back to where it was before the reflection doesn’t pop
back up afterwards. The audience also said that the smile shot at the end could
be a little bit shorter, to accomplish this we added a couple of extra shots so
that the trailer was still the right length and the smile shot has been shortened,
I think that now the smile shot is just the right length and the extreme close
up and the slow smile seems really ‘freaky’. The audience also said that there
could be some dialogue to help the narration and the dialogue could not be
heard, but the dialogue wasn’t supposed to be heard and we didn’t want to have
dialogue as we felt it would sound too ‘cheesy’. The audience said that
something ‘jumpy’ could be added and the ending needs something scarier which
is why we added the shots of ‘John’ being murdered.