Feedback From Rough Cut

Here is the feedback we received from the class in our focus group screening of our rough cut trailer. The "x2" (for example) shows how many people said the same thing.

 

The scores we received are :  
7/10 – 4 people
8/10 – 6 people
9/10 – 3 people

 

 

What did you like about the trailer?

Soundtrack worked really well all the way through x4

Nice use of collision cutting

Good screeches when slender is present x2

The sound effects work well (sets a creepy tone), especially heartbeat in background x3
Cool fades

Cool props – notes in the wood
The evil thing is really good! Looks really scary and believable
The end few shots are great x2
Had good jumps at various points x4
Camera angles were good x3
Good shots, quick editing
Really like the sound track mixed with horror style noises x4
Good shots where the car runs over the faded man
Good costume x2
The establishing shot at beginning was good – pan/tracking x2
The narrative was well established

What do you think could be improved in the trailer?
Inter-titles need work (different font, better wording) x5
More plot to fully understand the narrative, maybe more dialogue x3
Make the slender man ‘ghost’ more visible
The music didn’t work all the way through, used it too much x4
Lighting is quite high key, not scary enough x2
The bit just before ‘I can’t run’ the music is too happy
Needs to have more close ups of the monster
Needs an effect or something at the end
Night scene would be interesting
Not enough jumpy scenes
Fades at the start need to be less frequent/slower