Film Review: What Do My Friends Think?

Today, I needed to show someone the film in progress and see what they think. I bounced around who to show at first, just because I need an objective opinion. My first thought was someone from my family, but parents tend to be proud of anything their kids do, no matter how good or bad. Plus, any suggestions made would probably be to the storyline or pitch and not to the editing. Since that would have been an unproductive option, I decided to show my friends the film, instead. The specific friend group I showed has had no issue with pointing things out in the past and they are often sarcastic, meaning they won't hold back on things that needed to be changed. 

My friends seemed to like it, but apparently the editing from scene to scene was a bit choppy. It didn't seem to impede their understanding of the film, but it made things awkward. I took note of this, thinking about how I could change that. It's probably going to require more advanced editing than I'm used to, but I'll be fine. Another thing they had issue with was the text. They found it hard to see, and basically said that I shouldn't make it such a mid-value color. This means I'm going to have to brighten it, since black may look awkward against the colorful backgrounds. 

They also found an issue with when the music started. I originally had the music starting at the same time as the gunshot, but they felt that it should start before that. This seemed to largely be a stylistic thing, so I'm a bit reluctant to try that. 

Overall, they found the film fine. They thought it was an interesting story and liked the way it closed out. Honestly, this film review really helped me understand how someone who didn't spend hours on this film would view it. It's always good to get an outside perspective. 

Pictured- A friend group surrounding a computer, since that's how I showed my friends the film



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