Evaluation based on the feedback from others

Evaluation based on the feedback from others

We used questionnaires to recieve some feedback on our rendition of Titus Andronicus, some consistent themes from the feedback was that the editing worked very well, with specific examples such as the clean transitions to the cutaways so that you did not miss much action and the shots did not last for too long. Another key aspect was that a lot of people enjoyed the very last shot where there is an overlay of Tamora speaking with her voice slightly echoed. Some commented that there was also an overall smooth flow of the edit.

 Shot of Tamoras face overlayed

Another aspect was the clean camera work consisting of steady shots and a wide range of angles. This is evident more within the first half of the film with the shots of the feet walking past the camera as well as the tracking shot during Tamoras speech. These work well as the different levels and also dynamic camera movements help bring more energy into the film.

 

Shot of feet walking across the frame 

  

Shot with top of head missing

Some also commented on how the soundtrack worked well to create the powerful mood and also distinguished between the two halves of the film because two different songs were used, the second song was much darker which related to the scene as it was purely based upon Tamoras revenge. Within the first soundtrack the footage was edited to the beat which gave the edit very clear cuts and also worked well with creating a powerful tone during the death scene when it cuts to black.

Some criticisms we received were about the costumes, and how they could of been improved to show a clearer contrast between the goths and romans, this would of made the film visually clearer. However this was partially a budget problem, ideally we would of had the cast dressed in traditional costume from the time period however we could not afford this so we decided to make it a modern rendition to compensate for this.

 

Shot showing costumes 

Alongside this the setting of the park was not clear enough to produce the modern interpretation, as the environment was very plain and green. We could of used a much more urban setting such as a car park however this would of been very difficult due to the public needing this space. Because of the costumes and the setting some audience members did find it difficult to understand alongside the original Shakespeare language.

Although comments on the soundtrack were generally positive some did say that the sound quality during certain parts of speeches was low and distorted, this was mainly due to the boom mic being further away during this speech so we had to increase the audio levels so people could hear it but in that process it became distorted.

In some of the shots the framing and headroom was not always fully considered due to a lack of time meaning we could not always properly frame the shots or film enough cutaways to alternatively use during the edit. A clear example of this is when the actress in thrown down onto the floor and the top of her head is not in the frame. Although this is true I do feel that the majority of framing for the shots worked well and was very consistent.