Feedback for Pitches

 

Feedback received for concept ideas pitched

Concept Ideas pitched were Idea 1 & 3

IDEA 1 - THRILLER

I was happy with how the class received this pitch and with the general reaction to it.

I received a lot of positive feedback; a few people expressed that they liked the overall plot and that it was a cool idea, they also enjoyed the fact that this sequence involved a twist/revelation as it could be interesting to watch.

The constructive feedback I received;

-> This sequence is set at a dinner table with a family eating together, I was informed that shots

     involving food are very difficult to film due to continuity issues, the food going bad/cold, and other

     general complications with scenes like this one. To solve this, I could perhaps set it at the dinner table 

     once everyone has finished eating, that way the plates could be empty or have a significant less quantity

     of food on them to work with, or even set it before dinner start is served so that they are simply waiting

     for the food to be done. Alternatively, they could just be having tea or drinks together with no food at

     all if this still presents a problem.

-> The main character in this sequence is secretly wearing a microphone, and part of the tension created is

    formed when someone puts their hand on his back and the possibility of them finding out about it 

    builds. However, now I know that microphones tend to always go in front of someone rather than on

    their back, so I could make it either so that he just has a wire going down his back from the microphone 

    on the front - or, rather than put their hand on his back, they could wrap their arm around him in a side

    hug to a position where their hand is on their stomach, where they could also find out about the bug.

-> It was suggested that, rather than revealing the main plot point (the main character wearing a bug) in

    the form of a twist, I could reveal it from the very beginning so that tension is created from the very

    start - using the idea of Hitchcock's bomb. Whilst I liked my original idea of being unsure as to why he

    was acting so terrified, and then gaining a sudden sense of understanding as to why in a typical 'ohhhhh'

    movie moment - I understand where this suggestion came from and it could be interesting to explore

   perhaps showcasing him putting on the bug before stepping outside to meet the family, so that we

   instantly know what is happening and feel nervous for him from the get go.

IDEA 1 - WESTERN/HORROR

I received similar supportive reactions to this idea, perhaps leaning towards this idea being more original, I also understand that ideas for westerns are well received as they are not often suggested, which was actually part of the reason I challenged myself to try to come up with one.

The constructive feedback I received;

-> Essentially, I was told that unless I was willing to change a lot of aspects about this sequence in order to make it realistic to film with the resources available to us, I was better off saving this idea for my later career in film school perhaps when I had the necessary equipment. This was due to a good location being hard to find for this as it was set in a farm house/horse stables, and general difficulties with achieving my exact plan to do with set location.