Reaction to Feedback on First Cut

 Switch – re-watching rough cut

-reorder

-add effects for dream sequence

-add voiceover?
-make shots shorter

Comments on audience feedback

-they were unsure whether the girl at the start was Lucy when she was little but I think this will become clearer when we reorder our shots and have a more shaped cut as it’s a bit messy at the moment.
-someone said there were too many suspects, however I think this leaves mystery for the real film. Most of them said the two main suspects were the teacher and the caretaker which I thought was a good thing as there wasn’t one clear suspect.
-they were confused about the person in Lucy’s bedroom as they didn’t know whether this was real or she was imagining it. I also think this is good in a way as it leaves it ambiguous for the audience but a simple effect could show that its her hallucinating from the drugs.

I found it hard to know how to interpret some of this feedback. I appreciate the points raised but some of them reflected deliberate choices rather than mistakes. The main points I will take from this is the need to make the dream sequence distinctive and the need to change the order to help clarity. I also know we need more pace, which was mentioned and acts as good confirmation.