On Monday we watched the rough edit of all our films in class. Silent Disco was shown first and we received several helpful comments.
I explained that we still have music to add in, the scene that was re shot to edit and to add subtitles for the sign language. One of the most interesting comments was that we don't need to include subtitles, that the audience could tell what was being said anyway. I thought this was a great point to make as up untill then I'd assumed we'd need to add subtitles to make sure that the audience would understand. Now I can see that it is clear enough and to include subtitles would be a little obvious and perhaps take away from the action.
We were complimented on our use of sign language, as the other group who based their film on the same script as us admitted that they didn't include it as they felt it was easier without. I'm glad we decided to use sign language, I think it looks more effective and realistic as the character we created definitely would have needed to use sign language on a regular basis.
Another comment was that we need to do more with sound. We explained that we will be adding music made by Harry for the party scene and overture style music and sound affects created by Ed. We also mentioned that there will be a low humming or buzzing noise in certain parts of the film to show what Hannah is hearing. Mike said this was a good idea and would be particularly affective to use in the scene where they enter the party, as it will show the isolation Hannah may feel and how a deaf person may find it difficult to read people's body language when entering a busy party.
This session was really helpful and we will definitely use the advice given to us when it comes to finalising the edit.
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