Audience feedback!

Here are some reviews and feedbacks left on YoutTube from students, teachers and other viewers that watched my media product THE HOSTAGE.

'Very good looking piece, fantastic idea, clearly the best I've seen in the Hurtwood Media Collection. Editing slides very nicely and music fits perfectly to create a very dramatic and tense edge. Very good use of casting as well. You should be very proud of this piece. Well done.'

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ - by hollfinlay

'Fatastic work, really great shots. The editing made the story flow easily and the story really gripped me the whole way through. Great work!'

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ - by butterfliesg

'Careful use of mise-en-scene, it really creates the illusion that they are a couple with young children.

The sound used at the beginning and end creates a theme music which works well with the sequence.'

'A good opening sequence, succesful in creating the suspense. particularly with the use of a shower, which is a common thriller convention. Good work.'

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ - by LiamandImii

'I really like the music at the beginning and the continuity is really consistent. Really like the storyline!'

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ - by Saz123456789

I'm very glad that lots of people picked up on elements in my thriller that we wanted to convey! Such as a careful use of mise-en-scene and a different range of shots. That's what we were thinking about very detailed. We also spent quite abit time on the post-production to try to make the editing as smooth in transitions as possible since we were using 4 differnet locations that all should be in one house. I'm happy that people reassured us that it worked.

We were trying to tell a story from the beginning on which was picked up on as well and on our use of music and the horror convention of a shower. Viewers said that they liked especially these elements!