Responses

The video has been on the internet for a while now and I have received a few comments from my audience via YouTube, Facebook, and word of mouth. If Biotoxic was an actual feature length film, the internet and word of mouth would be the main method used in gaining hype around the film.

These are a few of the responses:

“Good range of shots, with the o.t.s. shot with Jen meeting the zombie, and now the soundtrack really sets the pace for the film.
The idea was very good, original and liked the contrast between Hish at the beginning and with Jen.
stuck to the 180 rule very well too, and good use of long/establishing shots
one thing would be didn’t really understand why Jen was lying down in tree's part and maybe making the bit with Jen asking 'Hello?' louder?
Excellent though.”


“Excellent!”

“Oh well I thought the music was perfect. Lovely.”

The sound track was one of the obvious highlights, as expressed in my evaluation of the piece, and this opinion is clearly supported by the first and last comments. The first also comments greatly on the camera angles and techniques. The use of establishing shots, such as the shot of Jen (the lone female in the film) walking across the field, was particularly useful in setting the location of the filming. I would also, to some extent, agree on her statement about the 180 degree rule. The rule is designed so that the characters are not confused by making sure each character stays to a certain side of the screen. During the scene with the gate, and while Jen runs to her hiding spot, Jen remains on the left hand side of the screen. However, during the first over the shoulder shot of Jen observing Raff, the lead zombie, she is on the right hand side of the shot. But due to the action between the O.T.S shot and the scene with the gate and the number of shots, a gradual change can be seen as Jen moves across the screen.

I would also agree with the criticism of the first comment. The scene with Jen waking in the woodland is not fully explained, and although it was attempted to create an air of mystery, it simply succeeds in confusing the viewer. The comment upon the sound is also a valid criticism. When the video was uploaded, as previously stated, the sound track became slightly unsynchronised. This led to the part originally quietened to make the dialogue much easier to hear being moved. As a result the speech is covered with a loud section of the sound track.