Peer Editing the Opening Sequence

      On Tuesday (3/3), I peer edited one of my classmate’s opening sequence. The film was about a girl (main character) who came across a poster which sparked her interest. The poster was advertising a room for rent. The main character then goes to check out the room, and in no time she accepted the offer. Upon the first night of moving in, the audience soon find out that her roommate is a psychopath who tries to kill her. Evidently, the movie falls under the genre of horror. I absolutely enjoyed the story behind the film; However, there are a few adjustments to be made.
      For one, I suggest that my classmate work on sound in her reshoot— the dialogue scenes were low in volume. Moreover, our teacher gave us a list which advise  that we use 14 specific shots, angles, sounds and movements. For the most part, my classmate incorporated majority of the suggested angles, movements, shots, and sounds in her opening sequence. However, in the reshoot I recommend that she try to add the ones she missed, that is: establishing shot, low angle, eye line match, and an action match. For instance, she should add an establishing shot of the apartment.
      2 questions— One thing I really liked about the film is the use of transitions. In the very beginning, she used a color transition where she zoomed in one of the actors wearing a red shirt and the next scene was zooming out from a red cup. A suggestion I would make to the film is to incorporate the use of makeup on the antagonist. In other words, the roommate who attempts to kill the main character looked like a regular person. I suggest that in the reshoot, she should look a bit creepier— even a creepy smile would make a difference.
    Overall, peer editing was fun and useful. Peer editing opened my eyes to new ideas to incorporate in my opening sequence. I enjoyed giving my constructive criticism and I hope that the group who peer edit my project would effectively do the same.