Animatic Feedback

After discussing our animatic with the class it was obvious that we should make some changes. We asked questions after the class watched the animatic and their answers were really valuable.
Is the meaning of the film apparent to the viewer?
The howl + fullmoon suggests that Gregg has turned into a werewolf.
Not so clear when that its a werewolf because the killing happens in daylight; challenging conventions in the day example of a film that has a werewolf in the day is twilight- werewolf in day.
Chat on screen- animatic didn't show it was typed up on screen, suggests would be a bit boring? reaction shots?
The titles are too long, the titles aren't very clear to how the moon fits in with them.
Is framing good and could it be improved?
In the kitchen scene- need to put him on the outside of the window.
Does the shot of the moon zoom out? Should make it more clear that it's a tilt down.
Have we chosen appropriate shot distances? if not are they appropriate?
A lot of long shots? maybe a few reaction shots to break up the shots.
Polaroid picture- white background- just on animatic will be in woods
Are transions used appropriately?
suggested that we use multiple shots of pictures of the werewolf with good transitions
Is dialouge used appropriately if not why? Does the soundtrack support the visual images?
Lack of effects like doors and footsteps for just the animatic like leaves/ woods ect
Suggested improvements:
Soundtrack-boring
Titles in livetype
Make the change of day more obvious
Chilling sound when Gregg appears in the window
Is the film an appropriate length?
Think the film won't be very long, and the shots will be too long to make up length which will result in being boring.

After looking at the suggestions and the feedback we decided to make a few changes, this impacted on a change in the script. The next post will be our updated script.