Peer Review

Kaitlyn and I peer-reviewed another person's opening sequence. We watched group 9's video. This is because the group that we were originally assigned didn't have access to the video. So we peer-reviewed a different group. Overall, their opening sequence was well made. However, Kaitlyn and I noticed that they didn't include an establishing shot, a pan, and a shot-reverse-shot. However, it did meet the rest of the shot requirements. In addition to this, group 9 forgot to edit certain things. For example, they didn't include all of the titles. They forgot to put titles like directed by. The titles that they did have weren't spread out evenly either. All of the titles were at the beginning of the opening sequence. The last thing that could be improved was the sound. The sound fluctuated a lot, and sometimes it was hard to hear and understand what the actors were saying. There was some background noise, so a voiceover could've been helpful to use. On a positive note, the video was the appropriate length, the titles were in order, they didn't film the tripod or other people filming, and there was good lighting throughout. All of these things are important when creating an opening sequence. In addition to this, the plot of the story was interesting. This makes the audience want to continue watching. They used the majority of the required shots and additional ones like a trunk shot. Overall, this group did really well, but there is still room for improvement.