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'Hi there

I thought that the film was really great and very professional. The music really enhanced the storyline and the ending graphics were really good.

It gave a very realistic feel not just going through the motions for a school project. The acting came across as very natural as well

All the best for your next work and looking forward to seeing it'

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'Really enjoyed watching your trailer, great editing and very professional. Especially loved the final credits, well done Ben and Louis.' 

Taking advice on board

The previous lesson Louis and I looked through the fantastic feedback we have recieved and derived several things; the audience loved the music (the Youtube version has different tracks to the final version due to copyright issues), thought the editing was professional and loved my dad's cameo appearance as the dying GA agent. 

Constructive critisim was also present, most prominently from General Bill and the other emails from the MOD, which suggested there was 'too much non value acting' and various scenes could be cut shorter as they added no suspense to the plot (such as our characters walking into the ICT Dept, and the unnessicarily long pauses in the IMAX tunnels). This we took onboard, shortening several shots to maintain a slightly faster pace to keep the audience revved up. The other two points, however, would be unrealistic to act upon; it was pointed out at parts that dialouge was stinted, however reshooting this far into the project would be counter productive. The other point (from the General) was that the closing CGI sequence could feature some video clips of 'nasty stuff' which was built up by the GA Agent and the blurb-like description of the opening in the Youtube video's description.  However shooting nasty stuff would require some level of footage from a third world country, which unfortunatly Louis and I simply don't have access to.

Finally the GCI sequence was slowed from 100% speed to 95% speed, as it had been commented on (In a real life conversation, not a virtual one) that it passed very quickly, and a slight slowing down could allow the viewers to take more in before it was over in a very litteral flash (it ends with a sudden lens flare).