Peer Reviews

What I liked	What confused me	Sugestions
I loved the sound effects and background music. It set the perfect mysterious mood for the movie opening. Josh’s acting was also really great in the sense that he was a very affirming interrogator.	The dialogue left me confused at times because I couldn’t really hear what was being said. The kidnapping was confusing because it happened all of a sudden and I definitely made this mistake of my own.	Maybe record a voiceover to replace the dialogue happening in the opening and lip sync what is being said. Introduce the kidnapper more in a sense that leads to the kidnapping in an understandable way.
I really liked the music that was used in the background, it helped with the sense of mystery and developed the plot.	I was a little confused at the end why the hoodie was just left on the table where the last person was interviewed.	I think maybe at the end instead of the hoodie just being on the table the last person who was interviewed should get up and say "may I get my things" and the detective says "of course, you're free to go" and the interviewee gets up and gets the hoodie off of a hook or something and leaves, then the film cuts.
I really liked the lighting you chose, between the darkness of the night and the shadows created while Josh is interrogating people, it was very well executed.	I think the purpose of the opener is to cause confusion and raise questions, so in that aspect it was good.	The volume of the interrogations is a little muffled and quiet. Also, some frames are full screen and others are smaller, revealing black frames around the clips.
I really liked the music at the beginning. The interview scenes were also very well done.	I was a little confused when the person in the hoodie was kidnapping Miguel because during the scene right before that, Miguel and the hoodie person seemed to be friends.	I suggest that the volume of the music should be turned down slightly during the interview scenes. I struggled to understand what the people were saying at times. Other than that, I loved this film opening!
I really liked the noises added in. I also think the acting is pretty good and the whole film in general was just well done. The editing was good and I liked the plot too.	I couldn't clearly hear what they were saying because of the music and a little bit of mumbling so I didn't fully know what was happening. I also don't understand the beginning of the film where a character was on the computer.	I just think the audio needs to be fixed a bit. Just turning down the music while the characters speak would probably make it better.
The atmosphere was carried forth extremely well by the lighting, camera work, and mise-en-scene. The title, especially the way it was presented at the end after the scenes, raised questions for me: what is so important about this ordinary article of clothing that there would be a federal case about it? The director revealed exactly what was needed for viewers to understand the plot, while keeping the answer to this question hidden.	Besides the aforementioned question, I am confused about what the criminals' motives are for kidnapping someone. Other than that, nothing really confused me; the director provided everything else I needed to know.	I would suggest that the editor(s) attempt to filter out the slight static noise that is in the background of certain scenes, so that it will be easier to hear the dialogue of the characters. I would also choose a different location for filming, as it was fairly obvious that it was shot in a school, which conflicts with the adult nature of the plot.

Overall, each person left a very positive comment! The compliments that were brought up within the positive comments had to do with our music/background noises, lighting, investigation scenes, acting, and suspense. Each positive comment thought that one or more of these topics were executed very well. This ultimately made us really happy because we spent so much time trying to figure out what music would fit correctly, how to angle the lights/use the lights given, where would be a perfect place to hold the investigation, how exactly to portray each character, and what would be a perfect way to end the film. We are very pleased that they enjoyed our hard work

Now for the "what confused me" comments, we did have a few people explain that the audio didn't allow them to completely understand what was going on, so we will definitely take that into consideration when editing our final draft. Another common comment was about our flow and how we presented the kidnapping. My group did discuss this and we all agreed that we will have to rearrange some things around to allow the flow to be a bit smoother. Again, will be solved during editing.

Most of the suggestions were about our audio and flow so we will definitely work on that. One specific comment that our group looked at was the one that suggested that we have our last interviewee get up and say "may I get my things" and after given permission, he grabs the hoodie and the film cuts. This turned our gears and now we're thinking of a new way to present the hoodie at the end.