Peer Reviews

What I liked	What confused me	Suggestions
I think the music fit well with the beachy theme. I also really liked the background scream and car driving away.	The only thing confusing was that there was so much time before the ending that it didn't seem to match up very well. Maybe because it went from light sunset lighting to really dark out. A better transition would probably help this.	I would maybe change the color of the words at the beginning because sometimes the white was hard to read. I would also work on transition from the beach to car scene.
I loved the music and the beach/sunset scenery. The long shots and full shots of the girls in slo-mo executed a beautiful aesthetic. The vibe in the scene can truly be felt in the audience. I thought the film title perfectly fit the overall film.	No, I was not confused on anything. The film opening was beautiful and aesthetically pleasing. Great Job to Arianna!	I would suggest to add some sounds during the scene when Arianna was in the car and going to the back to load her stuff. The silence was a bit weird, especially after transitioning from the calming sounds in the previous scenes.
The camera shots created a paradise feeling throughout the movie.	Most of the opener seemed to be camera angles and fluff, this makes the girl getting stuffed into the car confusing.	Add more to the story.
Adding the music and the scream I thought was good	No confusion	Personally it was too slow for me since I am a fast paced person so maybe speed it up just a little bit and if the person could not run towards her from the side if the car instead from down the street would be more effective.
The slow motion shots at the beginning where cool, particularly the shot of the volleyball. The sounds at the end of the car speeding away and the girl screaming where also nicely placed and added a lot to the film opening.	I was confused when the vibe shifted from a happy beach day with peaceful music, to girls getting in a car without any music before being kidnapped.	The only suggestion I have would be to re-film the end where the actual plot of the film was introduced. The girls should be talking or something while packing up their beach stuff into the car. The lack of sound is awkward for the viewer.
i loved loved LOVED the establishing shots! they were filmed very nicely and displaying them in slow motion really gave off a "paradise" feel. The music went perfectly with the beach scenes. (I really liked your filmed!!!)	i was a bit confused about where the rest of the girls went/how they played a part in the film because only one of the girls were shown during the kidnapping.	i would suggest displaying the names of the actors in another color or even making them bolder as they were hard to see at times and even displaying the title at the end of the opener to add suspense. I would also suggest adding an "outside" (like crickets or wind) sound to the car scenes to make it a little more "natural"...i also think these scenes shouldn't be in slow motion.
I really like the slow motion in the beginning makes the whole movie seem happy but then took an unexpected turn. I also liked the camera transitions and camera shots.	i was not confused by anything in the opening.	I would suggest only keeping the beginning of the opening slow motion and using a point of view shot with only the phone in the trunk of the car that shows the trunk door being closed.
I liked the slow-mo shots of the beach and the sunset, as well as the close-ups of the different items. I thought the first half of the video was very relaxing and it vibed well with the music added to. That first part really matched the title which was "Lost in Paradise".	The only thing that confused me was the sudden change of the mood from peaceful to scary. The first half of the video made it seem like the genre of the film was adventure or romance, but then the ending gave a totally different feel. I feel like there should've been hints in the beginning that let the viewer know that the title is a play on words.	They should probably incorporate the kidnapper at the beginning too somehow, like have him lurking in the background or they could add some parallel scenes that were more spooky of darker between the lighter ones to at least signify the true genre trying to be portrayed.
I think the music fit well with the beachy theme. I also really liked the background scream and car driving away.	The only thing confusing was that there was so much time before the ending that it didn't seem to match up very well. Maybe because it went from light sunset lighting to really dark out. A better transition would probably help this.	I would maybe change the color of the words at the beginning because sometimes the white was hard to read. I would also work on transition from the beach to car scene.
I loved the music and the beach/sunset scenery. The long shots and full shots of the girls in slo-mo executed a beautiful aesthetic. The vibe in the scene can truly be felt in the audience. I thought the film title perfectly fit the overall film.	No, I was not confused on anything. The film opening was beautiful and aesthetically pleasing. Great Job to Arianna!	I would suggest to add some sounds during the scene when Arianna was in the car and going to the back to load her stuff. The silence was a bit weird, especially after transitioning from the calming sounds in the previous scenes.

In my peer reviews, people seemed to really like the beachy and paradise feel of my movie opening. They admired the music used and the sound effects at the end. The scenery was appreciated as well as some of the slow motion bits. What mostly had people confused was the dramatic transition into the kidnapping. I definitely agree with those who said they were confused because of how contrasting the calm was to the chaos. Someone had mentioned their confusion based off of where the other girls went by the end of the opening. This confusion is absolutely justified and something I had been thinking about as well. Some suggestions made to me were to add more ambient noise at the end where the girl gets kidnapped, add more to the story and make titles look bolder/easier to read at the beginning. I really appreciate the positive feedback as well as the constructive feedback. I love that people enjoyed the feel I tried to give the opening with the music, scenery, and editing. However, the kidnapping scene isn't really something I had in mind from the very beginning. I quickly had to think of a way to make the film opening have a twist before the deadline of the first cut. From the beginning, I wanted to make the movie nostalgic and aesthetically pleasing and I think making the movie a romance seems like the right thing to do. I want to scrap the kidnapping and possibly add a love interest. After reading the reviews my peers took the time to make and incorporating my own thought processes, I want to go back to the beach and add more people this time around. If a love interest does become involved, he might already even have a girlfriend to spice up the plot.