Feedback From 1st Cut Of 'Before I Die'

We edited as much as possible before we presented to the rest of the class.
The feedback we received was because of the subject and genre of the film, use soft transitions and no cuts. We were also told to soften the music at the beginning of the opening and introduce it gradually. Also, a lot of the shots were the same because we mainly used medium shots so when we film again we will shoot from a lot more different angles and try and get a variety. People suggested we use some extreme close-ups to help portray the emotion and point of view shots to help tell the story. More locations and voice-overs were more suggestions that people thought would make the opening better.