3.10.3- Results from the questionnaires

I have previously created my groups questionnaires for our target audience - which is people who like watching films in the genre of Thrillers- Requesting personal answers from my audience, helping me to discover areas of both improvements and strong points, and also our groups weakness and strengths during this practical production, and also helping me to evaluate my work for the evaluation section.

The questions I asked were:

1) How old are you?
2) What do you think about the film? You are in our target audience- Do you think the film is interesting and thrilling?
3) Did you like the opening sequence of the film? If not - Do you know anyone who you think might be interested in watching the film, more than you? - Why do you suggest them to watch the film?
4) What makes the opening sequence professional or not up to professional standards?
5) What impression does my opening sequence give you as a audience? e.g. Would you like to continue watching the film?
6) What else would you like to see/hear in the opening sequence that would encourage you to watch the rest of this film?
7) Do you feel the sequence could be improved?
8) Did you have a particular scene that you liked?
9) Do you like watching thriller films? - If not what is your favourite film genre?
10) How much money do you spend on watching films?
11) Would this be a Hollywood, Art House or a Low budget film in your opinion?
12) Please state any other comments below

After asking 10 people of my target audience, the results I received from the questionnaires were:

1) How old are you?
16- 17 = 6
18+ = 4

2) What do you think about the film? You are in our target audience- Do you think the film is interesting and thrilling?

Yes = 8
No = 2
Any other comments for the question above= 10

3) Did you like the opening sequence of the film? If not - Do you know anyone who you think might be interested in watching the film, more than you? - Why do you suggest them to watch the film?

Yes = 10
No = 0

4) What makes the opening sequence professional or not up to professional standards?

10 people said = The background creepy mysterious music so it makes it professional because it goes along the film and, makes us want to carry on watching it, because it drags the viewers attention into the film, and the fact that the interviewers face and the main characters face is kept hidden until the flashbacks

5) What impression does my opening sequence give you as a audience? e.g. Would you like to continue watching the film?

Yes = 6 - And have said the following:
1. The words on the screen have been chosen carefully to capture the audiences attention
2. Gives me the impression that something bad is going to happen
3. Gives me the impression that its going to make us audience do a sudden jump whilst watching the film
4. Something had happened- but cant figure out what has happened until we see the flashbacks
5. A sign that something is about to happen
6. I'd like to continue watching the film because the shots, and way it was filmed has been planned carefully

No= 4
1. The film was good but could of been better, in terms of the uses of shot
2. I am not a fan of a Thriller, I like to watch comedy films, but the sequence was good - but could of been better like the use of locations
3. It wasn't good- could of been better
4. I didn't like it because the location where the opening sequence was filmed could of been a better location

6) What else would you like to see/hear in the opening sequence that would encourage you to watch the rest of this film?

1. A voice over would of been good- reading the texts that appear on the screen
2. Would of liked to see a use of different camera shots would of been interesting to see
3. The location where the opening sequence was filmed could of been a better location
4. The interviewer, the police mans face would of been good if we could of seen it in the shot
5. Would of liked to see a shot of the police station - so we know where its set
6. A voice over would of been good- reading the texts that appear on the screen
7.Would of liked to see a shot of the police station - so we know where its set
8. A voice over would of been good- reading the texts that appear on the screen
9. Nothing - I would of still liked to continue watching the film
10. A voice over would of been good- reading the texts that appear on the screen

7) Do you feel the sequence could be improved?

Yes = 10
No = 0

8) Did you have a particular scene that you liked?

Yes = 7 people said they liked the scene when the victim was being integrated and the scenes where the victim begins to have flashbacks
No= 3

9) Do you like watching thriller films?

Yes= 7
If No please state = 3 = Comedy, Romance and Horror

10) How much money do you spend on watching films?

£0-£5 = 0
£10-£15 = 4
£15-£20= 3
Over = 3

11) Would this be a Hollywood, Art House or a Low budget film in your opinion?

Hollywood = 0
Art House = 0
Low budget = 10