Monday, 25 January 2010

Audience feedback Questionnaire: Results and Screenshot


I showed part of my film opening to friends and family and asked them to fill out a questionnaire based on what they saw. These are my results:

1. Did you enjoy the film?
Everyone who filled out my questionnaire said that they enjoyed watching my film opening. This is a good response because I was hoping for a type of horror that most people would enjoy watching, as now, most horror films are only aimed at certain people, so a lot of people don't go to watch or enjoy them.

2. If no, why not? Please state:
Everybody who filled out the questionnaire enjoyed watching the opening of my film.

3. If yes, why? Please state:
The reason most people enjoyed the film was because of the actors and acting in it. Actors are there to make the film real and to show what is happening, but they are also meant to make the movie entertaining, by performing well in a character role. I think that the acting could have gone better, but it was very entertaining to watch and I think the reason most people enjoyed watching the actors was because we all enjoyed acting and filming as well.

4. Do you think it fits the genre (horror/dance)?
Everybody agreed that my idea and film opening, fit the genre I had decided to use. My film opening contains a dance sequence and Zombie creatures, which are both examples of characteristics in horror and dance genres.

5. Why/ why not? Please state:
Most people thought that the dance in the film was the most important thing that portrayed what the genre was. The dance is definitely a characteristic of the dance genre, but if the dancers hadn't been dressed like Zombies and we had used different music, I think the dance wouldn't have been a very good example of the horror genre.

6. If this was used for a sneak preview/ trailer for a real film, would you consider going to watch it?
More than half the people who filled out my questionnaire said they would go and watch it if it was a real film. This shows that my idea and the trailer and film would be successful if broad casted. It also shows the idea and genre is quite popular with people today.

7. Why/ why not? Please state:
The two most popular answers were: I would see it but I'm not fond of the genre and I would see it because it looks interesting and different. This shows that there are mixed impressions to films and that even if people like the look of a film but aren't fond of the genre, If they trailer looks good enough and the film has good reviews, most people will still want to watch it.

8. What did you like the most about it? Please State:
Most people liked the music used in my film opening. I think the music was very creepy and appropriate to the film. It was also easy to create a dance for and very original, as instead of using a typical horror genre song like 'Thriller' or 'The Time Warp', I decided to use two of Rihannas songs 'Madhouse' and 'Disturbia' which were just as creepy and effective in the film.

9. What could be improved? Please state:
The dance was the thing that most people thought could be improved. I think the dance was quite original and easy to perform, but it wasn't very good at portraying the horror genre. The first half of the dance to 'Madhouse' was a very good representation of the horror genre, as we used the two Zombies at the sides as Puppets, controlled by the Zombie in the middle. This is very typical of horror films, to have characters being controlled or possessed by evil creatures or demons. The second half with the song 'Disturbia' could have been made to suit the horror genre, but we wanted to keep everything simple so we didn't forget any moves or get anything wrong when it came to filming. A complicated dance routine would have also taken longer to film and work on, when the simple dance routine we did was good for the opening and followed the beat of the music.

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