As well as video feedback we have also received mini-questionnaire feedback in response to watching our two minute film opening from our audience. Our audience consisted of Parents, Teachers and Students. The four questions on the questionnaire are as follows:
- What did you understand about the narrative?
- Did the chosen genre fit its conventions?
- How did the "ending" make you feel?
- Any suggested improvements for if we were to shoot the whole thing again?
A questionnaire was left on the chair of each audience member and Miss Foster asked the audience to fill them out as each film opening went on, now as you can imagine not everyone filled in a questionnaire and not all those who did answered every question. Despite this I was still able to pile together a summary table of the feedback responses and have inserted a copy below:
As you can see the responses from Question One are a pretty accurate response of what we were trying to portray. Most of the audience were able to pick up the main gist of the film quite quickly, and a few participants created there on "ending" with the suggestion that the male character is dead which is an interpretation we as group haven't considered/encountered.
Additionally I am quite pleased with the response from Question Two where 81% of participants who answered the question believed that our chosen genre fitted the conventions. I believe the explanations I have included in the table above are very accurate and cover what we were actually trying to achieve in the making of this two minute film opening. The remaining 19% of participants were on the fence a few mainly due to the fact that they were under the impression that our chosen genre was thriller or mystery which comes as a surprise to me as watching the opening I cannot see where they came to this conclusion. But all in all it is something to think about when answering my evaluation questions.
The response to Question Three is a prime example of what we were trying to achieve in the film opening. We wanted the audience to be left with mixed emotions wanting to know what happens next and this is exactly how most of them felt.
Finally, the response to Question Four is what I believed was the most crucial question we asked our audience and there feedback was interesting to say the least. Most people commented on the sound which I anticipated, however, a lot of them didn't like the classical music and suggested we changed it because it was too "jarring" for some audience members. However, I firmly believe we received this response as not all participants understood the concept of juxtaposition that we were trying to achieve. Also a few participants picked up on the shaky camera work, however, not all of these participants understood that it was intentional and there for effect. To end on a positive quite a few people said they would make any changes.
So on that note I think its safe to say that this media showcase was very benefical in understanding how different audiences interpret our final product.
