Our results are as followed.
For our first question we asked whether the audience prefers a costant storyline, or a storyline with a twist. The majority of the people surveyed said they like a storyline with a twist. This is mainly because it keeps the storyline interesting and keeps therefore keeps the audience interested. By having a twist in the storyline it means that the audience is engaged in the plot which helps in the development of the characters too.
For the next question we asked whether the storline was more important that the action in the film. For a film to be successful they must have a good balance between the story and the action. If the story is more important than the action then this means that while we create our film we must pay close attention to the plot.
According to this question 100% of the audience prefers to have a developing character rather than a constant character that remains the same throughout the film. This keeps the audience hooked as the charcaters are constantly changing which affects the plot. When we create our storyboard for our film, we need to make sure the development of characters changes as it is what the audience looks for in a film.
The question we asked in regards to the age rating appropriate for a horror was received with various responses. We gave the people in our class the option to choose any rating they consider to be appropriate. Three quarters of the people said they thought the age rating should be 18. Only a quarter of the people whow were surveyed said the age rating should be 15.
The start to the story is important as it decides whether the audience is enticed to carrying on watching the film. We asked whether the audience prefers a big build up at the start of the film or the plot slowly builds up. The majority of people would rather watch a film that entices the audiences from the very start of the film. This links witht the fact the action is important as well as the storyline.
In the next question we asked the people in our group, we asked what their favourite villain was. For this questiion we got mixed responses. These were different because people are interested in different types of films. The response to this question shows that when we decide on the type of characters, we need to take into cosideration what ways the the characters could develop so we could take more roles of the audiences desired villains.
When we asked people what their favourite thriller was, it was clear that the majority of people had limited knowledge about thrillers. This was because a lot of the people chose the film we watched in a Media lesson so this shows that it is either a really commonly liked film or it has been seen by everyone.
For this question we gave the people in our class the choice to choose what they found interesting in an antagonist. And suprisingly most people were thinking on the right lines. The majority of the people find antagonists more interesting when they are ruthless. When we create our storyboard we will need to take this on board as it clearly keeps the audience engaged and will therefore find the film more interesting. Finallly the antagonist must have a sense of sophistication as it also links to the fact that the characters development and furthermore improve the ongoing twists in the film.
To conclude, the questionnaire has proven to be a useful source to gather information as it has allowed us to make judgements on how our film should function. It has also helped us understand the needs of the audience and how differently they view films in relation to our own views. To incorporate our findings in to our film we need to plan our film using a storyboard to make the film make more sense and relate to the audience.
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