2. Audience feedback.
I wanted to get feedback from a male and
female who were within the target audience
age I decided on. This first clip is from a 22
year old female so she sits within the middle
of the age I wanted to appeal to...
3. ...
This feedback was very helpful because it showed
me, much like the questionnaire, that the audio plays
one of the most important roles within this trailer and
the effect of stops and starts adds drama.
I found it very interesting that she did not believe there
should be an age limit on this trailer however she did
explain how certain films appeal to different people
and “action films appeal to all ages”. This reminded of
films like James Bond and Die Hard, both of which have
a very popular old and young fan base so therefore, her
feedback made me realise I probably shouldn't put an
age limit on the trailer.
4. ...
The way she answered the last question really
made me think because the whole time I was
saying how there is synergy through the use of
character, style, font etc throughout the three
projects. However, she thought the projects
worked well together because the difference of
the “perceived personalities” in them all. This
made me see my project in a different light- the
actor does look more gentlemanly in the
magazine and then looks almost dangerous in the
poster and then the trailer combines these two
perceptions.
5. Next feedback
Next I got a male of 17 years old, so nearer the
bottom of the target audience, to answer the
same questions...
6. ...
Amazingly, he also agreed with the target
audience being to restricted and that people
of older generations watch action films if It is a
‘personal preference’. This feedback has been
so helpful because it has made me realise I
was being too limited when deciding on my
target audience and if I had made a few
adaptations I could have appeal to a much
larger audience.
7. ...
He disagreed with my first feedback in the most
effective shots. He believed that the close up shots
were more effective than the low angle shots
suggested by the first clip. I introduced a lot of close
ups however, did not use many low angles so the ones I
used obviously made an impact. If I was to do this
again I would use more low angles to show dominance
of character which can then be reinforced by the close
up showing emotion. However, he did agree on the
ground of the audio being the most effective part of
the trailer. This feedback has made me realise the
absolute importance of audio and sound within a
trailer.
8. ...
I like that both of the feedbacks I got stated
that the trailed provokes mystery and doesn't
tell us much about the storyline because this
was my main aim. However, in the second
feedback the interviewee stated that he would
have liked to have known more. Personally, I
think if I gave any more away it would not be a
teaser trailer.
9. Peer Feedback
Most of my audience feedback was from my
peers in class as seen from the questionnaire in
question one of the evaluation. This
questionnaire feedback proved very helpful much
like the audio feedback. From both of these I was
able to concur the importance of a dominant lead
character, the influence the audio has, correct
balances of action and calmness and the
importance of synergy. If I was to do this again I
would do a more general questionnaire much like
the one I don't for the first evaluation question
because I found it all very helpful and it made me
understand what I needed to develop and why.
10. ...
A lot of the feedback I had, I received verbally in class.
The whole time I was constructing my promotional
package my peers were always there to offer
constructive criticisms whenever I needed them to. This
made it a lot easier for my to made adaption's along the
way rather than having to change a lot when I would
have thought to have finished. When I was editing on
Final Cut Pro I asked everyone what they thought to the
breaks in the music to reveal the diegetic sound because
I didn't like it. However, all of the feedback I received
about it was positive and therefore, I left it in and it
ended up being tension building and something that
makes the trailer individual.
