2. What gender are you?
We surveyed a number of
people from both people, but
as expected for a Drama, we
received more female
participants. This isn’t
unusual as films from the
Drama genre are considered
feminine.
3. What age range do you fit into?
For our survey, we recruited
more participants from the
younger end of our target
audience. This was
expected as most of the
people who participated
were people we knew, thus
there was more people from
our own age group.
4. After reading the synopsis, what genre
do you think our film fits into?
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Drama Action Romance Horror Other
This was positive feedback
from our audience as it
meant that our film had
codes and conventions of
the Drama genre, therefore
it successfully fits the genre
we wanted it to.
5. Do you know anyone who suffers from
depression?
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Yes No
This was a general question to
see if the audience we were
targeting had any experiences
with our protagonist’s illness.
6. Does the title of our film, 'If I Leave',
relate to the synopsis?
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Yes No
The majority of our
participants agreed that our
title of the film fits the genre;
therefore this was positive
for us as we knew our title
matched the narrative
7. How many times a month do you
watch short films?
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0-2 3-5 6+
The majority of our target
audience watched short films;
therefore it assured us that
we were targeting the right
age group
8. How long would your ideal short film
be?
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0-3 Minutes 4-5 Minutes 6-10 Minutes 11 Minutes+
This result from the audience
allowed us to see roughly how long
our final product should be. From
the result, we know that we should
aim to make the short film about 4-
5 minutes long.
9. How many films, from the Drama
genre, do you watch a month?
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0-2 0-5 6+
This result was unexpected,
however it motivated us to make
our short film unique and to the
highest standard we could, in
order to encourage people to
watch more Drama films.
10. What aspect of the script is the
strongest?
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Characters Narrative Title Location
The feedback for this
question allowed us to
identify the aspects of our
script which were weak and
allowed us to act upon it
and improve it. As well as
this, it allowed us to see
which aspect of our script
captivated the audience the
most.
11. Do you think our narrative makes
sense?
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Yes No
The result for this question
was not what we
expected, however it
allowed us to see that
some adjustments needed
to be made in order for the
audience to truly connect
with the film.
12. After reading our synopsis, what
certification would you give our film?
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U PG 12 15 Other
The feedback for this
question assured us that we
had chosen the right
certification for our film,
therefore we didn’t alter it.
13. What aspect of our film is the weakest?
This question allowed us to
pick out the weakest aspect of
our script, which helped us
improve it. This result wasn’t
unexpected, as we had also
identified the title to be one of
the weaker aspects of our
script.
14. Do you think our film's narrative fits
the Drama genre?
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Yes No
This result was important, as it
meant we had met the codes
and conventions of a Drama
film. This allowed us to see that
our research into the genre had
paid off, although we could do
some more just to ensure the
result was 100% positive.
15. Does the characters story evoke
emotion from you?
As our film is in the Drama
genre, this question carried
a lot of weight. From the
result, we can see that we
have successfully allowed
the audience to connect
with the character, through
the script alone.
16. Would you pay to go and watch our
short film in the cinema?
The final question revealed to
us that over all, we had
successfully created a script
for a film in the Drama genre
and motivated us to create a
spectacular final product.
17. Conclusion
We will be using this feedback from our audience in order to improve our
film, as the audience’s feedback is crucial in making this a successful short
film, as they will be the ones who watch the final product. We will use
information, such as if the narrative makes sense, to alter the films plot in
order for it to become clearer to the audience, which thus improves the
films quality. Gathering information from your audience before creating a
short film is very important to creating a successful film, as they help us
recognise errors and areas which need improving.
