These are the results and analysis from my main task audience survey. They have helped me discover things about my target audience and also given me confidence in some of the decisions I have made about the film.

1. What is your age?

2. What is your age?
• This question was asked to ensure that, answers from people outside
the target audience could be separated, from those who were.
• Fortunately, all of the responses came from within the target
audience and the majority are under 17, which is where the main
focus lies.

3. In the past 6 months, which of the following genres of film have you watched?

4. In the past 6 months, which of the following genres
of film have you watched?
• I put this question in the survey, to see how popular the genre of my
film is, with the target audience.
• I am doing an independent comedy, which is suitable, when looking
at the results. Over half of those who answered had watched at least
one independent film in the last 6 months and around 85% said they
had seen a comedy.
• The most popular genre, action, can also be found in my film, as many
of the shots are dynamic and almost acrobatic.

5. What do you look for in the title sequence of a film?

6. What do you look for in the title sequence of a
film?
• This was important to include in the survey. From it I can draw aspects of a title
sequence that people enjoy watching and therefore what to focus on when
making my own.
• The most amount of people thought that a title sequence had to be immediately
engaging. In my film, I engage the audience by not revealing much about the
actual story of the film but simply showing entertaining shots that a very
relevant.
• This also links to the second most popular choice, of “exciting and pleasing
visuals”, which is my main focus for the film. I will be meticulously considering the
framing, shot type, lighting and mise en scene of every second of the movie.
• Very few people thought that a title sequence had to establish the story of the
rest of the film. This is good to know, as the sequence I have planned has little
relation to the actual story but rather the topic the story is based on.

7. What's your favourite sub-genre of independent film?

8. What's your favourite sub-genre of independent
film?
• The responses to this question only give me more confidence in the
decisions I have made about the film and its genre. The largest number of
responders said that comedy is their favourite subgenre of independent
film.
• As I am doing an independent comedy, I will not need to change the genre
of my film to suit the target audience.
• It is also interesting to note that independent action movies are not very
popular at all. This contrasts with the popularity of normal action movies
and how many, people watch, every 6 months. This is probably because
action is more expensive than dialogue and intricate storyline and so the
creators of independent films don’t have the budget for it.

9. What is your favourite independent movie?
• I asked this, to see if there were any trends in the movies, people said
were their favourite.
• “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” was a very popular choice among
other suggestions such as “Little Miss Sunshine”, “Submarine” and
“Beasts of the Southern Wild”. This is interesting as all of these films
fit the brief I have chosen: “An independent film with a young
protagonist”. This tells me that it is a well received idea for a film.