1. PlanningFeedback
Receivingfeedbackformyplanninghasbeenhighlyuseful asithashelpedme adaptmyplotto
make it more precise andinterestingforthe audience.
Whenmy audience gave myfeedbackonmyplot,theyidentifiedthat:
The plot is interestingandmakesthemwantto see the film.
There isa lotof detail inthe plotwhichmakesitmore intriguing.
The plot needstobe more specificwhenitcomestothe tasksthe friendshave tocomplete.
More detail on eachof the characters isneededinorderforthe audience tofeel a
relationshipbetweenthem.
The settingof an abandonedwarehouse islikedbyeveryone askedandwouldbe very
conventional butalsointeresting.
Theywant to see a lotof gore, violence,suspense andjumpscares.
They want handheldcameras and facedpaced editinginthe trailerto keepitentertaining.
For thisreason,I will addmore specificdetailsof the tasksthe friendshave tocomplete intothe
scriptand add detailsoneachof the charactersto make themmore importantandso theyhave
individualpersonalities.Iwill alsouse all theirsuggestionswhenitcomestousinga handheld
camera byusingit more than I hadoriginallyplannedtoplease the audience.
Whenmy targetaudience gave pitchfeedback,ittold me that:
I will definitelybe able toappeal tothe target audience byusingmobilephonesand use of
technologythattheycan relate toby usingona dailybasissuchas texting.
The target audience will like seeingthe technical elementsinthe trailer thattheysuggestedI
use.
The audience likedthe use of teenagers as the maincharacters as itmakesthemrelatable
to an audience of 16-30.
Blumhouse isavery suitable productioncompany formy filmasthe audience know that
theyproduce manyhorror filmsthathave beensuccessful atthe box office.
The audience believethe filmis verylikelytobe successful.
The pitch feedbackinformedme thatmyplansforthe filmandfilmtrailerare suitable plansthatsuit
the aimssuch as the use of bloodto appeal tothe audience thatwishedforgore inthe trailer.The
feedbackhasalsohelpedasitmeansI donot have to change anythinginmy pitchto appeal tothem
more as it alreadydoes.
