AS Media Forms Questionnaire

1. Audience research into
form of Opening
Sequences
BY JOE TURNER

2. Questions
1. Do you like when too much is given away in an opening sequence?
No Yes Sometimes
2. Does the music make a big impact on the opening sequence?
Yes No
3. Do the outfits that the characters wear separate them from others?
Yes No
4. Has editing got to be used consistently in an opening sequence to
create a certain meaning?
Yes No

3. Questions
5. Is it important that the main characters stand out to others in the
opening sequence?
Yes No
6. Should editing be overused to create an effect for the opening
sequence?
Yes No
7. Is the opening sequence important to understand the film?
Yes No
8. Do the camera angles create a bigger picture about the rest of the
film in the opening sequence?
Yes No

4. Questions
9. Should each scene of the opening sequence fit together to make a
story?
Yes No
10. Should the opening sequence of a film be longer than 3 minutes?
Yes No

5. Answers and Review
30%
70%
DO YOU LIKE WHEN TOO
MUCH IS GIVEN AWAY IN AN
OPENING SEQUENCE?
Yes No
70%
30%
DOES THE MUSIC MAKE A BIG
IMPACT ON THE OPENING
SEQUENCE?
Yes No
80%
20%
DO THE OUTFITS MAKE A BIG
IMPACT ON THE OPENING
SEQUENCE?
Yes No
70% of people said that
they do not like when too
much is given away in
the opening sequence
therefore in ours we tried
no to give too much
away.
70% of people said that
music makes a big
impact on the opening
sequence so we tried to
make the music as
interesting and suitable
as possible.
Also 80% of people said that
outfits make a big impact on
the opening sequence
therefore we tried to work
hard on the costumes to
make the characters stand
out.

6. Answers and Review
60%
40%
HAS EDITING GOT TO BE USED
CONSISTENTLY IN AN OPENING
SEQUENCE TO CREATE A CERTAIN
MEANING?
Yes No
74%
26%
IS IT IMPORTANT THAT THE MAIN
CHARACTERS STAND OUT TO
OTHERS IN THE OPENING
SEQUENCE?
Yes No
40%
60%
SHOULD EDITING BE OVERUSED TO
CREATE AN EFFECT FOR THE
OPENING SEQUENCE?
Yes No
60% of people said that
editing has to be used
consistently in an opening
sequence so we decided to
use editing frequently to
match it.
74% of people said that it is
important for the characters
to stand out in an opening
sequence so we decided to
use outfits that stood out to
the rest of the people to
identify them.
40% of people said the editing
should be overused so we
decided not to overuse them.

7. Answers and Review
67%
33%
IS THE OPENING SEQUENCE
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE FILM?
Yes No Sometimes
60%
40%
DO THE CAMERA ANGLES CREATE A
BIGGER PICTURE ABOUT THE REST OF
THE FILM IN THE OPENING SEQUENCE?
Yes No
67% of people said the opening
sequence is important to
understand the film so we tried to
make it as easy to understand as
possible.
60% of people said that camera angles
create a bigger picture about the rest of the
film so we tried to use camera angles
effectively to show about location and what
is happening with an effect.

8. Answers and Review
71%
29%
SHOULD EACH SCENE OF THE
OPENING SEQUENCE FIT TOGETHER
TO MAKE A STORY?
Yes No
30%
70%
SHOULD THE OPENING SEQUENCE OF A
FILM BE LONGER THAN 3 MINUTES?
Yes No
71% of people said that each scene
should fit together so we tried to make
each scene flow with each other.
70% of people said that the
opening sequence should be less
than 3 minutes so we decided to
keep it less than that.