2. Would you continue to watch the
rest of the documentary after
viewing the first 5 minutes?
Using various ways to gather audience
feedback I asked 10 people if they would
continue to watch the rest of the
documentary, 100% of people answered
that they would continue to watch the
documentary. Reasons given to why they
would continue to watch the rest of my
documentary included it being an
interesting topic, it looked like a
professional documentary and it was easy
to follow and understand.
3. Do you think this documentary is
similar to professional
documentary of a similar genre?
10
8
6
4
2
0
Yes No Sometimes
Out of the 10 people I asked to give feedback about my
documentary, 9 people answered that it did look like a professional
documentary and seemed like something that might have been on
the television. Only 1 person said that it sometime seemed like a
professional documentary, at other times it didn’t. One reason to
why it didn’t was because a couple of cutaways were shaky when
panning down the tattoos.
4. Does the camera work and
editing make the documentary
look professional?
Out of the 10 people that were asked, 9 people
said that the camera work and editing did make
the documentary look professional. People
found the documentary interesting and said it
felt like a documentary that would be aired on
TV. They commented that the camera angles of
each interview showed the interviewee
well, with interesting mise-en-scene. This
suggests that we followed the codes and
conventions well and engaged the audience
through our camera work and editing.
5. Does the voice over make sense
and fit with the genre of the
documentary?
8 people agreed that the voiceover fit
with the genre and made sense. They
commented on it being clear and
concise saying it explains what the
documentary is to a high standard.
However 2 people said the voiceover
didn’t fit as well as it could saying that
some parts seemed too scripted rather
than giving a conversational feel to the
documentary.
6. Does the music fit with the
genre of the documentary?
100% of people answered that the music
fit with the genre of the documentary
perfectly. The rock genre of the song is
stereotypically associated with tattoo’s
and is a well known song drawing the
audience in.
7. What would you say the
strengths and weaknesses are
of the documentary?
Strengths
10
8
6
4
2
0
Intriguing Interviews Cutaways Editing Camera Voiceover
Work
The most common strength given was our interviews, our
audience said that there was a wide variety with interesting mise-
en-scene making the documentary intriguing. The cutaways we
used where appropriate and enforced what was being said in the
interviews.
8. What would you say the
strengths and weaknesses are
of the documentary?
5
Weaknesses
4
3
2
1
0
Music Cutaways Voiceover
The majority of people answering the questions said they couldn’t
think of any weakness to the documentary. However others agreed
that at some points in the documentary the music acted as a
weakness as it was a little quite and brief a certain parts, suggesting
that maybe we could extend certain sections more. They said that
some cutaways were slightly shaky and now and again the voice
over didn’t seem to fit as it didn’t seem as conversational as the
codes and conventions would suggest.
9. Would you change anything
about the documentary?
1
No
Yes
9
When asked if they would change anything about the
documentary, 90% of people said they would leave it how it
was, this suggests that we successfully followed all the
codes and conventions of professional documentary and
made the documentary fit the needs of the target audience.
The only thing given as an improvement to the
documentary was to make the voiceover a little more chatty
and not seem as though it was just being read.
11. Is the print advert eye
catching?
Out of the 10 people asked, 100% of
people agreed that the print advert was
eye catching commenting on how
striking the main image on the advert
was saying that it interested them
making them want to find out more
about the documentary.
12. Does the print advert persuade
you to want to watch the
documentary?
2
Yes
No
8
80% of people said that it does persuade them to watch
the documentary, reasons given included that it engages
people interested in body art, saying the image was
intriguing and made them want to find out more about the
documentary and why people do and don’t like tattoos.
20% of people said that it didn’t persuade them saying
that they would like to have found out more about the
documentary before watching it.
13. Does the main image and slogan
relate to the documentary topic?
9 out of the 10 people asked said that the
main image and slogan related to the
documentary topic, saying that it had several
meanings getting the audience’s mind
wondering commenting on how it looks
professional.
14. Would you change anything
about the print advert?
6
4
2
0
Move Logo Brighter Colours Move Slogan Nothing
5 people asked said that they wouldn’t change anything about the
print advert, however 5 people said that they would make slight
changes to the print advert to attract the audiences attention more
such as use a brighter green and make the channel 4 logo larger to
grab the audiences attention. They also commented on moving the
slogan up to create more of a gap at the bottom of the
advertisement to follow the codes and conventions of a channel 4
advert more.
16. After listening to the radio
trailer would you watch the
documentary?
90% of people said that they would definitely
watch the documentary after listening to the
radio trailer commenting that they were
wondering what the people were talking about in
the short clips from the vox pop and the
documentary itself and that the sound of the
needle at the beginning instantly grabbed their
attention. 1 person said that they wouldn’t as
again they would want more information about
what the documentary is about before watching
it.
17. Is the topic of the documentary
clear?
Everyone who answered this question
agreed that the radio trailer made the
topic of the documentary very clear. They
said that the trailer didn’t give too much
away only dropping subtle hints which
made them want to watch the
documentary
18. Would you change anything
about the radio trailer?
10
8
6
4
2
0
Music Voiceover Nothing
When asked if they would change anything about the
radio trailer, 2 people said that slight improvements
could be made, one being that the music could have
been slightly louder throughout the radio trailer. The
other person said that the voiceover at the end could
be slightly more spread out.
