2. Focus Group
• I have chosen to do a focus group to research thoroughly
into the audience of my project. I think using a focus group
is the most effective way of gathering data for my project
because it is more direct when asking questions in
person, the data is also recorded with audio.
• I am going to ask several questions relating to the project,
the aim is to get a grasp of what the audience wants.
• This is important as the short film that I am going to make
needs to grasp an audience for it to be entertaining.
• The questions that I will ask will be questions such as
asking what the audience wants to see in the short film,
what genre they would like it to be, what tone of film they
prefer and how different tones would make them feel.
5. Audience Questionnaire
• I have also chosen to create a survey to the audience so that I
can gain statistical knowledge on the wants and needs of the
audience.
• The questions on this survey will relate to my film and other
relating films in the industry.
• I will also be asking questions on topics relating to the story of
the short film.
• The information I will be gathering is whether this audience
will enjoy my work or not. It will allow me to change parts of
the short film to adapt to a wider audience.
6. Audience
Questionnaire
• The questions I am asking will be important as I need to get a
grasp on what exactly I need to implement to grasp this
difficult audience. It will start by questioning the audience’s
experience in the short film format.
• Questioning the audience’s experience in the format is
important as it tells me how experimental I can get with it. If
most of the audience is unfamiliar with short films, I will have
to be more straight forward with my film-making.
• An additional question I will ask the audience is what they
would like to see in the film. The answers to this question will
direct the topics and subjects I will explore in the short film.
• As a back-up to the question to fine tune what the film is going
to explore, I will ask if the audience will want a realistic theme
to the film or a more laid-back approach, this is to get a clear
vision on what they want.
9. Audience Questionnaire Response
• From the response to my questionnaire, I can see that the entirety of my audience has indeed
watched a short film before. This is good as it the audience will be familiar with the format that I
am going for. For how often the audience watches short films, it’s a little bit spread, but most of
my audience watches them quite often which is just what I needed for my project as the
audience will be very familiar with what I am going to do.
• The audience wants a stylised short film particularly around crime, this is what I am going to
aim to do with my short film, however, its yet to be decided whether I will specifically include
crime in the script as it is a risky subject especially for this client.
• Not enough action seems to be the focal point of the audience when asked what pushes them
away from short films, I will aim to strike a balance between dialogue heavy scenes and action
heavy scenes.
10. Audience Research
• The audience has an age range of 16-25, so this means
they will have specific needs and wants from my project.
• Stereotypically, this audience will want a fast paced and
action filled film, that quickly grabs their attention and
retains it throughout. This is what I will aim to do.
• The most popular genre throughout this age group tends
to be Action and Drama. With this information, I will aim
to combine the two to grab both sides of this young
audience.
11. Audience Profile
• Psychographics – Explorers, Reformers.
• Demographic – Teenagers.
• Age Range – 16-25.
• Social Grade – D & E
• This is my audience profile, with this data that I have recorded I will be able to make my short
film relatable to this audience. It will also allow me to have a better overall understanding of the
audience and allow me to make a more effective script when it comes to my writing process.
12. Audience Profile
• Due to the demographic being teenagers, who stereotypically think outside of the box, their
psychographic is of the Explorers and Reformers. This psychographic typically leans to
wanting a more thought-provoking film rather than a straightforward and easily understandable
script. They want something that will keep their mind engaged.
• As they are teenagers, their social grade will be quite low due to much of this audience going
through college and university. Teenagers of the age group of my audience typically reside in
the DE social grade range, meaning they are semi-skilled and unemployed with only GCSE
qualifications. This data helps my project as I will create a more relatable project when it
comes to these specific points, such as how it portrays wealth and education.
