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EVALUATION 3: WHAT HAVE
YOU LEARNED FROM YOUR
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK?
HOW I RECORDED MY
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK:
Audience feedback is an essential part
of the planning and construction
stages especially because I was able
to gather opinions from my target
audience which would then help me
create the best short film possible. I
started gathering audience feedback
in the research stage, as I wanted to
assemble some sort of direction I
wanted my final short film to go to, in
terms of genre.
The main site I used to
accumulate audience feedback
was SurveyMonkey. This allowed
me to ask at least 10 questions. I
used the email feature on my
phone to send out to a group of
people within my age group,
because I had initially wanted my
short film to be targeted at those
who share my age, or similar.
I also recorded
feedback using my
iPhone recording
feature. I used this
especially for the
draft poster to
gather some
feedback. The
feedback I had got
was mostly positive
so I decided against
making dramatic
RESULTS OF AUDIENCE
FEEDBACK (PLANNING
STAGE)Here are some of the many results I received from
audience feedback. This specifically looks at how
audiences view films and what they like in terms of
genre:
This helped me decide the
genre of my short film, which
is Action Comedy, as from this
graph we can see that the two
most favoured genre is action
and comedy.
By knowing how many times
my target audience goes to
the cinema a year, I was able
to decide whether I would be
able to distribute it in
theatres, or on independent
sites such as Netflix, and
YouTube.
This graph was especially crucial for
me because it helped me decide
whether my short film was going to
be for a mass audience, or a niche
audience. Audience feedback
determined that our target audience
would prefer to watch movies in a
group, so I ensured that I complied
to as much conventions as possible.
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
OVERALL
Since the start of my advanced portfolio, I have come to realise how important
audience feedback is, and how it can ultimately affect my work.
For example, through written feedback from a higher
authority, I found that my initial plan for my short film was
not going to be realistic in terms of the time and equipment
I had available, so I had to make minor changes that didn’t
affect the story as much, but the way in which I filmed it,
and the props I used.
I have learned that audience feedback is a
crucial part of the creative process, because
without it, you are failing to engage with
your target audience and you will be more
susceptible to producing an unsatisfactory
product. By gathering audience feedback, I
can safely determine that my final product
alongside my ancillary tasks conforms to
the conventions of an action comedy genre.
Having other peoples opinions on
what could make my work better
allowed me to not get carried away
with certain elements that could not
be achievable for example blood
spilling out of the main character,
which I had in mind during the initial
planning stage.

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Evaluation 3

  • 1. EVALUATION 3: WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM YOUR AUDIENCE FEEDBACK?
  • 2. HOW I RECORDED MY AUDIENCE FEEDBACK: Audience feedback is an essential part of the planning and construction stages especially because I was able to gather opinions from my target audience which would then help me create the best short film possible. I started gathering audience feedback in the research stage, as I wanted to assemble some sort of direction I wanted my final short film to go to, in terms of genre. The main site I used to accumulate audience feedback was SurveyMonkey. This allowed me to ask at least 10 questions. I used the email feature on my phone to send out to a group of people within my age group, because I had initially wanted my short film to be targeted at those who share my age, or similar. I also recorded feedback using my iPhone recording feature. I used this especially for the draft poster to gather some feedback. The feedback I had got was mostly positive so I decided against making dramatic
  • 3. RESULTS OF AUDIENCE FEEDBACK (PLANNING STAGE)Here are some of the many results I received from audience feedback. This specifically looks at how audiences view films and what they like in terms of genre: This helped me decide the genre of my short film, which is Action Comedy, as from this graph we can see that the two most favoured genre is action and comedy. By knowing how many times my target audience goes to the cinema a year, I was able to decide whether I would be able to distribute it in theatres, or on independent sites such as Netflix, and YouTube. This graph was especially crucial for me because it helped me decide whether my short film was going to be for a mass audience, or a niche audience. Audience feedback determined that our target audience would prefer to watch movies in a group, so I ensured that I complied to as much conventions as possible.
  • 4. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED OVERALL Since the start of my advanced portfolio, I have come to realise how important audience feedback is, and how it can ultimately affect my work. For example, through written feedback from a higher authority, I found that my initial plan for my short film was not going to be realistic in terms of the time and equipment I had available, so I had to make minor changes that didn’t affect the story as much, but the way in which I filmed it, and the props I used. I have learned that audience feedback is a crucial part of the creative process, because without it, you are failing to engage with your target audience and you will be more susceptible to producing an unsatisfactory product. By gathering audience feedback, I can safely determine that my final product alongside my ancillary tasks conforms to the conventions of an action comedy genre. Having other peoples opinions on what could make my work better allowed me to not get carried away with certain elements that could not be achievable for example blood spilling out of the main character, which I had in mind during the initial planning stage.