3. Question 3 (Introduction)
Our audience feedback consisted of answers
from many different people from various age
groups, locations and different genders.
This was so that we could get a feedback
sample that could be generalised to a wider
population, even though our target audience
was mainly 25-39 year olds.
4. Question 3 (Introduction)
There were a few different types of ways we
received audience feedback, for example we
used interviews and questionnaires.
When we asked the questions we received
mainly positive feedback on our 3 products
(Trailer, Poster & Magazine Cover).
5. Question 3 (Prologue)
The main thing we were happy about was the
fact everyone could identify that our genre
was a thriller.We were told that we had been
including many conventions frequently seen
in thriller films, this was why it was so easily
identifiable.
Also the title of our film ‘Ransom’ is an
appropriate name for a thriller film as the
narrative is one that is fitting with the thriller
genre.
6. Question 3 (Trailer)
A popular camera shot that we used in our
trailer was the one filmed from the
perspective of someone in the back seat of
the car. This was because the point of view
shot made the audience feel as if they were
actually in the car themselves, but the
camera wasn’t too shaky that they couldn’t
see what was going on.
“The balance was just right.” was a response
in one of our interviews.
7. Question 3 (Trailer)
Something else the audiences liked was how
we used adult actors, as this made our
production seem a lot more professional and
believable.
We could also relate to our target audiences
due to the fact we used actors from within
that age range (25-39).
8. Question 3 (Trailer)
We were complimented on our use of diegetic
and non-diegetic sound, our foley sound of
the punch was seen as realistic when we
asked if the audience thought the punch was
believable.
Our background track was said to build
suspense throughout the whole trailer, which
was what we intended it to do.
9. Question 3 (Trailer)
The feedback pointed out how our trailer had
a bit too much of a narrative, and usually
trailers are more mixed up to confuse viewers
and make them want to view the film.
Ours wasn’t mixed up and sort of followed
chronological order; so to solve this problem
we changed the order of clips that came up in
our trailer.This presented a more confusing
trailer to audiences when they were shown.
10. Question 3 (Trailer)
The main thing reported back to us was how the
lighting was very bright in the room our protagonist
was being held for ransom in, and it was
recommended we re-film these clips.
However due to time slot arrangement difficulties,
we were unable to re-film them.This proved to be a
blessing in disguise as we figured out we could make
it look darker by putting a black and white filter over
the clip during editing.This not only made it darker
but made the shot look as if it was being filmed by a
CCTV camera, which proved to be extremely
effective in creating tension.
11. Question 3 (Poster)
The audience feedback told us our poster was
effective in making the audience question
why the man was being held for ransom.
They also then complimented the use of mis-
en-scene as our prop of the bag over our
protagonists head was very conventional in
the thriller genre, showing that our character
had been captured.
12. Question 3 (Poster)
The audience thought our poster was very
clearly presented, our title and information
was appropriately placed and the fonts and
colours used was very fitting to the thriller
genre.
13. Question 3 (Poster)
Our audience believed we should move our BBFC
rating more towards the bottom of our poster as
it wasn’t the most important of information, so
we complied.
We were also recommended to include our
production logo to promote our own company.
One more thing we were told to do was make
the website text bigger to catch more peoples
eye.This made sense as the internet seems to be
an ever-growing media outlet, and we could use
it to promote our product.
14. Question 3 (Magazine Cover)
Our audience liked our use of graphics (such
as the half moon) on our magazine cover,
saying they worked well with our colour
schemes and connected to the thriller genre.
Another thing the audience liked was how our
poster linked with our magazine cover,
including similar quotes and ratings.
15. Question 3 (Magazine Cover)
Feedback showed the audience liked the
originality of our film magazine.
We were complimented on the masthead of
our magazine cover ‘Overwatch’, it was said
that it was a good name for a film magazine,
but it was mentioned how we should make
the masthead bigger.
16. Question 3 (Magazine Cover)
The last thing we were advised to include in
our magazine cover was barcodes, prices and
an issue number.This is because it would
make our magazine seem more official and
believable.
