The document summarizes the results of a questionnaire for a short film project. It found that respondents preferred a younger male lead, romance and crime genres, non-linear or multi-stranded narratives, psychological drama elements, significant character development, ambiguous endings, past traumas involving abandonment or criminal offenses, and a relatable main character. The filmmaker will incorporate these most popular elements into their short film ideas.

1. Questionnaire Results
Tasiah Johnson

2. It’s clear that the majority of people who
filled out the survey would prefer a
younger male lead – in my film I will have a
younger male lead as this is more desired

3. The most popular sub-genres are
Romance and Crime – in my short film
ideas generation I will combine the two
or have two separate ideas with these
sub-genres

4. The three most popular answers for this
question were non-linear, circular and
multi-stranded – in my film I will combine
these narrative structures without making
the film overly complicated

5. The dramas that people liked varied –
however, psychological dramas
seemed to be the most popular, in
my film I will incorporate
psychological aspects to it

6. The most popular answer for this question
was ‘A great deal’ – this shows that in my
film character development is important
and in my film I should make the character
develop to make the audience more
engaged

7. For this question the two
most popular answers
were for the audience to
narrate in a voice over
and for the characters to
not inform the audience.
In my ideas generation I
will have two separate
ideas which include both

8. The most popular
answer for this
question was for
the film to have
an ambiguous
ending – in my
short films I will
create ambiguous
endings as it’s
open to
interpretation for
the viewer

9. The past trauma answers
consisted of a range of answers –
however, the interesting answers
included abandonment/family
issues and criminal offence. I will
incorporate these traumas within
my short film.

10. The three most popular
answers for this question were
introverted, narcissistic and
intellectual – I will combine
two character traits together
without them clashing and
making no sense for the
viewers.

11. The answers for this question
varied however, the viewers clearly
prefer a relatable character as this
allows them to connect with them,
even if they don’t like them
entirely.