2. I conducted a focus group to see if the preferred
reading was received by the target audience and
also to see if the sequence captured their
interest and if so, what exactly did they find
interesting.
3. Plot
The plot was understood however, the
participants were not confident in dictating it
which suggests I could have done more to make
the plot more certain. For example, I could have
included a direct address from one of the
characters or the use of narrative/voice over.
4. genre
• The audience were able to recognise the
genre as well as themes such as love and
romance which were lightly explored within
the sequence.
5. Sound
• I hoped to attract the audience through the
use of sound. Sound is an important element
within horror as it helps build tension and
suspense which is part of the unique
experience when watching a horror.
• Judging by the response on sound by the
participating audience, this desired effect was
achieved.
6. Editing
In order to make our sequence unique we tried to experiment and challenge
some of the typical conventions connected with horrors.
One of the experiments was the style of editing. Horrors usually use quick
paced editing in order to surprise the audience, however we tried to slow
things down to be unpredictable.
However, this experiment didn’t work out as the audience didn’t like it. They
felt it ruined the mood and atmosphere.
7. Characters
I attempted to attract the audience through representing different types of
people. For example, Tshani’s character was representative of young
rebellious people whereas Jeneba’s character was to represent someone
more orderly and humble.
However, the audience had trouble figuring this out as they felt Jeneba’s
costume and prop’s didn’t correspond. For example one mentioned that
instead of coffee Jeneba should have gotten a coke.
This caused trouble as the audience couldn’t relate to their characters.
They didn’t completely erase the idea of them being a realistic representation
however they felt they couldn’t picture them within their society.
8. MORALS
• Lastly, I wanted to see what message the
audience got from the sequence.
