1. Reflection on conventions:
1. How oftendoyouwatch comedymovies?
Thisquestionwasusedmainlytoassesswhichresponseswill be mostusefulwhenanalysingthe
results,thisallowedme toeffectivelytargetandrespondtothe answersfrompeople thathave an
interestincomedyfilmsandwhattheythinkitmeanstobe an effective comedyfilm.
2. What isyour age?
Carryingon withwhatdemographicIwill targetmostly,askingthe age of the candidate alsoallowed
me to discoverwhichage range to target at. Fromthisis foundthatthe majorityof comedy
watchersand betweenthe age 21 to 30 withclose secondin11-20. Thisallowedme todiscoverthat
the age range I am goingto target isquite extensive.Ifeel thissurveycouldhave beenimprovedif I
wouldhave changedthe age range in the 11-20 categorybecause of the maturitydevelopment
betweenthe years.However,itallowedme togatherinformationeffectivelywhatage range to
target.
3. How oftendoyouwatch comedytrailers?
Thisquestionalthoughsimilar tomyfirstquestionwasessential tocreatinganeffective product
because Imade it more specifictomy productwhichisa trailer.Thiswasgoodbecause Ifounda
difference inwhoviewtrailersthe mostwhichwasthe age bracketof 11-20. Thishelpsme in
regardsthat it isclose the age range of the firstquestion.Butitalsoallowsme tochannel further
audience forresearchtothembecause theyare the onesthat view themthe most.Ican only
summarise thatthe reasonthat it’sthe youngerbracket that view the mostcomedytrailersis
because of the access theyhave tothe internetandthusmeaningthattheyare the most
appropriate age to targetmy trailer.
4. What do youlookfor ina comedytrailer?
Thisquestionreceivedawide range of responses andthusmeansthatitis hard to categorize itinto
a category.However,Ididfindone correlationamongstthe variousreplieswhichwasthatit was
essential thatthe comedyispackedfull of comedy,three responsesevenwentasfarto say that
withoutcomedyinthe trailerthere wouldbe noreasonforthemto watchthe feature production.
OtherminorcorrelationsIfoundwasthat mostof the replieslikedtosee certainscenariosand
settingwhichwasheavilyschool settingswithabullyingsetting,therefore thisquestionisvery
helpful becauseitallowedme toformthe basisof whattrailerandthe scenesandstoryline thatwill
followinthe trailer.
5. What three thingswouldyoumostexpecttosee ina comedytrailer?
Two responsesfeaturedineach replywhichwascomedyandgoodsetting,thisimpliestome that
withoutthese thingsthe productionwillnotbe effective.Thiswasreinforcedbythe previous
questionandthe similarresponsesthatIreceived.Thisquestionwasextremelyhelpfulin
determiningwhattype of locationIshouldhave,althoughithadlimitedhelpinthe generating
comedyareabecause I tookthat as a giventhat there shouldbe comedyinthe trailer.However,
uponreflectingonthe researchitreinforcedthatitshouldme heavilyimmersedincomedyrather
than justhavinga fewcomedyitems.
