Evaluation Question 5 - How did you attract/address your audience?

This is a copy of our target audience questionnaire, we asked questions that were relative to our film. This is so we can obtain an understanding of our audiences view on any of the subjects featured in our questionnaire.

Circle Which Apply

• What Gender Are You?

      Male                         Female

• What Age Category Do You Fit Into?

      10-15    16-21    22-30    31-40    41-50    51-60    61+

• What Film Genres Do You Prefer?

Action   Sci-Fi   Horror   Comedy   Adventure   Romance   Drama   Musical   War

• Are Titles Important In An Opening Scene? On a scale of 1-10.

No                                                                  Yes

1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9      10

Answer The Following

• Is Music Important In An Opening Film Scene? Why?

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• What Style Of Music Would You Expect To Hear In An Opening Scene Of An Action Film? And at what pace?

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Questionnaire Results

We made use of the resources around us, who were essentially our peer group so it is no surprise that our questionnaire responses were almost entirely in the 16-21 age category, which is helpful because this is our target audience.

The average importance rating of 'Titles' in an opening film scene was 7.1/10, according to our target audience.

We gained a variety of responses when asking the question 'Is music important in an opening scene?' The majority of the answers were along the lines of 'Yes, because it creates the atmosphere of the scene' or that 'It helps build tension for the audience'. We took this answer into consideration when creating our film opening and used three different soundtracks in our opening scene. The first was one that created a soft but mysterious atmosphere in the scene, followed by a fast heavy soundtrack which helps to build the tension in the scene. We then finished with a quiet eerie soundtrack which also creates tension and an uneasy atmosphere. 

When asking the question ' What style and pace of music would you expect to hear in an opening scene of an action film?' The majority of the answers were along the lines of ' Fast paced, modern music which helps generate audience excitement.