Questionnaire Results

1) Favourite Film Genre? (Please Circle)

Romantic \\\\\\\\\\
Comedy \\\\\\\\\\
Horror \\\\\
Action \\\\\
Musical \\\\\\
Science Fiction \\

2)Which gender are you? (Please Circle)

Male \\\\\\
Female \\\\\\

3)What do you find more effective as a voiceover within a trailer? (Please Circle)

Classic male Hollywood voice \\\\ (one person commented that this voiceover was more effective within the romantic, comedy and musical genres)

Characters voice from within the film \\\\\\\\ (the same perso commented that this voiceover was more effecitve within the sci fi, horror and action genres)

4)Do you think it is important to have dialogue within a trailer or should it solely rely on music, titles and voiceover? (Please state)

There was a range of different repsonses for this questions, some believed a voiceover enticed the audience more and created more anticipation, others felt that dialogue when used should be significant, it was also deemed very effective but that music and titles should take the main role.

5)Where do you see trailers the most? (Please Circle)
Cinema \\\\\
DVD’S/Video’s \\\
Internet \\\\
Television \\\\\
Other? Please state:


6)How long would you expect a teaser trailer to last? (Please Circle)
0-59 seconds \\\\\
1-2min \\\\\\\\
2min-2.30min

7)What do you believe the purpose of a trailer to be? (Please State)

Everyone mainly responded with the fact that a trailer should be a device in which makes you want to see the film, it also gives the audience a sense of security in knowing whether or not they will ike the film, some commented that it is also created in order to establish key parts of the narrative and genre, it should always be the best bits of the film.

8)How old are you? (Please Cirlce)
15-20 \\\\\\\\\\
21-30 \
31-40
41 + \\

9)Do you believe that titles or a voiceover lead trailers more effectively, why?

It was a mixed bag in deciding whether titles or a voiceover lead the trailer more effectively, titles were said to be easier to follow, shorter and sharper, consequently more engaging especially when meeting the time of the music used.

Those who felt a voiceover was more effective did so because they believed that audio is generally more powerful and dramatic.

One person said that both titles and a voiceover should be used in order to cater for both the deaf and blind audience- a valid point in today's society.

Primary Research- facebook group

In an interactive society I believe a questionnaire simply is not enough to find out audience reactions to different mediums, therefore I will create a facebook group where I will ask members of my media class to watch three trailers and tell me which they believe to be most effective and why.

This research will help me to take an understanding into the kind of style which works the best which I can then adapt to and in order to make an effective trailer.

Follow the link to view the facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/group.php?gid=134846429205

Unfortunately this facebook group proved unsuccesful, I recieved no feedback from those invited to the group, my idea failed, proving the questionnaire to be of the most help.

Primary Research- questionnaire

In order to find out what it is my target audience feel is most effective within a trailer and what it is they want to see I deemed it necessary to create a questionnaire.

Below is my questionnaire:

Questionnaire:

1) Favourite Film Genre? (Please Circle)

Romantic
Comedy
Horror
Action
Musical
Science Fiction

2)Which gender are you? (Please Circle)

Male
Female

3)What do you find more effective as a voiceover within a trailer? (Please Circle)
Classic male Hollywood voice
Characters voice from within the film

4)Do you think it is important to have dialogue within a trailer or should it solely rely on music, titles and voiceover? (Please state)




5)Where do you see trailers the most? (Please Circle)
Cinema
DVD’S/Video’s
Internet
Television
Other? Please state:


6)How long would you expect a teaser trailer to last? (Please Circle)
0-59 seconds
1-2min
2min-2.30min
7)What do you believe the purpose of a trailer to be? (Please State)



8)How old are you? (Please Cirlce)
15-20
21-30
31-40
41 +

9)Do you believe that titles or a voiceover lead trailers more effectively, why?


I will analyse my findings after having at least 50 questionnaires completed to find out more information into what it is the audience want to see within a trailer.

Narrative ideas- Brainstorm

Broader Media Culture

07/09/09
Monday’s lesson consisted of looking deeper into aspects of genre in order to make decisions in applying subversions to each of our production pieces.

It became apparent that “stylistic conventions” such as cinematography, lighting and narrative can all effect the subversions of common conventions typically associated with different mediums.

After watching a programme on the rules of film noir I was inspired in many different ways as well as being educated into the different types of conventions which are seen within this film genre. Matthew Sweet gives us an overview into the typical
conventions, “the male gaze” the male view of a character through the camera, usually focuses on the legs upwards.

The programme also showed me that ones narrative should reflect the social/historical context of the present, as well as showing that a broader media culture is influenced by literary texts.

During the production of my medium I must take into consideration what is influencing my work, the answer leading me to the social/historical aspects of the present.

Further into the lesson I came to the idea of a basic plot line for my film in which I will be creating a promotional trailer for. Which lead me on to storyboarding and realising that I needed more inspiration therefore more research was necessary.