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.
