B Y T I A - R E I S A A P A L O O - C L A R K E

PRE-QUESTIONNAIRE

GRAPHS

1. WHAT GENDER ARE YOU?

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• We asked 30 members of the public what gender they were to see which was more interested in drama films. Our results show males were more interested in drama films as 17 males answered whereas only 13 females did. As there wasn’t too much difference between the two this shows our production will appeal to both genders, but mainly males.

2. WHAT AGE CATEGORY DO YOU FIT INTO?

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• The results show that out of the 30 people that answered most of them fit into the age category ’16-21’ This shows drama films are more popular with the 16-21 category and are least popular with 12-15 category. Our target audience is age 12-30. These results help show that young adults are more likely to watch our production, but it still appeals to the 21+ categories.

3. HOW OFTEN DO YOU WATCH DRAMA FILMS?

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• These results show over 50%

of people watch drama

films a few times a month.

Majority of the remaining

votes went to once a

week, this is regularly. These

results show that all

participants enjoy or don’t

mind drama films as none of

them said never.

4. WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT DRAMA?

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• Results show that people

mostly enjoy the ‘Storyline’ in

drama movies. This helps us

know we need to have a

good storyline for our film to

suit our audience’s

preferences. 30% of people

said they enjoy suspense in

drama movies. So we need

to make sure we have

enough suspense or twists in

our film to keep viewers

interested. The least picked

answer was real life

themes, as no one picked

that we will focus on

including that the least.

5. DO YOU PREFER THE PROTAGONIST TO BE MALE OR FEMALE?

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• Majority of people said

they don't mind whether

the protagonist is male or

female. Which is good in

regards to our film as our

protagonist is female. One

response was ‘In a lot of

drama movies the

protagonist is

female, although I'm use

to seeing this, I don't mind

either way’.

6. AFTER READING OUR SYNOPSIS DO YOU THINK OUR FILM FITS INTO THE

DRAMA CATEGORY?

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• Results show that after

reading our synopsis 100% of

people thought that our film

fits into the drama category.

Showing we understood the

genre enough for people to

be able to recognise our

film fits into the drama

category.

7. WHICH NAME BEST SUITS OUR PRODUCTION?

The Hit

Hitman

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• Results show half of

volunteers chose ‘The Hit’ as

the best name, meaning we

chose the right name.

Volunteers said they liked

this the most as ‘It doesn't

give away too much of the

storyline and its simple but

effective’. The second

closest choice was ‘Hitman’

although we liked this, there

is another film called

‘Hitman’ and people said

as this title is already used

for another film its unoriginal

and could cause confusion.

8. DO YOU PREFER TO WATCH DRAMA FILMS THAT ARE 12 OR 15

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• Results show that just over half, of people prefer to

watch drama films that are

15 rather than 12. This may

be because 15 films have

more sexual scenes and violence. However, some

people still said they prefer

to watch 12’s over 15’s

which relates to our film.

9. WHAT CERTIFICATION DO YOU THINK OUR FILM FITS INTO?

• Results show majority of

people think our film fits into

the 12 certification this is

good as it shows viewers

agree with our choice for

the film to be a 12

certification. 12

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10. AFTER READING OUR SCRIPT WAS THE NARRATIVE CLEAR?

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• Results show that the

narrative throughout the

script was clear and people

understood it very well. This

is good as we know the

audience understand

enough of what’s

happening throughout the

film but there’s still a mystery

and suspense to keep them

entertained.

11. AFTER READING OUR SYNOPSIS DO YOU THINK IT’S A GOOD STORYLINE?

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• 100% of people said after

reading the synopsis, they

do think it’s a good story

line. Responses were ‘you

have very creative and

interesting ideas’ and that

its very ‘modern’. Due to the

positive feedback and liking

of the storyline, this shows

that we are going in the

right direction with our

production.

12. WHAT IS THE STRONGEST COMPONENT OF OUR SCRIPT?

Narrative

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Location

• We asked people what the

strongest component of our

script is and majority of

people said the narrative.

People said it has a good

plot and is ‘different to

normal drama films’ as its to

do with a hit man and also

that it has a comical twist at

the end.

13. WHAT IS THE WEAKEST COMPONENT OF OUR SCRIPT?

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Location

• Results show 90% of people thought the weakest component of our script was the names. This may have been because they names were simple and weren’t very memorable. The next weakest was the location but within the five minute film there is a variety of scenes in different locations and this may have been picked as the weakest based on the film mainly being set in a house.

14. ON AVERAGE HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO TO THE CINEMA?

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• Over half of people who

answered said they go to

the cinema a few times a

month. This shows if people

are likely to go to the

cinema, there is more of a

chance they may go to pay

and see our full length film.

A lot of people also said

they go to the cinemas a

few times a year.

15. AFTER READING OUR SYNOPSIS WOULD YOU GO TO THE CINEMA AND

WATCH THE FULL-LENGTH FILM?

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• Results show that when

people were asked would

they go watch the full

length film in the cinema

90% of people said they

would. This shows our

production seems

interesting as it intrigues

people to want to watch it.

10% of people said they

wouldn’t watch it. When

asked why they said

because they prefer drama

films with a 15 certification.