Post Production Questionnaire Results

 Post Production Questionnaire Results

Nearly 100% agree that after looking at our final film, it belongs in the horror genre, with only one saying that our film is a thriller. This shows we portrayed our genre correctly, meaning that our film's narrative and mise-en-scene was used correctly in order for the audience to get a grasp of the atmosphere we are wanting to create. We discussed at the start we wanted this film to be a a psychological thriller/horror, and by these results it was a success. 

This has been consistent throughout the film process, as we had a 100% tally that our film deserves the 15 age rating. This was probably due to amount of gore and harsh language our film has, but no sexual gestures to make it 18. We wanted it to be 15 and it shows that everyone agrees with it.

What type of people do you think will want to watch?

Our audience described that our target audience would be people who are adventurous, want to take risks. Basically, they said that it is for people who want some intensity in their lives. Linking it to Richard Dyer's theory, they feel likes it's for an audience who follow a daily routine, and would want to break that routine and do something different. They also said that it is aimed for people who want to see something unique and exciting, due to the mystery and movement our film has. This is also for people who feel exhausted with their lives and the pressure that comes with it, wanting a film that has a vast amount of action.

This chart is more divisive than the others. We had a 50% vote that says our film will more likely to be watched on YouTube than the other platforms. I believe that this was the majority because our film was mostly made in order to make the viewer uncomfortable and make them think is the story just happening in his head, than to tell them a detailed and logical story. Why 40% of people say they would watch it in a cinema or festival is that we have used correct music and sound effects to show that this is indeed a horror film, and or use of effects easily shows what scenes real and what's just in a dream

 

While the results isn't 100%, it was better than the mid production results. This was probably due to the voice over dialogue we added for our antagonist as the participants got an understanding the of the type of creature he's supposed to be, Freddy Krueger based, and the type of mind games he likes to play on. The 1 "No" votes was probably due to the lack of reasoning of why the villain is tormenting this particular person as it was never explained in the film.

All of the participants agreed that the film's title, credits and music were all appropriate for the horror genre. We used free music websites to try and find circus themed and and suspenseful music for each scene, in order to give the auditorium a party-type atmosphere, and to create suspense when the protagonist is in peril. We chose the music perfectly as everyone said it was appropriate.

 

From these results, it shows that our film was a success as 90% of our participants said they enjoyed watching it. In my opinion, this was due to our film's visual style, unique premise, vast amount of movement, gore and suspense, and enjoyable antagonist. I believe that the 1 vote for not enjoying the film was our lack of narrative as that could have been developed more, giving a premise on why these events are happening.

What do you like most about our film?

After watching our final film, the viewers gave a warm reception to it saying it is better improved from our rough edit and know what the story line is. This is tanks to the voice-over we have put in, as it clearly states why our protagonist is doing these heinous actions, just for fun. He is essentially character who just likes to torment people in a dark manner. What the audience also liked was our antagonist. This was again due to the voice over we added in, as it added that dark humour that made him both charming yet disturbing, which is what we have been aiming for with this character. It made him enjoyable to watch, even when they didn't fully get a grasp of the story.

What do you think we could improve on if we had the chance to do it again?

There was some critique that the audience said could've been better. The biggest reason was the story itself, as they had trouble wondering the backstory of these characters, the personality our protagonist has, and except for the torment process, not fully understanding why our antagonist is torturing this boy. If would do it again, we would write better character descriptions and dialogue so the audience will be fully aware why these events are happening.