Audience Feedback

To get a better understanding of how much my film sequence is how I intended for it to be, I asked four people to view my film and fill in a questionnaire about my film sequence. The four people I asked were all aged between 15 and 25, therefore they are part of the mainstream audience which is the target audience for my film sequence. Also, I asked three people who enjoy horror films usually and one person who is not a fan of horror films to get a different perspective on my film sequence.



Paige Daragon - AGE 20: Paige isn't a fan of horror films
therefore by getting her to view my film sequence and
comment on it I got a more wider understanding of
people's views on horror films from a
different perspective. In her questionnaire Paige stated that
she usually ends up crying when viewing a horror film as she
is usually really scared. She then goes on to say how she was
quite scared when viewing mine, which was one of my aims to
frighten the audience. The main reason she said she was scared
is because she did not know what was going to 'pop up' which
was a popular response I recieved when showing people
my film. Paige said she could instantly tell that the genre of
my film was horror because of the character within it and her
performance. Also, she said the mis-en-scene helped her
distinguish the genre as well as the music used.



Sammie Cavanagh - AGE 21: Sammie enjoys watching horror
films but does not watch them very often, therefore she does
not have a complete idea of what conventional stylistics
horror films use. I thought it would be good to get her
opinion on my film sequence because of this, as she isn't a
horror film fanatic. Sammie states that she usually becomes
frightened when viewing horror films, which is one of my aims.
She states that she felt confused when watching my film
sequence which is a common repsonse I recieved from those
who did view my film sequence. She also mentioned that she
felt uneasy as she was unsure as to what was going to appear,
which again is a common response from those who viewed my
horror film sequence. After watching my film sequence Sammie
said that she felt freaked out, which is simialr to frightenend therefore
fufilling one of my aims. Finally, Sammie said that my film sequence's
genre is easily reconisable because of the young girl portraying a
ghost as well as some of the props used.



Luke Walker - AGE 19: Luke is a massive horror film fan
and therefore should be able to notice horror film conventions
instantly, that is why I asked for his opinion on my film sequence.
Luke stated in the questionnaire that he usually feels anxious
when viewing horror films as well as excited and sometimes
frightened. Therefore, if these emotions were to be felt when viewing
my film sequence then I will have fulfilled my aims. Luke said that
during viewing my horror film he felt confused, which is a common
response. He also said he felt the music was creepy and so
were the effects, therefore these attributes of my film were what made it
identifiable as a horror film.



Sophie Jessop - AGE 20: Sophie reallly enjoys watching horror
films frequently with her mother, therefore I thought asking her
to view and comment on my film would be a good idea. Sophie
states that she usually feels frightenend when viewing horror films.
She also states that she finds them funny sometimes, therefore if she
finds my film sequence funny then I have not fulfilled my aims.
Sophie said that she felt tense and confused throughout viewing
my film sequence, which was commonly said from those who
viewed my film sequence. Sophie said she didn't really understand
what was happening. She also said that the music and dolls
creeped her out, therefore I fulfilled my aim of frightening the audience.
Finally, Sophie said the characteristics of my film such as the creepy music
and the use of dolls as well as the performace of the young girl
allowed her to understand that what she was viewing was a horror film.



After reviewing the audience feedback I believe I have fulfilled my aim of frightenening the target audience but not shocking the target audience as not one person that has viewed my film has mentioned the word 'shock' at all when discussing my film sequence. The audience feedback I recieved also made me realise that my film sequence is confusing to those who have no idea what it is about or what the concept of the film sequence is but once I explained it to them they could see what I was aiming to achieve.

Overall, I do not believe I have fully achieved my aims but I believe through the use of most of the stylistics I have frightened my target audience.