FINAL QUESTIONNAIR

E ANALYSISFilm opening Sequence

FIRST 2 QUESTIONS:• Based on these two

questions we found out that the majority of people who answered our survey were female and of the age 15-17.

• Since these results are based on them, we believe that they could be considered as our primary audience and we should make our film cater to their needs, while the people aged 18-24 will be our secondary audience

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WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE IN A THRILLER FILM?

As you can see majority of the people, females aged 15-17, who answered our survey expect to see suspense in a thriller film with mystery coming next.

This may be like this because it is what is normally seen in thriller films and suspense is one of the main conventions of a thriller film.

This may also be like this because suspense and mystery are what interest them the most and are what makes them want to watch a thriller film. And because it relates to the intellectual pleasure of solving an enigma.

With this we can conclude that in order for our film to be enjoyed and watched by our target audience we have to make sure that it is full of suspense and mystery, which it does have and we have to make sure that our film has an enigma to be solved.

WHAT FEELING DO YOU NORMALLY GET WATCHING A THRILLER FILM?

As you can see from the graph, majority of the people, female 15-17, said that the feeling they get from watching thriller films is thrill with uneasiness following after it.

They most likely chose this because the main convention of a thriller, in terms of visceral pleasure, is to make the audience sit on the edge of their seats with excitement and pleasure.

It could also be this way since thriller films satisfy audiences needs of entertainment and social interaction when it comes to uses and gratifications. It also could fulfill the needs of audiences who on the top of the hierarchy of needs, self-actualization stage, that turn to thriller films to fulfill their needs of problem solving, creativity or even lack of prejudice.

Therefore, we have to make sure that just from our opening sequence the audience are already able to feel this way.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUR FILM’S OPENING SEQUENCE AND PLOT?

As you can see, majority of the people, females 15-17, do like our idea and only a few don’t like it which is fine.

This is most likely the case because our production follows the convention of thriller films but the flash forward and disrupted narrative is what make it different, which is something that our audience like as it is ‘repetition and difference’ (Steve Neal). The fact that it does this means that it could serve as our auteur stamp.

Based on this, it is safe to say that we can keep our opening sequence the way it is as it already seems to interest them and is something they would like to see.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUR TITLE BEING 18 TO SYMBOLIZE THE AGE OF THE MAIN CHARACTER AND NUMBER

OF HOURS OUR FILM TAKES PLACE IN? As you can see majority of the people, female

15-17, do like the idea of our film title. Based on this, we can now say that our title

idea of it being 18 to represent the age and number of hours our film takes place is good and is what we can use as the title of our film. 18 also represents the time in our life when we become adults making it iconic. It represents the freedom to do what we want which links to our narrative.

We have not mentioned this yet but the crime the main character committed was that she killed her best friend because her best friend turned out to be someone who has been trying to kill her. This is why 18 also represents the number of years they have been friends (they were friends since birth)

HOW DO YOU THINK THE TITLE 18 SHOULD BE WRITTEN AS?

This graph shows what majority of the people prefer when it comes to how the number 18 will be expressed in our title, in other words how it will be written.

Since majority of them prefer the number to be written out in words meaning our title to be “eighteen,” we should make sure that we use it as our title, which we will.

They most likely like it like this because its clearer and looks better than the other two. However, most importantly they most likely did this because having a worded title is more conventional as it is seen almost all genres.

FONT OPTIONS: (1-7)

WHICH FONT OPTION DO YOU LIKE BEST?

As you can see from the graph, it is clear that majority of the people, female 15-17, chose the 3rd font option as the one they liked best.

The reason for this could be because it is the most young looking and most eye-catching because it looks like many things are happening at once and is a combination of different elements to make the font. It is also more feminine meaning we should use it as they are our target audience.

The font also connotes the complexity of the plot and the relationship between the two friends. Not only this but the line that connects connotes the tension of their relationship and how it will end due to the fact that one is shorter than the other. Not only this but it does make a postmodern reference to other television shows specifically Pretty Little Liars.

With this we can say that this will be the font that we will use for the title of our film. We also like this title because all the lines coming out of the letters could symbolize the friendship of the two girls, so to make it better we just have to add a few more lines to the other letters just so the lines don’t look out of place.

AT WHAT PACE DO YOU THINK OUR FILM OPENING SEQUENCE SHOULD BE?

As you can see from the graph majority of the people would prefer the pace of our opening sequence to be both fast and slow.

This is most likely the case due to the fact that having a mix of both would make it more interesting and entertaining.

It would also show the different times, like before the title our film could be fast paced and then after it can be slow to show how the scene after the title happened before the scenes before the title. Not only this but the fast paced part of the film would represent the disequilibrium stage of our narrative while the slow paced parts would represent the equilibrium stage of our narrative.

With this we can conclude that in order to satisfy the needs of our audience we should make sure that the pace of our opening sequence is both fast and slow.

AT WHAT LOCATION WOULD YOU PREFER THE CRIME IN OUR FILM TO HAPPEN?

As you can see from the graph majority of the people think that the best place for the crime in our film to happen is the woods.

This may be because the woods is the most mysterious and is normally where crimes would most likely happen and would be the most believable since its isolated. This is because the darkness and endless trees show that there is now sign of people around and difficulty to escape.

Based on this, we can therefore say that we can keep our original idea of having the crime happen in the woods because its what our audience prefer as well and we have to make sure that the woods we use show the repertoire of elements of an isolated setting some of which are mentioned above.

WHAT OBJECT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD USE AS THE OBJECT FOUND IN THE

WOODS AND SEEN ALL THROUGHOUT THE OPENING SEQUENCE? As you can see, this graph shows that

majority of the people who answered out survey believe that the best object to use all through out our opening sequence would be either a shoe or a hair clip.

This means that the object that we should use to associate it with the main character would be either a shoe or a hair clip. We have decided to make the object a shoe. This links to Butler’s Gender Performance Theory since women use it to show femininity which will make our audience associate the victim as being female due to this feminine item.

WHAT TYPE OF LIGHTING SHOULD WE USE IN OUR FILM?

This graph tells us that the lighting our audience would want to see in our film is low key lighting.

This is most likely because low key lighting is a convention of the thriller genre and because it would make it more dramatic but suspenseful as well.

With this we can conclude that the lighting that would be most useful to us when it comes to our films opening sequence would be low key lighting which is exactly what we were thinking of using in the first place.

WHAT CAMERA ANGLE SHOULD THE MAIN CHARACTER BE SHOT AT?

As you can see from the pie chart, majority of the people believe that the camera angle our main character should be shot as is the eye-line view angle.

This is most likely the case because it looks the most normal and would be the clearest way to see the character. Doing this would create personal identity with the female protagonist. However, the fact that we will do it with both female characters could confuse the audience as they won’t know if they are identifying with the victim or the killer creating suspense and intellectual pleasure.

Since low angle was chosen as their second choice, we could use both eye-line view and low angle to shot our main character. The low angle could be used to show the subversion of the stereotype of women since it will show her dominance

WHAT CAMERA SHOTS DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD USE THE MOST IN OUR FILM?

As you can see, majority of the people think that the best camera shot for use to use would be medium close ups.

This is most likely the case because they will be able to clearly see the face of the character since its from the shoulders above but at the same time since its not too close they will also be able to see the setting of the film. The medium close ups connote the pressure the characters are under creating more tension for the audience but also representing the tension of the friendship of the two friends.

Based on this we can conclude that the camera shot we should use the most would be medium close ups followed by long shots

WHAT KIND OF CAMERA MOVEMENT WOULD BEST FIT OUR OPENING SEQUENCE?

As you can see, majority of the people think that the camera movement we should use most in our opening sequence is Pan.

This is most likely because pan and tracking are conventions of a thriller film due to the fact that it connotes the idea of being followed and watched.

With this we can conclude that at certain parts of the opening sequence should have the camera movement of a pan with tracking as well since it is the second movement chosen.

IDEAS MADE FROM QUESTIONNAIRE

We will keep our opening sequence Our title will be “Eighteen” We will use this font The crime will happen in the woods The object that will be associated with the main character will be a shoe Our film will consist of low key lighting The camera angle that we will use for the main character will be eye-line

view Majority of our film will consist of Medium Close Ups and Long Shots The camera movement that will be seen most will be tracking and panning