I just completed writing a questionnaire. This questionnaire will be handed out to people in the public. I am writing it so it can help me define my audience, and also so i can learn what my audience will prefer. Audience research is important as otherwise i will not know who to aim my film at
Questionnaire for audience research.
Please tick one answer for each question. Thank you for your time.
1. What is your Age?
<> 16- 25
<> 26- 35
<> 36- 45
<> 46 +
I have asked this question about age because age is one the most important things about your audience. Knowing your audiences age insures that your film will be suitable for an age group but also because it can include things that your audience will enjoy.
2. What is your occupation?
<> At school, college or university
<> At work
<> Unemployed
I asked this question because i felt that as i am doing social realism it was important. Many social realism films involve people who are un-employed, but i wanted to know the the content of films mirrored the audience.
3. What is your gender?
<> Male
<> Female
This question was asked because I felt that your audience gender determines what themes should be involved. Although my genre is social realism, this still leaves lots of space to explore other ideas. Different genders would prefer to watch a film on different social issues.
4. What social class would you say you are?
<> Working class
<> Middle Class
<> Upper Class
I chose this because when i choose what social issue I should aim my film at, i want to know what social group would most enjoy it. Social realism normally involve working class people, but i do not know weather working class people enjoy the films.
5. In an opening sequence of a film, what do think is most important?
<> Introducing Characters
<> Introducing Location
I asked this question because i felt that this is a decision i should take very seriously. Although the conventions i learnt about guide me towards character, I wanted to get the audiences point of view.
6. What social aspect would you say us most original for a social drama?
<> Drink and Drugs
<> Gang culture
<> Sexuality
<>Family problems
<> Travelling
This question was perhaps the most important as it would determine my story line. But as I am doing social realism, it was also less important, as the opening would not involve the story very much- as the conventions say.
7. Which of these films do you like the most?
<> This is England
<> Quadraphenia
<> Trainspotting
<> Kes
<> Room for Romeo Brass
This question was asked because I wanted to know what social realism film was most popular, so i could than draw ideas from the popular ones to see what audiences like.
8. What gender would you prefer the main character to be?
<> Male
<> Female
This question was asked because character is very important in social realism openings. So getting the main character right is very important.
9. What social class do you think is more suitable for the main character of a social drama?
<> Working Class
<>Middle class
<> Upper Class
I used this question for the same reason as the one above. Although the conventions of social realism normally are that the main character is working class, i wanted to see if my audience thought differently. I used the term 'Social Drama' in this questions rather than 'Social Realism' because \i did not think that all members of the public would know what social realism was.
