2. 1. WHAT GENDER ARE YOU?
18
• 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.
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Male
Female
3. 2. WHAT AGE CATEGORY DO YOU FIT
INTO?
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
12~15 16~21 22~25 27~30
• The results show that out of
the 30 people that
answered most of them fit
into the age category ’1621’ 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.
4. 3. HOW OFTEN DO YOU WATCH
DRAMA FILMS?
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
• 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.
5. 4. WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT
DRAMA?
15
10
5
0
• 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.
6. 5. DO YOU PREFER THE PROTAGONIST
TO BE MALE OR FEMALE?
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Male
Female
Don’t
Mind
• 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’.
7. 6. AFTER READING OUR SYNOPSIS DO
YOU THINK OUR FILM FITS INTO THE
DRAMA CATEGORY?
• 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.
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Yes
No
8. 7. WHICH NAME BEST SUITS OUR
PRODUCTION?
The Hit
Hitman
Assassin
• 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.
9. 8. DO YOU PREFER TO WATCH DRAMA
FILMS THAT ARE 12 OR 15
12
15
• 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.
10. 9. WHAT CERTIFICATION DO YOU
THINK OUR FILM FITS INTO?
12
15
• 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.
11. 10. AFTER READING OUR SCRIPT WAS
THE NARRATIVE CLEAR?
• 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.
No
Yes
0
20
40
12. 11. AFTER READING OUR SYNOPSIS DO
YOU THINK IT’S A GOOD STORYLINE?
• 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.
No
Yes
0
10
20
30
13. 12. WHAT IS THE STRONGEST
COMPONENT OF OUR SCRIPT?
Narrative
Character
isations
Names
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.
14. 13. WHAT IS THE WEAKEST
COMPONENT OF OUR SCRIPT?
Narrative
Characte
risations
Names
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.
15. 14. ON AVERAGE HOW OFTEN DO YOU
GO TO THE CINEMA?
Never
Once a
Week
20
15
10
5
0
Few
times a
year
Few
times a
month
• 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.
16. 15. AFTER READING OUR SYNOPSIS
WOULD YOU GO TO THE CINEMA AND
WATCH THE FULL-LENGTH FILM?
30
20
10
0
Yes
No
• 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.