FEEDBACK FROM POTENTIAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS

My group and I decided to film potential audience members in order to get feedback on our idea. We asked them three questions; What do you think of our idea? Would you watch it and if so why? Would you be more willing to watch the film if the lead role was attractive? 

My group and I interviewed potential audience members in order to receive feedback on our idea, which allowed us to improve certain areas of our opening sequence. Overall, the majority of people we interviewed responded positively towards our idea, thus giving us confidence to continue to develop our idea. They especially responded well to the concept that she is home alone, because this is relatable to many teenagers today, therefore my group and I are spreading awareness to teenagers, providing our film with a prime target audience. 

Furthermore, the majority of people we spoke to all argued that they enjoyed horror films, therefore this gives us reassurance that we went with a strong sub-genre of thrillers for our film.

However, a few potential audience members hinted that our opening sequence was familiar and unoriginal, however this was done on purpose. We want our audience to immediately associate our film as part of the horror thriller genre from the get-go, therefore we have included stereotypical conventions of horror films to do this, for example including a naive blonde First Girl who dies within the first few minutes of the film. Therefore, the audience are immediately able to prepare themselves for the terror shortly to come. 

Moreover, the potential audience member responded positively to our film as they insisted that they would watch this film. A few responded that this was because they would like to see how the story unfolds. This reassures my group that our opening sequence is gripping and makes people want more,  therefore from this feedback my group and I know we have fulfilled the purpose of a opening sequence; to grip the audience and seduce them into your film. 

Lastly, all accept one of our potential audience members argued that they would be more likely to watch the film if a attractive person played the lead role, therefore when we cast our lead role, we will keep this in mind in order to receive the largest target audience as possible.