AUDIENCE: QUESTIONNAIRE

When creating my short film I want to consider two factors. 1)

Audience satisfaction 2) Achieving maximum marks as possible. Im
conducting research from my target audience, which could improve
audience satisfaction, as Ill be altering my short film to their
preference.
Please read the questions carefully and answer in detail. Tick where
necessary. Thank you for helping me gather audience research.
A summary of my film synopsis is that an elderly women (Evie)
whom is recovering from an illness that causes her to recall
highlights of her life. Her mind flickers between her younger and
present self. Throughout the short film we see multiple ages and
adventures of Evie as she develops into her present self.
1. What do you think a suitable title for my film would be?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. What highlights of life would you conventionally expect to see in
a persons
life?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. How would you want the film to end? Tick only ONE answer.
Evie dies
A twists at the end of the film which shows a character at a
cemetery bench and it is left to the audience to interpretation

Other - suggest an ending

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4. Would you prefer the film to include both positive and negative
flashbacks or just solely positive memories?
Just positive

Negative and Positive

5. Would you prefer there to be dialogue included from the main

character and other characters throughout the short film or have
no dialogue included at all?
Dialogue Included Dialogue not included
6. Would you prefer a range of different composed non-diegetic
audio (the musical track isnt heard by the characters) or a
singular track play though?
Range of different tracks
A singular track

7. From the four narrative styles listed which do you prefer?

1. A forking narrative The short film will have multiple
possible endings, which are usually shown before the final
ending has occurred.
2. A liner narrative The events in the short film occur in
chronological order.
3. A reversed narrative A non-linear narrative where the film
will start at the end and run oppositely to a linear narrative.
4. Cyclical narrative - (the same event will keep repeating
until something changes or an action has taken place.

8. Would you prefer a variety of locations for the highlights to be

films or have singular locations that both the present and past
will be seen in?
Variety of locations Fewer locations which are seen
repeatedly

9. The short film fits the category of a social realism genre. Also, it
can be considered to have a subgenre of drama. What features
do you look for when watching a drama or social realism?
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10. What style of music do you associate with social realisms? You
can tick more than one answer.
Instrumental Lyrical Slow tempo Fast Tempo
Minor key (sad music) Major key (upbeat music) Climatic