Short Film- Escape Questionnaire

Nazha Sultana Miah

20 Sixthform students watched and filled out a written Questionnaire.

Advantages of Questionnaires

• Most researchers use Questionnaires because of the advantages it offers;– Practical: it’s quick and cheap. The data is easy to quantify.– Reliable: the questions are repeated, response will be

similar and the respondent weren’t be influenced by the researcher.

– Hypothesis testing– Detachment and objectivity– Representativeness– Ethical issues

Disadvantages of Questionnaires

• However, there are also disadvantages;– Practical problems: limited and superficial and is the

questionnaire answered by the person who it is addressed to.

– Questionnaires as snapshots– Detachment– Lying, forgetting and “right answerism”– Imposing the researcher’s meanings– Inflexibility– Response rate

Question 1 - Was the storyline easy to follow?

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17 students agreed the storyline was easy to follow, meaning the style of the editing and sequence of the scene were fit perfectly. However 3 students said “No” the storyline wasn’t easy to follow.

Question 2 & 3 -How many things did The Man drop in the forest? What were the things The Man dropped in

the forest?

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This question demonstrates the audience were actually paying attention and did find the storyline easy to follow. The Man drop 2 items in the forest and 12 out of 20 students ticked 2. We gathered qualitative data like; glasses and blazer.

Question 4- What do you think happens to The Man after?

• He dies• Stops working• Keeps running• Commits suicide• Carries on working he was dreaming• He wakes up from a coma

For question 4 we gathered written answers as this question was an opened-set question. Here are some of the responses the 20 students came up with;

Question 5 - Do you think The Man released his anxiety in a correct manner? If no, what do

you think he should have done?

19 students thought “Yes” he did release his stress and angry in a correct way, going to the gym. However, 1 student didn’t agree to this statement. They said “He should've spoken to his boss about pressurising him with lots of work. How is someone supposed to know what you need or what if you don't ask”. This makes complete sense but we wanted to portray struggle and someone being trapped.

Question 6 - What could be improved? Would you recommend this short film?

We also received critical feedback on how to improve the short film;•Sound levels•More speech•Less of repeated scenesThese feedbacks were taken into consideration and we found it made Escape better.

After find out some potential changes to be made, 12 students mentioned they would recommend Escape to their family and friends. However 8 students said they wouldn’t. Of course, feedback like this is understandable because not everyone enjoys they film they’ve watched in cinemas, therefore they wouldn’t recommend it to friends.

Escape Rating

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