‘The 3rd Man?’ Questionnaire AnalysisOVERVIEW OF WHAT WAS DISCOVERED THROUGH AUDIENCE QUESTIONARIES'

The data collected says that the majority of our target audience enjoy watching films. This tells us that film is a medium that our audience engage with. However it doesn’t inform us whether they like short or feature length films. Therefore we will need to be more specific with our closed questions so that we are able to gather the relevant information needed to produce a short film our target audience will engage in.

Do you like short films?

The majority of our target audience is 16-20. This data will allow us to make suitable decisions about what will be appropriate to show in our film and what will be not, in relation to the age of the viewer.

Based off the results from this question the certificate rating for the film will be 15+ and contain themes applicable for that age. However the themes and issues presented in our film will be targeted at the 18-20 age group who will be more likely to relate to the plot in some ways. For example, the representation of living alone, exposure to drug and alcohol use etc. This is not inappropriate for a 15 year old but it will relate to a slightly older age group more.

What is your age range?

The results of this question implies that the majority of our target audience only watch one film a month. This could be due to a number of factors including cost or due to the fact that many films do not appeal to this target audience.

Therefore we will consider the suggested cost our audience are willing to pay and promote our film at short film festivals and on YouTube so that despite your financial status it will be available to anyone who is interested.

With taking the results into consideration we will also try to encourage our audience to watch more films by promoting other films, produced my our production company, at the end of the credits.

How many films do you watch a month?

The data collected informs us that the majority of our target audience enjoy watching films on amazon prime or Netflix.

This suggests that they enjoy watching films in the comfort of their own homes. We will ensure that our film is accessible to our audience via YouTube so that they can access it where ever and when ever they want.

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How long should a short film be?

2-5 mins 6-10 mins 11-15 mins

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majority of our audience would prefer to watch a Short film with a duration of approximately 11 – 15 minuets. This infers that perhaps the audience likes when there is enough time for a plot to engage them. So this will also enable us to develop our narrative as we can have a longer duration of film as opposed to only 2-5 minuets.

Do Subtitles prevent You from watching a film?

We got a even split to this question 6 said yes while another 6 said no. This shows suggests that having subtitles to are film could loose as much as half our audience so it is for the best if we avoided using Subtitles since it could only damage our films performance.

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Have you ever seen a Short Film Before?

5 said they had while 7 hadn’t. This suggests that to we would have to leave a positive first impression on first time watchers of short film otherwise they may loose interest in this genre of film forever. However those who have seen a short film would roughly know what to expect, things such as a twist and social realism wouldn’t surprise and shock them.

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How much would you pay to see a short film in the Cinema or On demand? The majority of people said between £2-5 would be the right amount to

pay. This is good because it shows there is a marketable interest in short films and it could be profitable. It would only take about 10 people to see the film to make the Shorts Budget back.

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What type of Film ending Would you prefer?

The majority said they would prefer a twist ending which is good since that is what we are planning to do with are film. However for people who want a film with disastrous and happy ending will find both of those emotions at other points in the film.

Happy Disaster Ambigious Twist