Reflection on Research...

I handed my questionnaire out to 30 people. The answers will hopefully give me more of an idea of what my target audience wants.

Below is some analysis of the answers given:

Over 25% of my audience never purchases film magazine. Therefore it is in my best interest to try and persuade them to read my magazine by making the cover look as effective as I can.

50% said that the magazine should be published once a month. I feel this is good as most film magazines are published this often.

Roughly 18% would be willing to spend £1.01-£2 on the magazine. This is the usual price that people would pay for a magazine. I will base the price of my magazine on these findings.

I asked what the colour scheme of the magazine should be and the two answers that were the most popular were: black and red, and blue, white and black. I feel that using red may make it look more like a horror film. However, I will possibly try both colours and see which one looks better.

The feature that most appeals to the audience is the image. Therefore, I need to make sure that my image is very effective and will want to make my audience read the magazine.

64% wanted the image to be of the villain. Originally I was unsure on which character to use so this audience research has confirmed that I will use the man.

My audience wanted the articles to be on reviews, cinema dates, ratings and upcoming reviews. Therefore, I will try and use these articles on my cover.

Results from Questionnaire...

 

Questionnaire for Film Magazine...

As part of my media A2 coursework I need to produce a film magazine in which the main article will be about an upcoming film named “Wrong Identity”. The genre of both the film and magazine is thriller.

 

Please tick or circle your answers.

 

1. How often do you purchase film magazines?

 

Never

Once a month

2-4 times a month

5 or more times a month

 

2. How often do you think the magazine should be published?

 

Once a week

Every fortnight 

Once a month

Once every season

 

3. How much would you be willing to spend on a film magazine?

 

Less than 50p

50p-£1

£1.01-£2

£2.01-£2.50

More than £2.50

 

4. Which colour scheme do you think my magazine should follow?

 

Black, white and grey

Black and red

Purple and grey

Dark blue, white and black

5. Which feature of a film magazine most appeals to you?

Image

Title


Articles                

6. Who do you think the main image on the cover should be of?

 

The villain

The victim

The main actress out of character

 

7. What kind of articles would you like to see in this magazine?

 

Reviews

Cinema dates

Ratings

Upcoming films

All of the above

Reflection on Research...

I handed my questionnaire out to 30 people. Although this is only a sample and answers may not be representative, I am still using the answers to help give me more of an idea of what my audience will want.
Below is some analysis of the questions:

Roughly 75% of the respondents said that posters for upcoming films encourage them to see that film. This is the kind of response I expected to get and lets me know that it is worthwhile doing the poster to attract my audience.

I asked my audience what they think is the main purpose of a film poster. 6 people said that the poster should be entertaining, however 19 people said that it should be a mixture of informative and pursuading as well as entertaing. I need to make sure that I include important information such as release date and possibly actors names. I also need to make sure that it is "thrilling" to look at so that it entertains and persuades people to see the film.

21 people said that when looking at film posters the thing that appeals to them most is the main image. This means that I will make the image the largest thing on the screen and it needs to be interesting so that it attracts the readers eye. The title was not voted as the most appealing thing however I still need to make sure that it is interesting and relates to the chosen genre.

A high proportion of my respondents said that a tag line would make them want to see the film even more. I will need to brainstorm ideas on this, making sure that it relates to the story in my trailer.

63% of the people I asked wanted to see an image of the villain on the poster. I like the idea of this as I think it will have a better effect than having the victim on the poster.

Results from Questionnaire...

 

 

Questionnaire for Poster...

As part of my A2 media coursework I am going to be producing a poster for an upcoming film. The name of the film is “Wrong Identity” and the genre is a thriller.

 

Please tick or circle your answers.

 

1. Do posters for upcoming films encourage you to see it?

 

Yes

No

 

2. What do you think is the main purpose of a film poster?

 

To inform

To entertain

To persuade

All of the above

 

3. Which main colour do you think would be the most appropriate for the thriller poster?

 

Black

Red

Blue

Grey

 

4. Which feature of a poster most appeals to you?

 

Image

Title

 

5. Does a tag line on a poster persuade you to see a film? (For example Final Destination, “Death doesn’t take no for an answer.)

 

Yes

No

 

6. What do you think the image should be of on the poster?

 

The villain

The victim

   

Problems with Adobe Premiere...

Unfortunately I have been having problems with my video because it will not export the work that I have done so far. This has caused my main task to be delayed because I cannot upload to YouTube and therefore get audience feedback.

What this means...

Until this problem gets resolved I am going to continue to do my ancillary tasks.