After recreating our video we distributed the same questionnaire that we used before to 10 people selected at random from our school. This way we can assess how successful our new video is in comparison to our old video.
The results from the questionnaire were as follows:
Q1) We asked which genre people thought the film would be based on our opening sequence.Nine out of ten people thought it was a thriller which is great as that was the genre we were establishing. Despite this, one person thought that the film would be an action film. This is a huge improvement from our last video as only 60% of the people we asked thought the film was a thriller, compared to 90% who think our new video is a thriller.
Q2) We asked whether, based upon our opening sequence, people would want to watch the rest of the film. 80% of people said they would which is much better than the 40% who said they would watch it based on our previous video. 20% of people said they would not want to watch it which is great as with our last video, 60% of people said they would not want to watch the rest of the film. The results have improved greatly since we recreated our video so luckily this was the right decision for us to make. We are pleased that more people want to watch our film now as this means that we have established our opening features correctly and have hooked people in to want to find out what happens next.
Q3) We asked how well our final video made Jack appear to be a victim on a scale of 1 to 10. 60% of people asked agreed that it was totally clear that Jack was made out to be a victim. 20% of people agreed that we had made him out to be a victim scoring us 9/10, still a great score but room for improvement, which could have been done if we had a longer deadline so had longer to share ideas and film more sequences. 10% of people scored up 8/10 and 10% scored up 7/10. Luckily this was the lowest score we received which still indicates that we made Jack appear victimised well but we could have made this message more clear. However since our last video, these results have improved greatly so we are happy with these scores!
Q4) We asked people what they thought the strengths of our video were. Some answers included:
- “interesting camera angles and techniques”
- “clear story line”
- “appropriate use of music, clear message”
- “a wide range of editing techniques have been used which makes it interesting to watch”
- “it just looks authentic; Jack’s persona, the little girl’s bedroom, it just looks real and as though it could actually happen”
- “the narrative is established and we know what the rest of the film is about”
Q5) We asked people what they thought the weaknesses of our video were. Some answers included:
- “I’m not too keen on the part where Jack is in the girl’s bedroom. I think he would be more angry than this”
- “it’s too dark at the beginning”
- “daughter was misspelled”
- “panic music should come in when he reads the note to emphasise danger”
talking heads
natalie robinson 