Group: Audience Research Results

 

We asked this to establish core audience representation, so it correlated with the common audience in reality.

 

The majority of those who partook in the survey were under 18, which is more reflective of our peer group than of a general audience.

 

This suggests that those who answered are not the core audience desired by institutions, as the majority only view films of this genre occasionally.

There was a wide range in terms of genre, with two of the top being supernatural and psychological, which suggests that our film would have the possibility of being successful.

The majority of those asked enjoy watching horror films, meaning that making a film in this style could be popular.

Most people were of the view that a female lead is just a pretty girl, with a few taking on the 'final girl'  as an example.

Our aim of creating A PROGRESSIVE CHARACTER could be a popular one, challenging the hegemonic ideology.

The two most popular titles are Schism and Hollow- hollow has connotations which do not match the psychological genre, seeming more gothic or isolationist. Schism is often linked to the emptiness of the mind, the dark void waiting to pull you in, so therefore it seems more appropriate for a story about a man who is so far gone in his mind that it becomes his reality.

Around 45% of people believe that non-linear plots add interest, a further 45% of people who answered are apathetic towards their presence- suggesting that for a certain audience ours would be a popular idea.

Only one person viewed the idea of a vulnerable male as being a positive thing, suggesting that the idea may not be popular. Having said this, it could now be taken on-board that the dominant ideology towards the idea of masculinity is very closed minded, and perhaps should be challenged as part of affecting the social commentary around today. The fact that the man is a heterosexual male, yet is still allowed to show pain, vulnerability and fear, will form an opposing force against the idea that this behaviour is 'gay' (tackling a homophobic standpoint).

All of these answers either are positive of neutral towards the use of insanity.

Though some of the answers were not serious, the general view is that it is ghostly or otherwise related to death. This corresponds with the characterisation.