For question 1 there was a mixture of responses. Majority of the audience were 17/18 as most of Year 13 were the ones who came to the premiere of the trailer. When asked if the audience normally watch horror films, majority of them said no but there were still quite a few that said yes. The elements that were noticeable in my horror trailer was blood, weapons, religious objects and scary music. These were the main elements of horror that my group and I wanted in our trailer so we were happy that the audience were able to identify this, at least they were able to stand out and be recognisable. The most memorable moment in the trailer to the audience was the prayer scene that Sharna did. This was probably the most memorable because there was a voice over of the prayer as well as flashing scenes of her praying, the scenes stayed on the screen for a long duration so this would be memorable to the audience. Some other scenes only stayed on the screen for less than 2 seconds. To the audience, the trailer wasn't scary. Everyone ticked the no box which is quite disappointing as the horror genre is meant to be quite scary. Some of the reasoning's for it not being scary was that there wasn't enough blood or any jumpy scenes. That's understandable due to some other horror trailers that I've seen which could make a viewer jump. Responding to whether the audience enjoyed the trailer, majority of them ticked the yes box. This was quite satisfying knowing that the audience enjoyed watching it. Some of the responses stated that the reason they enjoyed the trailer was because of the music used. Music is important in creating atmosphere in a trailer so this showed that the right music chocies were used in the trailer. When asked what the audience thought the story was about, everyone gathered that the narrative was about a girl taking a necklace from a graveyard and then a dead person is awakened and comes to haunt her. I was happy that the narrative was blatant to an audience. From the audience feedback we had gathered before where Tiana said she didn't understand the storyline, this was a massive improvement in my eyes as the audience were able to know the narrative just from a 2 minute clip. It showed how my group and I listened and learned from the audience feedback given to us from before.
A lot of people said they would change the trailer but having more scenes with blood in it. The reason we didn't want to put so much blood in it was so that we could stick to the guidelines of having a 15 rating. Most of the ratings were 3/5 with some being 4/5. 3/5 is average but its better than getting a 1 or a 2.
My group and I showed the finished magazine cover and film poster to the audience before we showed them the trailer. A question put on the questionnaire asked if the magazine and poster linked to the trailer. Out of 15 people, 13 said yes and 2 said no. Majority of people thought they did which was satisfying to me. The thing that drew the audience in with the horror magazine was the central image. This may be because its the first thing you notice when you see the magazine cover. Also Dawn is showing direct mode of address so it looks as if she's actually staring at the audience. Everyone agreed that the magazine cover looked like a real media text. This let me and my group know that the magazine cover looked realistic to an audience which was one of our aims. In regards to the poster majority of the audience ticked the box to say yes when it came to thinking the poster looked realistic. On a whole the thing the audience liked most about the film poster was the main image. This was the same as the magazine cover as well, it's clear to me that the main image is the thing that draws the audience in as its in the centre of the page.
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