Short film questionnaire and results

My short film questionnaire

For me to find out who my target audience would be I gave out a questionnaire. From giving out this questionnaire it allowed me to find out how long they'd like the film to be, what they'd expect in a short film so I can incoporate in into mine. This is my questionnaire

Questionnaire results and what I found

These are the results that I got from my questionnaire. From the results I'll be able to find out what I should include in my short film, what type of audience I want and where I am going to show my film.

Results

Gender

I asked 10 males and 10 females, so I'd have a fair number of both sexes for the questionnaire. It would also help me with what type of gender I want my film to attract from the answers they would give throughout the rest of the questionnaire.

AgeWhen targeting my audience I need to make sure that I attract the right age for my film. The most amount of people who answered the questionnaire were under 20, therefore I plan to aim my film as teenagers. I think that this the best age group for my short film, as my film is about a girl who isn't sure who she is or what she wants to be. I think that by having this age group they would be able to realte to the character.

How often do you watch films?

I asked this question because I thought it was valid to know how often people watched films. From the question it has told me that most people see films every three months. This means that I now have a rough idea of how often people go to watch a film. It also meant how long the film could be out to make sure it is seen by the audience.

Where/how do you see films?

This question alllowed me to know how people watch film. Obviously the top two were cinema and DVD as these are the most conventional ways to watch a film. Whereas watching films online was the least favourite. These results have given me an idea of where I could show my film to my audience. Though the majority of people would go to the cinema, as the short film industry is for a niche' audience. I think it would make more sense for my film to be online so it would still just apply for that audience. It also means that if they audience wanted to see a short film, they would have to be an active audience.

What type of genre do you watch?

By asking this question it would give me an idea of what the most popular genre is and if I'd be able to apply this genre to my film. The genre that was the most popular was drama and can apply this genre to my film. Hopefully by using this genre, it will attract a slightly bigger audience.

What type of films do you see?

This question allowed me to see what type of films were watched. Of course featured films were the most watch as they're a lot easier to see, if you don't see it at the cinema you can always wait until it's on TV or DVD. Understandabley no-one goes and see a short film as it's for a niche' market. Therefore when I create mine I will need to make sure that I am targeting it.

Have you ever watched a short film?

Now what some people don't realise is that they have seen a short film, even if they think that they haven't. The reason that I say this is because there are short films at the beginning of most of the Disney Pixza films. Therefore more people have seen it, which does mean that the niche' market for short films is widening. This means that my audience could be a lot broader.

If you were to watch a short film, where would you watch it?

This question means that I will then know where I should showcase my film to my target audience. The three most popular answers were cinema, Youtube and a short film website. Now if I showed it at a cinema it would mean that more people would see it, but would my film be noticed. Probably not. Therefore I think that the best place for my film to be shown is on a short film website such as, BBC Film Network. I think that my film would fit better there, as it's the same genre and the audience would be actively looking for it.

What type of genre would you watch, when wathcing a short film?

Now I knew what genre I wanted to do my short film in, but I needed to know if it would be a wise choice for a short film. I decided that my film would be a drama. This was the most popular choice for those who would watch a short film. I think that it was the most popular choice because, it would work for a short film whilst still getting across the themes and issues of it.

What running time you most enjoy when watching a short film?

When creating my short film I need to have a clear time frame and stick to it. By having this clear time frame. This means that I know how long I have to get the audience's attention, tell the story and create a good piece of work. The most popular choice was 5 minutes or fewer. This means that my short films is going to be under five minutes.

What you would most likely expect to see in a short film

This question meant that I would know what to include in my film to satisiy the audience. The two most popular were a clear narrative and one main character to focus on. By doing this I would be sticking to short film conventions and would make it easier for the audience to understand the film. Most people wanted there to be a catalyst in the film, which I will try to include in mine. I wasn't sure as to how much action and dialogue that should be in the film. The most popular choice was an equal amount of dialogue and action, so I will plan to do that in my film.