Friday, 16 July 2010

Audience Research (Year 10)

Just having audience research from one age group I don't think is enough as it isn't giving me a range of opinions. As a group we decided to widen our research and continue the same process we went through for our audience research with years eights with the year tens in our school. Doing so would help us realise the different opinions from different age ranges and help us decided what appeals to our target audience more. The only thing we made different this time was the film poster and magazine front covers that we used.





Magazine Front Covers Used








X-Men Magazine Front Cover



Inception Magazine Front Cover



HellBoy 2 Magazine Front Cover


The Hulk Magazine Front Cover



The Film Posters Used

Donnie Darko Film Poster


Inception Film Poster


The Hills Have Eyes Two Film Poster


New Monn Film Poster



First Interviewee

Names: James
Ages: 15

Film Magazine Front Covers

Does the image or person on the front cover appeal to you? And why?
The Hulk image most appealed to James as it was different from the rest compared to the rest of the front covers.

Does the colour scheme on the front cover appeal to you? And why?
James thought that the coloured didn't really make any different to the posters.

Is the font and size of the text appealing and easy to read? And why?
James agreed that the text was appealing especially the masthead with the flame fire effect on it as it was relevant to the main story in the magazine.

Which magazine cover stand out more? And why?
James thought that the film cover that most stood out was the x-men film cover as he was a well known actor and people would be more appealed to it.

What most stands out to you on the front cover? And why?
The fire effect on the masthead in the Hell Boy 2 magazine front cover most stood out to James as it was different to any film magazine masthead he had seen before.


Film Posters

Does the main image or person on the front cover appeal to you? And why?
James agreed that the main image on the poster appeals to him as Leonardo is a well known actor and that is why the inception poster most appealed to him.

What’s the last Tag Line you can remember from a film or a film poster? And why?
James couldn't remember any Tag Lines from previous films or film posters.

What most stands out to you on the poster? And why?
The dark bluey colours in the Donnie Darko poster and the Inception film poster most stood out to James as they seem creepier than the rest.

What do you think this poster tells you about the film?
In the Inception film poster thinks that the buildings in the water tells him that the film is different from over films and has some strange twist to it.

Is this poster interesting you in seeing the film? And why?
James agreed that the Inception film poster encourages him to see the film especially having Leonardo on the front cover.

Film Trailers

There response to each film trailer
Film: Lovely Bones
Response: That the film seems mysterious and there is a lot going on
Film: Killers
Response: Really liked the trailer especially the action comedy side of it.
Film: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
Response: Seems dark and mysterious and noticed a big step from the previous Harry Potter film trailers

Which trailer interested you more? And why?
The Killers trailer most stood out to James as he really enjoys watching comedy action films.

What part of the trailer would make you go and see the film? And why?
James said all of the film encouraged him to go and see the film.

What part of the trailers stick in your head? And why?
James said that the whole trailer stuck in his head as he enjoyed the whole thing.

Can you remember the release date?
No, James could not remember the release date of this trailer

Which genre of film do you prefer? And why?
The genre of films that James most enjoys is action as he likes the excitement and tension that these films create.


Second interviewee

Names: Alex
Ages: 15

Film Magazine Front Covers

Does the image or person on the front cover appeal to you? And why?
The image that was most appealing to Alex was the photograph of Leonaro for the magazine front cover issue about the film Inception. this was because he is a well known actor and an icon to many people.

Does the colour scheme on the front cover appeal to you? And why?
Alex really liked how the red text contrasted with the dark background and made it a lot easier to read.

Is the font and size of the text appealing and easy to read? And why?
Alex doesn't think that the font effect on the HellBoy 2 film magazine front colour makes any differences and doesn't have an impact on her. But overall she thinks that the text used in all the posters were clear to read.

Which magazine cover stand out more? And why?
The film magazine front cover for X-Men most stood out to Alex as she liked the way how all the text was surrounding the main image.

What most stands out to you on the front cover? And why?
The text on the X-Men magazine front cover most stood out to her as she had never seen a magazine front cover laid out like this. It seemed very appealing to her.

Film Posters

Does the main image or person on the front cover appeal to you? And why?
The main image in the film poster for New Moon most appealed to Alex as she recognised the actors from the previous films which made her immediately interested.

What’s the last Tag Line you can remember from a film or a film poster? And why?
Alex couldn't remember the last Tag Line she had seen.

What most stands out to you on the poster? And why?
The font that the New Moon poster had used was recognisable for Alex and she new straight away what film this poster was from. As she enjoyed the first Twilight film she was immediately interested in this film poster.

What do you think this poster tells you about the film?
The poster reminds her of the previous film and the books so she already knew what this film was going to be about.

Is this poster interesting you in seeing the film? And why?
With the New Moon Alex was already interested as she has mentioned previous, but another film poster that grabbed her attention was The Hills Have Eyes 2 film poster. She liked how creepy and scary the poster looked.

Film Trailers

There response to each film trailer
Film: Lovely Bones
Response: She thought the trailer looked really good and exciting and made it seem like the film has a really good story line to it.
Film: Killers
Response: Seemed very funny and comical.
Film: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
Response: As she has read the book she thinks that the trailer matches up to what the book says and the trailer seemed very compact.

Which trailer interested you more? And why?
The Lovely Bones trailer most stood out for Alex as she liked how it build up tension by using short cuts and sound effects.

What part of the trailer would make you go and see the film? And why?
Where the Lovely Bones trailer uses various short cuts together to create tension was the part that encouraged Alex to go and see the film.

What part of the trailers stick in your head? And why?
The part of the trailer that mainly build up the suspense where the editor had included plenty of short cuts.

Can you remember the release date?
Alex couldn't remember the release date.

Which genre of film do you prefer? And why?
The genre of film that most interested Alex is Horror and Thriller because she likes wondering whats going to happen next.

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