Another Questionnaire!

Developing A Survey...

In anticipation of completing our thriller opening, our group felt that in order to be able to complete a reflective and insightful evaluation, we should create another survey. Whereas our previous survey questioned participants on what they would expect from a thriller, this questionnaire will ask whether we met those expectations and constructed an opening that would follow the codes and conventions of the thriller genre whilst still being engaging and, ultimately, a gripping two minutes of action.
The purpose of this questionnaire is to find out whether we'd achieved what we'd set out to do, as well as getting feedback from an outsiders perspective (ie. someone whom can appreciate the two minutes as an actual 'audience-member', the people who this thriller opening was designed and created for). Moreover, I think it's important to make an evaluation that is comprehensive in terms of its content. I aim to evaluate:

a) myself as an individual within the group- my role within the group and my contribution to the production.

b) A group evaluation- we could create a podcast as a group discussing our thoughts and opinions in regards to our group's productiveness.

c) And, finally, to evaluate the feedback given from our target audience, how they responded to our thriller opening, and to figure out whether we were successful in terms of making an opening that fulfilled the expectations of out target audience...

... Which is where our questionnaire comes in! We've worked as a group to come up with questions that should hopefully provide interesting and insightful answers. Below is a 1st draft of survey questions:

1. From our opening sequence, does it make you want to watch the rest of the film?

2. Does the opening title sequence make sense?

3. Do the camera angles work and do they create realism?

4. Are the transitions smooth?

5. Is the sound track suitable?

6. Does it have thriller elements within?

7. Is the storyline presented well?

8. Is the lighting contributing to the suspense and ambiguity?

9. Are the props in the film realistic?

10. Did the characters work well within the opening of the film?

11. Is the whole production easy to understand, or is it complex?

12. Do you think the locations chosen are suitable within the opening title sequence?

13. Are the titles easy to read and do they last for a long enough amount of time?

As I've said, this is very much a first draft; this means that, as our re-shoots and editing come to an end, we should constantly be looking for other questions to make our questionnaire more effective as a source of evaluation. Hopefully, in the coming weeks, we'll find that this questionnaire will help or group to formulate ideas on whether we have created an effective opening to a thriller...