Audience Feedback forms

These are the forms which 5 audience members filled out after viewing my short film 'Obsessed' for the first time. I asked five people to get a diverse range of people and I also mixed genders so there wasn't any discrimination between sexes. I have typed up their responses beneath to make their answers clear.

Audience Feedback – ‘Obsessed’

Name

  Mark Reeves

Gender

 Male

Age

 18

Favourite Genre of Film

 War/ Comedy

Did you understand the storyline of the Short Film ‘Obsessed’?

 Yes

How did you feel about the main character ‘Mickey’?

 Volitile, nervous, violent

Would you align this Film with the ‘Film Noir’ and/ or the ‘Thriller’ genre? If so why, if not why not?

Yes due to the mise-en-scene

Do you think the character’s motives were explained?

 not fully

Could you think of any improvement that could be made to the film?

 Maybe explain the characters motives better

Audience Feedback – ‘Obsessed’

Name

Harriet Harrison

Gender

Female

Age

17

Favourite Genre of Film

comedy

Did you understand the storyline of the Short Film ‘Obsessed’?

yes

How did you feel about the main character ‘Mickey’?

Good character slightly intimidated

Would you align this Film with the ‘Film Noir’ and/ or the ‘Thriller’ genre? If so why, if not why not?

Yes the film fits into the film noir / thriller genre due to mise-en-scene and the musicDo you think the character’s motives were explained?

Yes their role was clear

Could you think of any improvement that could be made to the film?

No I think the film was a really good achievement, well done!

Audience Feedback – ‘Obsessed’

Name

Georgia Corrigan

Gender

Female

Age

17

Favourite Genre of Film

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Did you understand the storyline of the Short Film ‘Obsessed’?

Yes

How did you feel about the main character ‘Mickey’?

Psycho

Would you align this Film with the ‘Film Noir’ and/ or the ‘Thriller’ genre? If so why, if not why not?

Yes- black and white, shots of city, tense music when she is kidnapped, No- voice over?

Do you think the character’s motives were explained?

A little, she’s his ex and he wants her back?

Could you think of any improvement that could be made to the film?

no it was really good J

Maybe, just to explain the motifs a bit more.

Audience Feedback – ‘Obsessed’

Name

Ben Green

Gender

male

Age

18

Favourite Genre of Film

thriller

Did you understand the storyline of the Short Film ‘Obsessed’?

Not entirely but the end of the film – yes sort of got it.

How did you feel about the main character ‘Mickey’?

His face is rather creepy and plays the part of the madman well.

Would you align this Film with the ‘Film Noir’ and/ or the ‘Thriller’ genre? If so why, if not why not?

Very film noir; shot on the car park is brilliant, the lighting is good as well, not as much a thriller not really scary.

Do you think the character’s motives were explained?

50% I’m not sure who the hero is but his plan is explained well.

Could you think of any improvement that could be made to the film?

Time lapse could be a little shorter, and maybe more emphasis on the knife to prove he’s dead.

Audience Feedback – ‘Obsessed’

Name

Jazmyn Davies

Gender

female

Age

17

Favourite Genre of Film

Romance

Did you understand the storyline of the Short Film ‘Obsessed’?

yes

How did you feel about the main character ‘Mickey’?

Good performance, believable.

Would you align this Film with the ‘Film Noir’ and/ or the ‘Thriller’ genre? If so why, if not why not?

More towards the thriller genre because of the use of kidnap, violence and the storyline

Do you think the character’s motives were explained?

Yes! Very well because of performances.

Could you think of any improvement that could be made to the film?

The sound because you could tell it was added rather than said at the time in that location.

Response to audience feedback:

The audience feedback was very helpful in knowing how my short film was received, each member gave a unique response but I found out that the audience easily recognized the film as being part of the thriller and Film Noir genre, although one person believed it to be more film noir and another believed it to be more thriller. Also, apart from a comment on the sound in the last scene there was very little comment on what could be improved.