Feedback of Rough Cut 2

We asked a range of young adults and teenagers what they thought of our film opening. Here is some of the feedback we received.


We asked 27 people from a year 10 class what they thought of our opening. This means the audience was 14 to 15 years old. This was good as our target audience varied from 15 upwards. The class was mixed gender and this was the results of their feedback:


- They laughed at the sound cutting out for the character Stuart. This is good as within the first few minutes the atmosphere for our film is set and the genre is quickly apparent.
- They didn't understand the story or plot. This led to the discussion of when the title should appear and ultimately changed its position.
- They liked the character Stuart because he was so boring.
- The music set ambiance. Once again this is good as it created the right atmosphere.
- They loved the split screen and said it worked very well.
- 27/27 said they would watch this film.


We then asked 25 people from a year 11 class what they thought of our opening. This means the audience was 15 to 16 years old. This was good as our target audience varied from 15 upwards. The class was mixed gender and this was the results of their feedback:


- They laughed at 'Wisecrack' logo. This was good as it shows our institution has knowledge of the comedy film industry.
- They also laughed at Stuart's silence. This was good as both classes already have awareness that the character Stuart is boring and dull.
- It reminded them of the 'Inbetweeners' (a teen/young adult show about a group of four teenage boys and their adventures). This was good as our film can be compared to a hugely successful show.
- 25/25 said they would watch this film.


Finally, we asked a year 13 media studies group what they thought of our opening. This means the audience was 17 to 18 years old and the fact we asked a media group benefited us as they are aware of media terminology and good openings. The class was mixed gender and this was the results of their feedback:


- Good font for the titles and fitted with the genre.
- Alarm clock also fitted with the genre.
- The fact the alarm clock was green fits with 'Emerald productions'
- The music cutting out for Stuart seemed like an amateur element. They suggested we added in a record scratching when the music cuts so it seems like the music broke; an idea we intend to adopt.
- They said it resembled a TV show, not a film, because of the title appearing at the end. This was also why the year 10 class got confused with the plot. As a result the title 'About a girl' will appear after Stacey is introduced to connote she is the 'girl' from the title.
- All the students said they would want to watch this film and all also said they wanted to watch the opening twice.


Scott Collins