Category Archives: Audience

IDEAS FOR AUDIENCE QUESTIONS // SURVEY // N5

As discussed, here are your suggestions and ideas that were generated relating to what to ask your target audience during the survey. Remember that the responses to this should influence your planning decisions. You want to make sure that your target audience actually want to see the content you are planning!

1.What type of music should be used for your content? (relate to genre) Why?

2.What setting should you use for your story? Why?

3.What age should the actors be? Why?

4.What sort of editing should be used in a (horror) tv show? Why?

5.Narration vs on screen text? Why?

6.What things do you like to see in a (crime drama)? Why?

7.What would you expect a (bully, police officer etc) to look like on screen? Why?

8.What would encourage you to keep watching a TV show after the first few minutes? Why?

9.What sort of lighting do you think is used in a (crime drama / sitcom)? Why?

10.I gave my group options of titles for my TV show. The options were _____________, _________________ or ________. They said that ___________ was best because… So I am going to call my show ___________. I think this will work well because…

 

The rough structure should follow:

  1. I asked my focus group…
  2. They reported that … and the reasons they gave for this were…
  3. Because of their reactions to my question I am going to… because…

STAR WARS // REPRESENTATION // REY

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We’ve started talking about representations in Star Wars. You’ll need to think about stereotypical and non-stereotypical characters. Rey provoked a very strong audience response due to her being  strong, female hero.

The article we looked at can be found here; Click here.

REMEMBER:

  • Star Wars is a massive franchise and cast a woman in a lead role
  • Rey’s central concern is not to be a love interest.
  • Her outfit
  • Potential Jedi
  • Able pilot
  • Warrior
  • Believable and relatable
  • Positive impact on young girls who will feel represented and empowered
  • The importance of Rey telling Finn “I know how to run without you holding my hand.”
  • The importance of Han Solo regognising Rey’s skills and talents (offers her a job, lets her use Millennium Falcon, gives her a blaster to use in the battle. (“I think I can handle myself” // “That’s why I’m giving it to you.”))

Can you think of other parts of the film where this representation is shown?

 

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