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Audience Feedback Sheet
Audience Research Focus Group - Media Studies
Name: Ryan Harvey
Ask three potential audience members. The focus must be on your design, not the idea for the film.
Write their responses below.
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(only show the synopsis at this stage)
From reading the synopsis for the film, what genre of film do you think it is? Please give reasons for your answer.
1. A Torture Horror film - a scary hallway, dark rooms and a terrified woman in ragged clothes.
2. A Thriller/Horror film - young, beaten woman and dark halls.
3. A horror film - scary woman holding a knife, scary rooms and a group of men torturing the woman.
What impression do you get regarding the possible poster for the film? Think about what you would normally expect on a poster for this kind of film.
1. A poster of a beaten up woman in the corner of a dark room.
2. A poster of a man with a gun and his daughter (beaten up) in the background.
3. A poster of a dark room with a woman screaming in the foreground.
(show your designs now)
What are your first impressions of the DVD cover? Please consider the following in your answer: Choice of image / choice of fonts / colour scheme used / page layout.
1. The DVD cover is very appealing and it would attract an audience who likes brutal movies. The colour schemes consist of black, dark white (grey) and red. The font is very good for the type of film that it is. The best font is the red one that says, ‘The hostage’. The images are powerful and give off the message of the film with even reading the title. The layout of the movie poster is very good. The images are positioned in noticeable places and the sizes of the images stand out.
2. The cover is amazing! I love the choice of images because they stand out and they are quite effective. The font is quite big and bold, which is good because it easily stands out to the viewer/s. The colours that are mainly used are black and white. These colours are a good choice because they show what type of film that it is. For example: the colour black suggests death and fear but pink would suggests happiness and fun.
3. The hallway in the background doesn’t really look like a hostage asylum but the image of the woman is effective. The fonts are quite good because they differ according to the part of the DVD cover draft. The colour of the hallway is too dark but the light on the back cover is just the right brightness. And the contrasts are good because they are not all the same.
From your knowledge of the synopsis, do you think the poster drafts suit the film? Please give reasons with regards to the designs.
1. Yes - the movie cover would stand out if it was in a shop. The image of the woman holding the knife is very good against the background of the hallway.
2. Yes - the cover gives the feeling that the movie is a horror. You can tell that it is a horror because of the content that is included. Also, it looks really professional, as if a DVD designer has created the cover.
3. Yes - the cover shows a lot of the things that would usually be seen on a Horror DVD cover or on a movie poster. It is very good and i would buy it without reading the blurb, just by looking at the cover. But the image of the hallway could be a little bit clearer.
Overall, the three reviewers of my DVD cover and synopsis liked the way it looked and what it contained. They thought that the imaging was very good and the font was effective against a dark, dull background. Although there were some suggestions for improvements, my feedback was mostly positive and in my opinion, the design of the DVD cover implied why. They liked the range of images that I had used, however I could have made the hallway image a little clearer. To improve my final cover, I will try to adapt on all of the feedback given, both positive and negative, but I will also try to maintain the same type of content that is included so that my cover remains as good as it can possibly be!
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Scott Pilgrim Quiz
- Who wrote the Scott Pilgrim books?
- Brian Lee O’Malley
- What is the name of the first book?
- Precious LIttle Life
- Where is the story set?
- Toronto, Canada
- What is the name of Scott’s Band?
- Sex Bob-Omb!
- Who is the bandleader?
- Stephen Stills
- What is the name of the drummer?
- Kim Pine
- Who is Scott’s first girlfriend in the book?
- Knives
- Who does Scott dream about?
- Ramona Flowers
- What patch does Scott have on his jacket?
- An ‘X’
- How does Ramona get about so quickly?
- Rollerskates
- Who does Ramona work for?
- Amazon
- How many evil exes are there?
- Seven
- What do Scott and Ramona play on during their first date?
- Swings
- Who is the first evil ex?
- Matthew Patel
- Where are Scott’s parents?
- Europe
- How many beds does Scott have in his apartment?
- One
- Who is Scott’s roommate?
- Wallace Wells
- Which band play before Scott’s at the gig?
- Crash and the Boys
- How much money did the first evil ex leave?
- $2.10
- How old is Scott?
- 23 (Comics), 22 (Movie)
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Playing With Narratives
Playing With Narratives
Original story of Emily and the Dragon:
Emily was tired of watching wimpy princes trying to get rid of the local dragon, so she decided to have a go herself. Soon she came upon the dragon who was singeing the top of a freckle-faced boy's head.
Being a resourceful princess, Emily set a trap for the dragon and then tricked him into following her..
"You're just a silly girl, and even though it's hardly worth it, i'm going to toast you to a crisp and have you for pudding' boomed the dragon. Just then, the branches he was standing on gave way, and he fell down a very deep well, his fire put out once and for all.
Emily returned to the boy.
'What's your name?' she asked.
'Prince Mathew' said the boy.
'That'll do nicely,' said Emily. 'Where do you live?'
'In Happy-Ever-After,' he replied.
'That'll do nicely too,' said Emily.
And with that, she and Matthew rode off together to Happy-Ever-After.
My story of it ( Twist )
Emily was sleeping up in her castle dreaming of her next meal, and the prince that would come and rescue her. She suddenly had a dream that she wouldn’t have to wait for a prince because she could kill the dragon herself. She went to the exit and grabbed a sword. When she opened the door, she saw the dragon eating a small little boy. She decided to lay a trap so when the dragon came he would fall down it. She yelled at the dragon, “Come and get me” and with that the dragon approached her. Emily’s plan was going well until the dragon outwitted her and jumped over the trap. Before Emily could escape, the dragon ate her, then flew off into the distance. It seems the dragon had a trick up his sleeve, if he had any!
My story of it ( Flashback )
The story starts with Emily getting ready to do battle with the great dragon. She goes down the steps of the castle and as she approaches the dragon, ready to cut its head off but then she has a flashback. She remembered the time when the dragon saved her just as she was about to get killed by a pack of wolves. She realises that this is not the right thing to do. She then goes to the dragon and comforts him.
My story of it ( Parallel scenes )
Emily was sitting up in her castle, chucking stones. Meaning in Happy-Ever-After, a prince was setting up to go and save Emily from the dragon. As he finished putting his armour, he got on his horse and rode off to save Emily. Emily then thought instead of a prince coming to rescue her, she would kill the dragon herself so she got her sword and went to kill the dragon. The prince was riding fast without halt to the castle where Emily was imprisoned. As the prince got closer to her, she stared down the dragon then without a word she swung her sword and cut the dragons head off. Afterwards she walked off into the distance. However, the prince never knew of this so he spent the remainder of his life waiting for the princess to come down… But no one ever did!
My story of it ( Flashforward )
As Emily was preparing for the battle with the dragon, she had a premonition that the dragon would outwit her and gobble her up. However, she couldn’t let this irritate her so she shook her head and focused on the job in hand. She swung the sword and killed the dragon.
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